بقس
Arabic
Alternative forms
- بَقْسِيس (baqsīs)
- بَقْص (baqṣ) — al-Andalus
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baqs/, /buqs/
Noun
بَقْس or بُقْس • (baqs or buqs) m
- box tree (Buxus sempervirens), boxwood
- Synonyms: شَمْشَاد (šamšād), عَثَق (ʕaṯaq)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَقْس; بُقْس baqs; buqs |
الْبَقْس; الْبُقْس al-baqs; al-buqs |
بَقْس; بُقْس baqs; buqs |
| nominative | بَقْسٌ; بُقْسٌ baqsun; buqsun |
الْبَقْسُ; الْبُقْسُ al-baqsu; al-buqsu |
بَقْسُ; بُقْسُ baqsu; buqsu |
| accusative | بَقْسًا; بُقْسًا baqsan; buqsan |
الْبَقْسَ; الْبُقْسَ al-baqsa; al-buqsa |
بَقْسَ; بُقْسَ baqsa; buqsa |
| genitive | بَقْسٍ; بُقْسٍ baqsin; buqsin |
الْبَقْسِ; الْبُقْسِ al-baqsi; al-buqsi |
بَقْسِ; بُقْسِ baqsi; buqsi |
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “بقس”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 103
- Freytag, Georg (1830) “بقس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[2] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 142
- Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “بقس”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc[3] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 149
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “بقس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 234–235.
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “بقس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 103