خمان
Arabic
Etymology
Apparently from خَمَنَ (ḵamana, “to be obscure”) variant of خَمَلَ (ḵamala) from the root خ م ل (ḵ m l) referring to the qualities of the elder to absorb light.
Noun
خَمَان • (ḵamān) m
- elder, elderberry (Sambucus gen. et spp.)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | خَمَان ḵamān |
الْخَمَان al-ḵamān |
خَمَان ḵamān |
| nominative | خَمَانٌ ḵamānun |
الْخَمَانُ al-ḵamānu |
خَمَانُ ḵamānu |
| accusative | خَمَانًا ḵamānan |
الْخَمَانَ al-ḵamāna |
خَمَانَ ḵamāna |
| genitive | خَمَانٍ ḵamānin |
الْخَمَانِ al-ḵamāni |
خَمَانِ ḵamāni |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1830) “خمان”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 527
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “خمان”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 813.
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “خمان”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 365–366