عرعر
Arabic
Alternative forms
- عَرْعَار (ʕarʕār), عَرَار (ʕarār), عَرْعَال (ʕarʕāl)
Etymology
From the root ع ر ر (ʕ r r) meaning “to be mangy” “to be covered in scabs or scales”, “to strip or flake”, the juniper plant being characterized by its tiny scale-like leaves; cognate with Hebrew עַרְעָר (ʿarʿār, “juniper”), and also Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗𐎓𐎗 (ʿrʿr, “tamarisk”), Classical Syriac ܥܰܪܳܐ (ʿarrā, “tamarisk”) as tamarisks look similar in texture.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕar.ʕar/
Noun
عَرْعَر • (ʕarʕar) m
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عَرْعَر ʕarʕar |
الْعَرْعَر al-ʕarʕar |
عَرْعَر ʕarʕar |
| nominative | عَرْعَرٌ ʕarʕarun |
الْعَرْعَرُ al-ʕarʕaru |
عَرْعَرُ ʕarʕaru |
| accusative | عَرْعَرًا ʕarʕaran |
الْعَرْعَرَ al-ʕarʕara |
عَرْعَرَ ʕarʕara |
| genitive | عَرْعَرٍ ʕarʕarin |
الْعَرْعَرِ al-ʕarʕari |
عَرْعَرِ ʕarʕari |
Descendants
Proper noun
عَرْعَر • (ʕarʕar) ?
- Arar (a city in Saudi Arabia)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | عَرْعَر ʕarʕar |
— |
| nominative | — | عَرْعَرٌ ʕarʕarun |
— |
| accusative | — | عَرْعَرًا ʕarʕaran |
— |
| genitive | — | عَرْعَرٍ ʕarʕarin |
— |
References
- Guidi, Ignazio (1879) Della sede primitiva dei popoli semitici (in Italian), Rome: Tipi del Salviucci, page 23
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 33–38