سمحاق
Arabic
Etymology
Uncertain, perhaps representing the Proto-Semitic causative prefix ša- prepended to the root م ح ق (m ḥ q) related to erasure as it is the outer layer of a bone just below the skin and mechanically attrited for bones to be used, however it must be a Southern dialectal term in origin since that prefix is almost everywhere ʾa- or at least ha- in Arabic (while Modern South Arabian preserves this ša-, albeit with the sound /ʃ/).
Noun
سِمْحَاق • (simḥāq) m (plural سَمَاحِيق (samāḥīq))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سِمْحَاق simḥāq |
السِّمْحَاق as-simḥāq |
سِمْحَاق simḥāq |
| nominative | سِمْحَاقٌ simḥāqun |
السِّمْحَاقُ as-simḥāqu |
سِمْحَاقُ simḥāqu |
| accusative | سِمْحَاقًا simḥāqan |
السِّمْحَاقَ as-simḥāqa |
سِمْحَاقَ simḥāqa |
| genitive | سِمْحَاقٍ simḥāqin |
السِّمْحَاقِ as-simḥāqi |
سِمْحَاقِ simḥāqi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | سِمْحَاقَيْن simḥāqayn |
السِّمْحَاقَيْن as-simḥāqayn |
سِمْحَاقَيْ simḥāqay |
| nominative | سِمْحَاقَانِ simḥāqāni |
السِّمْحَاقَانِ as-simḥāqāni |
سِمْحَاقَا simḥāqā |
| accusative | سِمْحَاقَيْنِ simḥāqayni |
السِّمْحَاقَيْنِ as-simḥāqayni |
سِمْحَاقَيْ simḥāqay |
| genitive | سِمْحَاقَيْنِ simḥāqayni |
السِّمْحَاقَيْنِ as-simḥāqayni |
سِمْحَاقَيْ simḥāqay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سَمَاحِيق samāḥīq |
السَّمَاحِيق as-samāḥīq |
سَمَاحِيق samāḥīq |
| nominative | سَمَاحِيقُ samāḥīqu |
السَّمَاحِيقُ as-samāḥīqu |
سَمَاحِيقُ samāḥīqu |
| accusative | سَمَاحِيقَ samāḥīqa |
السَّمَاحِيقَ as-samāḥīqa |
سَمَاحِيقَ samāḥīqa |
| genitive | سَمَاحِيقَ samāḥīqa |
السَّمَاحِيقِ as-samāḥīqi |
سَمَاحِيقِ samāḥīqi |
Descendants
- → Medieval Latin: alzemach
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “سمحاق”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1423.
- Steiger, Arnald (1960) “Voces de origen oriental contenidas en el Tesoro lexicográfico de Samuel Gili Gaya”, in Revista de Filología Española[1] (in Spanish), volume 43, numbers 1.o–2.o, , page 55