عقعق
Arabic
Alternative forms
- قَعْقَع (qaʕqaʕ)
Etymology
Onomatopoeic and reduplicated, compare نَعَقَ (naʕaqa, “to caw”). Parallel to Hebrew עַקְעָק (ʿaqʿāq, “magpie”)
Noun
عَقْعَق • (ʕaqʕaq) m (plural عَقاعِق (ʕaqāʕiq))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عَقْعَق ʕaqʕaq |
الْعَقْعَق al-ʕaqʕaq |
عَقْعَق ʕaqʕaq |
| nominative | عَقْعَقٌ ʕaqʕaqun |
الْعَقْعَقُ al-ʕaqʕaqu |
عَقْعَقُ ʕaqʕaqu |
| accusative | عَقْعَقًا ʕaqʕaqan |
الْعَقْعَقَ al-ʕaqʕaqa |
عَقْعَقَ ʕaqʕaqa |
| genitive | عَقْعَقٍ ʕaqʕaqin |
الْعَقْعَقِ al-ʕaqʕaqi |
عَقْعَقِ ʕaqʕaqi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | عَقْعَقَيْن ʕaqʕaqayn |
الْعَقْعَقَيْن al-ʕaqʕaqayn |
عَقْعَقَيْ ʕaqʕaqay |
| nominative | عَقْعَقَانِ ʕaqʕaqāni |
الْعَقْعَقَانِ al-ʕaqʕaqāni |
عَقْعَقَا ʕaqʕaqā |
| accusative | عَقْعَقَيْنِ ʕaqʕaqayni |
الْعَقْعَقَيْنِ al-ʕaqʕaqayni |
عَقْعَقَيْ ʕaqʕaqay |
| genitive | عَقْعَقَيْنِ ʕaqʕaqayni |
الْعَقْعَقَيْنِ al-ʕaqʕaqayni |
عَقْعَقَيْ ʕaqʕaqay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عَقاعِق ʕaqāʕiq |
الْعَقاعِق al-ʕaqāʕiq |
عَقاعِق ʕaqāʕiq |
| nominative | عَقاعِقُ ʕaqāʕiqu |
الْعَقاعِقُ al-ʕaqāʕiqu |
عَقاعِقُ ʕaqāʕiqu |
| accusative | عَقاعِقَ ʕaqāʕiqa |
الْعَقاعِقَ al-ʕaqāʕiqa |
عَقاعِقَ ʕaqāʕiqa |
| genitive | عَقاعِقَ ʕaqāʕiqa |
الْعَقاعِقِ al-ʕaqāʕiqi |
عَقاعِقِ ʕaqāʕiqi |
References
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1904) Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft[1] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 117
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “عقعق”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 861