حب الزلم

Arabic

Noun

حَبّ الزَلَم or حَبّ الزُلَم • (ḥabb az-zalam or ḥabb az-zulam) m

  1. chufa, tiger-nut (Cyperus esculentus, plant or more often produce)
    Synonym: حَبّ الْعَزِيز (ḥabb al-ʕazīz)
  2. Ethiopian pepper (Xylopia aethiopica, plant or more often produce)
    Synonyms: فُلْفُل السُودَان (fulful as-sūdān), جَوْز الشَرْق (jawz aš-šarq), جَوْز الشَرْك (jawz aš-šark), جَوْز الشِرْك (jawz aš-širk), جَوْز السُودَان (jawz as-sūdān)

Declension

Declension of noun حَبّ الزَّلَم (ḥabb az-zalam)‎; حَبّ الزُّلَم (ḥabb az-zulam)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal — حَبّ الزَّلَم‎; حَبّ الزُّلَم
ḥabb az-zalam‎; ḥabb az-zulam 		—
nominative — حَبُّ الزَّلَمِ‎; حَبُّ الزُّلَمِ
ḥabbu z-zalami‎; ḥabbu z-zulami 		—
accusative — حَبَّ الزَّلَمِ‎; حَبَّ الزُّلَمِ
ḥabba z-zalami‎; ḥabba z-zulami 		—
genitive — حَبِّ الزَّلَمِ‎; حَبِّ الزُّلَمِ
ḥabbi z-zalami‎; ḥabbi z-zulami 		—

Descendants

  • English: grain of Selim (semi-calque, wrongly associating with the Selim people)
  • French: grain de Zelim (semi-calque, wrongly associating with the Selim people)
  • → Persian: حب الزلم
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