يربوع

Arabic

Alternative forms

جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ)

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) From Proto-Semitic *ʕakbar- (“mouse”) mingled with عُرْقُوب (ʕurqūb, “hamstring, Achilles tendon”) from *ʿarqūb- (“hamstring, Achilles tendon”) in specialization to the fauna of the Arabian desert where the jerboa is marked by its jumping muscles. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܽܘܩܒܪܳܐ (ʾuqbarā, “mouse”), Hebrew עַכְבָּר (ʾaḵbār, “mouse”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jar.buːʕ/

Noun

يَرْبُوع • (yarbūʕ) m (plural يَرَابِيع (yarābīʕ))

jerboa

Declension

Declension of noun **يَرْبُوع** (yarbūʕ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	يَرْبُوع yarbūʕ	الْيَرْبُوع al-yarbūʕ	يَرْبُوع yarbūʕ
nominative	يَرْبُوعٌ yarbūʕun	الْيَرْبُوعُ al-yarbūʕu	يَرْبُوعُ yarbūʕu
accusative	يَرْبُوعًا yarbūʕan	الْيَرْبُوعَ al-yarbūʕa	يَرْبُوعَ yarbūʕa
genitive	يَرْبُوعٍ yarbūʕin	الْيَرْبُوعِ al-yarbūʕi	يَرْبُوعِ yarbūʕi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	يَرْبُوعَيْن yarbūʕayn	الْيَرْبُوعَيْن al-yarbūʕayn	يَرْبُوعَيْ yarbūʕay
nominative	يَرْبُوعَانِ yarbūʕāni	الْيَرْبُوعَانِ al-yarbūʕāni	يَرْبُوعَا yarbūʕā
accusative	يَرْبُوعَيْنِ yarbūʕayni	الْيَرْبُوعَيْنِ al-yarbūʕayni	يَرْبُوعَيْ yarbūʕay
genitive	يَرْبُوعَيْنِ yarbūʕayni	الْيَرْبُوعَيْنِ al-yarbūʕayni	يَرْبُوعَيْ yarbūʕay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	يَرَابِيع yarābīʕ	الْيَرَابِيع al-yarābīʕ	يَرَابِيع yarābīʕ
nominative	يَرَابِيعُ yarābīʕu	الْيَرَابِيعُ al-yarābīʕu	يَرَابِيعُ yarābīʕu
accusative	يَرَابِيعَ yarābīʕa	الْيَرَابِيعَ al-yarābīʕa	يَرَابِيعَ yarābīʕa
genitive	يَرَابِيعَ yarābīʕa	الْيَرَابِيعِ al-yarābīʕi	يَرَابِيعِ yarābīʕi

Descendants

Moroccan Arabic: جربوع (jarbūʕ), ݣربوع (garbūʕ)
→ English: jerboa
→ Latin: gerbo
- → French: gerbille
  - → Italian: gerbillo
  - → Spanish: gerbillo
- → Portuguese: gerbo
- → Spanish: jerbo