سخبر
Arabic
Etymology
From a monophyletic root س خ ب ر (s-ḵ-b-r) meaning “to be hefty”, “to be full grown”, “to hang down (from weight)”, so called because when the plant is fully mature the heads of which bend and hang down from weight. Related to and possibly an augmentation of the root س خ ب (s ḵ b) denoting a string or chain containing odoriferous plants that hang around the neck; connected to the notable use of lemongrass for fragrance as well as the hanging conception of the roots.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sax.bar/
Noun
سَخْبَر • (saḵbar) m (collective, singulative سَخْبَرَة f (saḵbara))
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سَخْبَر saḵbar |
السَّخْبَر as-saḵbar |
سَخْبَر saḵbar |
| nominative | سَخْبَرٌ saḵbarun |
السَّخْبَرُ as-saḵbaru |
سَخْبَرُ saḵbaru |
| accusative | سَخْبَرًا saḵbaran |
السَّخْبَرَ as-saḵbara |
سَخْبَرَ saḵbara |
| genitive | سَخْبَرٍ saḵbarin |
السَّخْبَرِ as-saḵbari |
سَخْبَرِ saḵbari |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سَخْبَرَة saḵbara |
السَّخْبَرَة as-saḵbara |
سَخْبَرَة saḵbarat |
| nominative | سَخْبَرَةٌ saḵbaratun |
السَّخْبَرَةُ as-saḵbaratu |
سَخْبَرَةُ saḵbaratu |
| accusative | سَخْبَرَةً saḵbaratan |
السَّخْبَرَةَ as-saḵbarata |
سَخْبَرَةَ saḵbarata |
| genitive | سَخْبَرَةٍ saḵbaratin |
السَّخْبَرَةِ as-saḵbarati |
سَخْبَرَةِ saḵbarati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | سَخْبَرَتَيْن saḵbaratayn |
السَّخْبَرَتَيْن as-saḵbaratayn |
سَخْبَرَتَيْ saḵbaratay |
| nominative | سَخْبَرَتَانِ saḵbaratāni |
السَّخْبَرَتَانِ as-saḵbaratāni |
سَخْبَرَتَا saḵbaratā |
| accusative | سَخْبَرَتَيْنِ saḵbaratayni |
السَّخْبَرَتَيْنِ as-saḵbaratayni |
سَخْبَرَتَيْ saḵbaratay |
| genitive | سَخْبَرَتَيْنِ saḵbaratayni |
السَّخْبَرَتَيْنِ as-saḵbaratayni |
سَخْبَرَتَيْ saḵbaratay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سَخْبَرَات saḵbarāt |
السَّخْبَرَات as-saḵbarāt |
سَخْبَرَات saḵbarāt |
| nominative | سَخْبَرَاتٌ saḵbarātun |
السَّخْبَرَاتُ as-saḵbarātu |
سَخْبَرَاتُ saḵbarātu |
| accusative | سَخْبَرَاتٍ saḵbarātin |
السَّخْبَرَاتِ as-saḵbarāti |
سَخْبَرَاتِ saḵbarāti |
| genitive | سَخْبَرَاتٍ saḵbarātin |
السَّخْبَرَاتِ as-saḵbarāti |
سَخْبَرَاتِ saḵbarāti |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1833) “سخبر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 294
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “سخبر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1323.