حندقوق
Arabic
Alternative forms
- حَنْدَقُوقَا (ḥandaqūqā), حَنْدَقُوقِيّ (ḥandaqūqiyy)
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic חַנְדְּקוּקׇא (ḥandəqūqā), הַנְדְּקוּקׇא (handəqūqā, “melilot”), derived from Middle Persian *hndwkʾwkʾy (hindūgūgī), likely from Middle Persian hndwk' (hindūg, “Indian”), due to the heavy use of fenugreek and sourclover in Indian cuisine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ħan.da.quːq/
Noun
حَنْدَقُوق • (ḥandaqūq) m
- Melilotus, melilot, sweet clover, sour clover
- Trifolium, trifolium, clovers
- Lotus, birdsfoot trefoil
- Trigonella, fenugreek
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَنْدَقُوق ḥandaqūq |
الْحَنْدَقُوق al-ḥandaqūq |
حَنْدَقُوق ḥandaqūq |
| nominative | حَنْدَقُوقٌ ḥandaqūqun |
الْحَنْدَقُوقُ al-ḥandaqūqu |
حَنْدَقُوقُ ḥandaqūqu |
| accusative | حَنْدَقُوقًا ḥandaqūqan |
الْحَنْدَقُوقَ al-ḥandaqūqa |
حَنْدَقُوقَ ḥandaqūqa |
| genitive | حَنْدَقُوقٍ ḥandaqūqin |
الْحَنْدَقُوقِ al-ḥandaqūqi |
حَنْدَقُوقِ ḥandaqūqi |
References
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 473–474
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, , pages 94–96
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic حَنْدَقُوق (ḥandaqūq).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ħan.da.ɡuːɡ/
Noun
حندقوق • (ḥandagūg) m
- sweet yellow clover, Melilotus officinalis