بعشوم

Sudanese Arabic

Alternative forms

  • بعشوب (baʿšōb)

Etymology

From Beja ba'aashoob, the accusative form of ba'aasho (“fox, jackal”). Cognate with Coptic ⲃⲟⲓϣⲓ (boiši, “jackal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baʕ.ʃoːm/

Noun

بعشوم • (baʿšōm) m (plural بعاشيم (baʿāšīm))

  1. fox
  2. jackal
  3. (dialectal, Rubatab) hyena

Descendants

  • >? Juba Arabic: basham

References

  • Hillelson, Sigmar (1925) Sudan Arabic: English–Arabic Vocabulary‎[1], London, United Kingdom: Sudan Government, page 158
  • Reinisch, Leo (1895) Wörterbuch der Beḍauye-Sprache‎[2] (in German), Wien, Austria, page 40
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