سكباج

Arabic

Alternative forms

سِكْبَاجَة f (sikbāja)

Etymology

From Middle Persian *sḵbʾk' (/⁠*sikbāg⁠/) (whence Persian (sekbâ)), a compound of [script needed] (sḵ /⁠sik⁠/, “vinegar”) + *bʾk' (/⁠bāg⁠/, “soup”) equivalent to Persian (sek, “vinegar”) + (-bâ, “soup”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sik.baːd͡ʒ/

Noun

سِكْبَاج • (sikbāj) m

sikbaj, a dish of meat which is cooked or marinated in vinegar, eaten since at least the sixth century

Declension

Declension of noun **سِكْبَاج** (sikbāj)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سِكْبَاج sikbāj	السِّكْبَاج as-sikbāj	سِكْبَاج sikbāj
nominative	سِكْبَاجٌ sikbājun	السِّكْبَاجُ as-sikbāju	سِكْبَاجُ sikbāju
accusative	سِكْبَاجًا sikbājan	السِّكْبَاجَ as-sikbāja	سِكْبَاجَ sikbāja
genitive	سِكْبَاجٍ sikbājin	السِّكْبَاجِ as-sikbāji	سِكْبَاجِ sikbāji

Descendants

→ English: sikbaj
→ Spanish: escabeche
- → Cebuano: eskabetse
- → English: escabeche
possibly → Spanish: cebiche, ceviche
- → English: ceviche, cebiche
→ Persian: سکباج (sekbâj)