أريكة
Arabic
Etymology
Unknown, suggested as Iranian, comparing with Classical Persian اورنگ (awrang, “throne”), but this is difficult. A native origin would connect the Arabic only to أَرَاك (ʔarāk, “toothbrush tree”), or perhaps an obsolete أَرَكَ (ʔaraka, “to persevere, to bide”), because it is a place of abode, which however likely derives from the plant name, as these trees are inviting for camels, goats, and humans to eat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔa.riː.ka/
Noun
أَرِيكَة • (ʔarīka) f (plural أَرَائِكُ (ʔarāʔiku) or أَرِيك (ʔarīk))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَرِيكَة ʔarīka |
الْأَرِيكَة al-ʔarīka |
أَرِيكَة ʔarīkat |
| nominative | أَرِيكَةٌ ʔarīkatun |
الْأَرِيكَةُ al-ʔarīkatu |
أَرِيكَةُ ʔarīkatu |
| accusative | أَرِيكَةً ʔarīkatan |
الْأَرِيكَةَ al-ʔarīkata |
أَرِيكَةَ ʔarīkata |
| genitive | أَرِيكَةٍ ʔarīkatin |
الْأَرِيكَةِ al-ʔarīkati |
أَرِيكَةِ ʔarīkati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | أَرِيكَتَيْن ʔarīkatayn |
الْأَرِيكَتَيْن al-ʔarīkatayn |
أَرِيكَتَيْ ʔarīkatay |
| nominative | أَرِيكَتَانِ ʔarīkatāni |
الْأَرِيكَتَانِ al-ʔarīkatāni |
أَرِيكَتَا ʔarīkatā |
| accusative | أَرِيكَتَيْنِ ʔarīkatayni |
الْأَرِيكَتَيْنِ al-ʔarīkatayni |
أَرِيكَتَيْ ʔarīkatay |
| genitive | أَرِيكَتَيْنِ ʔarīkatayni |
الْأَرِيكَتَيْنِ al-ʔarīkatayni |
أَرِيكَتَيْ ʔarīkatay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَرَائِك; أَرِيك ʔarāʔik; ʔarīk |
الْأَرَائِك; الْأَرِيك al-ʔarāʔik; al-ʔarīk |
أَرَائِك; أَرِيك ʔarāʔik; ʔarīk |
| nominative | أَرَائِكُ; أَرِيكٌ ʔarāʔiku; ʔarīkun |
الْأَرَائِكُ; الْأَرِيكُ al-ʔarāʔiku; al-ʔarīku |
أَرَائِكُ; أَرِيكُ ʔarāʔiku; ʔarīku |
| accusative | أَرَائِكَ; أَرِيكًا ʔarāʔika; ʔarīkan |
الْأَرَائِكَ; الْأَرِيكَ al-ʔarāʔika; al-ʔarīka |
أَرَائِكَ; أَرِيكَ ʔarāʔika; ʔarīka |
| genitive | أَرَائِكَ; أَرِيكٍ ʔarāʔika; ʔarīkin |
الْأَرَائِكِ; الْأَرِيكِ al-ʔarāʔiki; al-ʔarīki |
أَرَائِكِ; أَرِيكِ ʔarāʔiki; ʔarīki |
References
- “أريكة” in Almaany
- Asbaghi, Asya (1988) Persische Lehnwörter im Arabischen[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 11
- Cheung, Johnny (2017) On the (Middle) Iranian borrowings in Qurʾānic (and pre-Islamic) Arabic[2], Leiden: Leiden University, page 3
- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 52–53
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “أريكة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 50–51.