مرزاب
Arabic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic מַרְזְבָא (marzəḇā), מִרְזְבָא (mirzəḇā, “gutter, spout, water-pipe”), from earlier Aramaic נַרְזְבָא (narzəḇā, “drain pipe, gutter”), considered a variant of Akkadian 𒄿𒍝𒁉 (naṣṣabū, “water outlet, drain”); cognate with native ن ض ب (n ḍ b) meaning “water disappeared or sank into the earth”, “to drain or dry up”.
Noun
مِرْزَاب • (mirzāb) m (plural مَرَازِيب (marāzīb))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِرْزَاب mirzāb |
الْمِرْزَاب al-mirzāb |
مِرْزَاب mirzāb |
| nominative | مِرْزَابٌ mirzābun |
الْمِرْزَابُ al-mirzābu |
مِرْزَابُ mirzābu |
| accusative | مِرْزَابًا mirzāban |
الْمِرْزَابَ al-mirzāba |
مِرْزَابَ mirzāba |
| genitive | مِرْزَابٍ mirzābin |
الْمِرْزَابِ al-mirzābi |
مِرْزَابِ mirzābi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مِرْزَابَيْن mirzābayn |
الْمِرْزَابَيْن al-mirzābayn |
مِرْزَابَيْ mirzābay |
| nominative | مِرْزَابَانِ mirzābāni |
الْمِرْزَابَانِ al-mirzābāni |
مِرْزَابَا mirzābā |
| accusative | مِرْزَابَيْنِ mirzābayni |
الْمِرْزَابَيْنِ al-mirzābayni |
مِرْزَابَيْ mirzābay |
| genitive | مِرْزَابَيْنِ mirzābayni |
الْمِرْزَابَيْنِ al-mirzābayni |
مِرْزَابَيْ mirzābay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَرَازِيب marāzīb |
الْمَرَازِيب al-marāzīb |
مَرَازِيب marāzīb |
| nominative | مَرَازِيبُ marāzību |
الْمَرَازِيبُ al-marāzību |
مَرَازِيبُ marāzību |
| accusative | مَرَازِيبَ marāzība |
الْمَرَازِيبَ al-marāzība |
مَرَازِيبَ marāzība |
| genitive | مَرَازِيبَ marāzība |
الْمَرَازِيبِ al-marāzībi |
مَرَازِيبِ marāzībi |
References
- “mrzb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 24–25
- Freytag, Georg (1833) “مرزاب”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 144
- Freytag, Georg (1837) “مرزاب”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 460
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “مرزاب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1075.
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “مرزاب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2938.
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “مرزاب”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 466
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “مرزاب”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1393