جرجير
Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic גַּרְגִּירָא / ܓܲܪܓܝܼܪܵܐ (gargīrā, “rocket”), from Akkadian 𒂊𒁶𒄀𒊒 (/girgirû/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒir.d͡ʒiːr/
Noun
جِرْجِير • (jirjīr) m
- arugula, rocket (Eruca gen. et spp.)
- watercress
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | جِرْجِير jirjīr |
الْجِرْجِير al-jirjīr |
جِرْجِير jirjīr |
| nominative | جِرْجِيرٌ jirjīrun |
الْجِرْجِيرُ al-jirjīru |
جِرْجِيرُ jirjīru |
| accusative | جِرْجِيرًا jirjīran |
الْجِرْجِيرَ al-jirjīra |
جِرْجِيرَ jirjīra |
| genitive | جِرْجِيرٍ jirjīrin |
الْجِرْجِيرِ al-jirjīri |
جِرْجِيرِ jirjīri |
References
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 491–493
- Mandaville, James Paul (2011) Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tucson: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 302
- Sokoloff, Michael (2002) A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic periods, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, →ISBN, pages 298a–b
- Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 56
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic جِرْجِير (jirjīr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒar.d͡ʒiːr/
Noun
جرجير • (jarjīr) m