صرصار
Arabic
Etymology 1
From صَرْصَرَ (ṣarṣara, “to squeak”), due to the animal’s sound, or the reverse, and the animal-name may be borrowed from Aramaic צרצרא / ܨܪܨܪܐ (/ṣarṣārā/), ܨܪܨܘܪܐ (ṣarṣōrā), as this name isn’t even attested in South Semitic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤir.sˤaːr/
Noun
صِرْصَار or صَرْصَار • (ṣirṣār or ṣarṣār) m (plural صَرَاصِير (ṣarāṣīr))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صِرْصَار; صَرْصَار ṣirṣār; ṣarṣār |
الصِّرْصَار; الصَّرْصَار aṣ-ṣirṣār; aṣ-ṣarṣār |
صِرْصَار; صَرْصَار ṣirṣār; ṣarṣār |
| nominative | صِرْصَارٌ; صَرْصَارٌ ṣirṣārun; ṣarṣārun |
الصِّرْصَارُ; الصَّرْصَارُ aṣ-ṣirṣāru; aṣ-ṣarṣāru |
صِرْصَارُ; صَرْصَارُ ṣirṣāru; ṣarṣāru |
| accusative | صِرْصَارًا; صَرْصَارًا ṣirṣāran; ṣarṣāran |
الصِّرْصَارَ; الصَّرْصَارَ aṣ-ṣirṣāra; aṣ-ṣarṣāra |
صِرْصَارَ; صَرْصَارَ ṣirṣāra; ṣarṣāra |
| genitive | صِرْصَارٍ; صَرْصَارٍ ṣirṣārin; ṣarṣārin |
الصِّرْصَارِ; الصَّرْصَارِ aṣ-ṣirṣāri; aṣ-ṣarṣāri |
صِرْصَارِ; صَرْصَارِ ṣirṣāri; ṣarṣāri |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤar.sˤaːr/, /sˤir.sˤaːr/
Noun
صَرْصَار or صِرْصَار • (ṣarṣār or ṣirṣār) m (plural صَرَاصِير (ṣarāṣīr))
- nonstandard form of صَلْصَال (ṣalṣāl, “argil”)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صَرْصَار; صِرْصَار ṣarṣār; ṣirṣār |
الصَّرْصَار; الصِّرْصَار aṣ-ṣarṣār; aṣ-ṣirṣār |
صَرْصَار; صِرْصَار ṣarṣār; ṣirṣār |
| nominative | صَرْصَارٌ; صِرْصَارٌ ṣarṣārun; ṣirṣārun |
الصَّرْصَارُ; الصِّرْصَارُ aṣ-ṣarṣāru; aṣ-ṣirṣāru |
صَرْصَارُ; صِرْصَارُ ṣarṣāru; ṣirṣāru |
| accusative | صَرْصَارًا; صِرْصَارًا ṣarṣāran; ṣirṣāran |
الصَّرْصَارَ; الصِّرْصَارَ aṣ-ṣarṣāra; aṣ-ṣirṣāra |
صَرْصَارَ; صِرْصَارَ ṣarṣāra; ṣirṣāra |
| genitive | صَرْصَارٍ; صِرْصَارٍ ṣarṣārin; ṣirṣārin |
الصَّرْصَارِ; الصِّرْصَارِ aṣ-ṣarṣāri; aṣ-ṣirṣāri |
صَرْصَارِ; صِرْصَارِ ṣarṣāri; ṣirṣāri |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | صَرْصَارَيْن; صِرْصَارَيْن ṣarṣārayn; ṣirṣārayn |
الصَّرْصَارَيْن; الصِّرْصَارَيْن aṣ-ṣarṣārayn; aṣ-ṣirṣārayn |
صَرْصَارَيْ; صِرْصَارَيْ ṣarṣāray; ṣirṣāray |
| nominative | صَرْصَارَانِ; صِرْصَارَانِ ṣarṣārāni; ṣirṣārāni |
الصَّرْصَارَانِ; الصِّرْصَارَانِ aṣ-ṣarṣārāni; aṣ-ṣirṣārāni |
صَرْصَارَا; صِرْصَارَا ṣarṣārā; ṣirṣārā |
| accusative | صَرْصَارَيْنِ; صِرْصَارَيْنِ ṣarṣārayni; ṣirṣārayni |
الصَّرْصَارَيْنِ; الصِّرْصَارَيْنِ aṣ-ṣarṣārayni; aṣ-ṣirṣārayni |
صَرْصَارَيْ; صِرْصَارَيْ ṣarṣāray; ṣirṣāray |
| genitive | صَرْصَارَيْنِ; صِرْصَارَيْنِ ṣarṣārayni; ṣirṣārayni |
الصَّرْصَارَيْنِ; الصِّرْصَارَيْنِ aṣ-ṣarṣārayni; aṣ-ṣirṣārayni |
صَرْصَارَيْ; صِرْصَارَيْ ṣarṣāray; ṣirṣāray |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صَرَاصِير ṣarāṣīr |
الصَّرَاصِير aṣ-ṣarāṣīr |
صَرَاصِير ṣarāṣīr |
| nominative | صَرَاصِيرُ ṣarāṣīru |
الصَّرَاصِيرُ aṣ-ṣarāṣīru |
صَرَاصِيرُ ṣarāṣīru |
| accusative | صَرَاصِيرَ ṣarāṣīra |
الصَّرَاصِيرَ aṣ-ṣarāṣīra |
صَرَاصِيرَ ṣarāṣīra |
| genitive | صَرَاصِيرَ ṣarāṣīra |
الصَّرَاصِيرِ aṣ-ṣarāṣīri |
صَرَاصِيرِ ṣarāṣīri |
References
- Baalbaki, Rohi (1995) “صرصار”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN
- Баранов, Х. К. (2011) “صرصار”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “صرصار”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
- Militarev, Alexander, Kogan, Leonid (2005) “*ṣarṣar-, *ṣarṣūr- ~ *c̣arṣar-, *c̣arṣūr-”, in Semitic Etymological Dictionary, volume II: Animal Names, Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 277–278 Nr. 213, with another dubiously related item meaning “cricket” Militarev, Alexander, Kogan, Leonid (2005) “*nVṣVr- ~ *nVc̣Vr-”, in Semitic Etymological Dictionary, volume II: Animal Names, Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, →ISBN, page 222 Nr. 167. They also wrongly claim that Hebrew צִלָצַל (ṣəlāṣal, “locust, cricket”) – to be paired with צַרְצוּר (ṣarṣūr) and צְרָצַר (ṣərāṣar, “cricket”) – is doubtfully related as the correspondence is “irregular”. The variation is confirmed by Jewish Palestinian Aramaic צלצל (“to clap”) against Classical Syriac ܨܪܨܪ (“to make a cricket sound”), Arabic صَلْصَلَ (ṣalṣala) against صَرْصَرَ (ṣarṣara), and by unrelated صَرْصَار (ṣarṣār, “argil”) for صَلْصَال (ṣalṣāl).
- Wehr, Hans (1960) “صرصار”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
- “ṣlṣl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ṣlṣl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ṣrṣr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ṣrṣwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤur.sˤaːr/
Noun
صرصار • (ṣurṣār) m (plural صراصير (ṣaraṣīr))