صنوبر
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ص ن ب ر (ṣ n b r) meaning “bitter cold”, “weather requiring hardiness to endure”, a variant of ص ب ر (ṣ b r) “enduring”, “patient”, “persevering”; so named for the tree being a winter-enduring evergreen tree. Possibly compare Akkadian 𒌑𒈛𒈥𒌅 (U2LUḪ.MAR.TU /šibburratu, sibbirru, sinpirru/, “date palm; aromatic herb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤa.naw.bar/
Noun
صَنَوْبَر • (ṣanawbar) m (collective, singulative صَنَوْبَرَة f (ṣanawbara))
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صَنَوْبَر ṣanawbar |
الصَّنَوْبَر aṣ-ṣanawbar |
صَنَوْبَر ṣanawbar |
| nominative | صَنَوْبَرٌ ṣanawbarun |
الصَّنَوْبَرُ aṣ-ṣanawbaru |
صَنَوْبَرُ ṣanawbaru |
| accusative | صَنَوْبَرًا ṣanawbaran |
الصَّنَوْبَرَ aṣ-ṣanawbara |
صَنَوْبَرَ ṣanawbara |
| genitive | صَنَوْبَرٍ ṣanawbarin |
الصَّنَوْبَرِ aṣ-ṣanawbari |
صَنَوْبَرِ ṣanawbari |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صَنَوْبَرَة ṣanawbara |
الصَّنَوْبَرَة aṣ-ṣanawbara |
صَنَوْبَرَة ṣanawbarat |
| nominative | صَنَوْبَرَةٌ ṣanawbaratun |
الصَّنَوْبَرَةُ aṣ-ṣanawbaratu |
صَنَوْبَرَةُ ṣanawbaratu |
| accusative | صَنَوْبَرَةً ṣanawbaratan |
الصَّنَوْبَرَةَ aṣ-ṣanawbarata |
صَنَوْبَرَةَ ṣanawbarata |
| genitive | صَنَوْبَرَةٍ ṣanawbaratin |
الصَّنَوْبَرَةِ aṣ-ṣanawbarati |
صَنَوْبَرَةِ ṣanawbarati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | صَنَوْبَرَتَيْن ṣanawbaratayn |
الصَّنَوْبَرَتَيْن aṣ-ṣanawbaratayn |
صَنَوْبَرَتَيْ ṣanawbaratay |
| nominative | صَنَوْبَرَتَانِ ṣanawbaratāni |
الصَّنَوْبَرَتَانِ aṣ-ṣanawbaratāni |
صَنَوْبَرَتَا ṣanawbaratā |
| accusative | صَنَوْبَرَتَيْنِ ṣanawbaratayni |
الصَّنَوْبَرَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣanawbaratayni |
صَنَوْبَرَتَيْ ṣanawbaratay |
| genitive | صَنَوْبَرَتَيْنِ ṣanawbaratayni |
الصَّنَوْبَرَتَيْنِ aṣ-ṣanawbaratayni |
صَنَوْبَرَتَيْ ṣanawbaratay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | صَنَوْبَرَات ṣanawbarāt |
الصَّنَوْبَرَات aṣ-ṣanawbarāt |
صَنَوْبَرَات ṣanawbarāt |
| nominative | صَنَوْبَرَاتٌ ṣanawbarātun |
الصَّنَوْبَرَاتُ aṣ-ṣanawbarātu |
صَنَوْبَرَاتُ ṣanawbarātu |
| accusative | صَنَوْبَرَاتٍ ṣanawbarātin |
الصَّنَوْبَرَاتِ aṣ-ṣanawbarāti |
صَنَوْبَرَاتِ ṣanawbarāti |
| genitive | صَنَوْبَرَاتٍ ṣanawbarātin |
الصَّنَوْبَرَاتِ aṣ-ṣanawbarāti |
صَنَوْبَرَاتِ ṣanawbarāti |
Descendants
- Egyptian Arabic: صنوبر (ṣinōbar), صنيبر (ṣinēbar)
- Gulf Arabic: صنوبر (ṣnōbar)
- Hijazi Arabic: صنوبر (ṣunōbar)
- Maltese: żnuber, snuber
- Moroccan Arabic: صنوبر (ṣnūbar)
- South Levantine Arabic: صنوبر (ṣnōbar)
- → Hebrew: צְנוֹבָּר (tsnobár)
- → Middle Armenian: սոնոպար (sonopar)
- → Old Georgian: სანობარი (sanobari)
- → Classical Persian: صَنَوْبَر (sanawbar)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “صنوبر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 616
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “صنبر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1730-1731.
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 40–47
Further reading
- صنوبر on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ar
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic صَنَوْبَر (ṣanawbar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤu.noː.bar/, [sˤʊˈno̞ːbar]
Noun
صُنوبَر • (ṣunōbar) m (collective, singulative صُنُوبَرَة f (ṣunōbara))
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صَنَوْبَر (ṣanawbar, “pine”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /sa.naw.ˈbaɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sä.näw.bǽɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [se.now.bǽɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sä.näw.bǽɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sanawbar |
| Dari reading? | sanawbar |
| Iranian reading? | senowbar |
| Tajik reading? | sanavbar |
Noun
صنوبر • (senowbar)
- poplar
- (archaic) pine
- Synonym: کاج (kâj)
- (poetic, figurative, mainly in compounds) the slender and graceful beloved
- Synonym: سرو (sarv, literally “cypress”)
- c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 11”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ][2]:
- چندان بود کرشمه و نازِ سهیقدان
کآید به جلوه سرو صنوبرخرام ما- čandān buwad kirišma u nāz-i sahī-qaddān
k-āyad ba jalwa sarw-i sanawbar-xarām-i mā - The coyness and coquetry of those straight-standing ones last only so long
Until my cypress comes in splendor with pine-like stride.
- čandān buwad kirišma u nāz-i sahī-qaddān
Descendants
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “صنوبر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Further reading
- صنوبر on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia fa
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic صَنَوْبَر (ṣanawbar).
Pronunciation
Noun
صنوبر • (ṣnōbar) m (collective)
- pine nuts
- pines, pine trees
- شجرة صنوبر ― šajret ṣnōbar ― a pine tree
Descendants
- → Hebrew: צְנוֹבָּר (tsnobár)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian صَنَوْبَر (sanawbar), from Arabic صَنَوْبَر (ṣanawbar).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sə.noː.bəɾ/
- Rhymes: -əɾ
- Hyphenation: صَ‧نو‧بَر
Noun
صَنوبَر • (sanobar) m (Hindi spelling सनोबर)
References
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Further reading
- “صنوبر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “صنوبر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “صنوبر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 418
- S. W. Fallon (1879) “صنوبر”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 833