أمسوخ
Arabic
Etymology
Unknown, too rare a word, perhaps from the root م س خ (m-s-ḵ), maybe an Aramaic borrowing related to Classical Syriac ܐܡܫܐ (ʾamšā, “flow, spurt”), ܐܡܝܫܐ (ʾāmīšā, “swamp; wetland edge of a river”) in reference to where it grows.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔam.sˤuːx/, /ʔum.suːx/
Noun
أَمْسُوخ or أُمْسُوخ • (ʔamsūḵ or ʔumsūḵ) m
- (obsolete, rare) horsetail (Equisetum gen. et spp.)
- Synonyms: ذَنَب الْخَيْل (ḏanab al-ḵayl), كِنْبَاث (kinbāṯ)
- a. 1210, ابن الأثير أبو السعادات, النهاية في غريب الحديث والأثر:
- لو ضربك بأُمْصوخِ عيشومةٍ لقتلك الأمصوخُ خُوصُ الثُّمام وهو أضعف ما يكون.
- If you get beaten by dry horsetail it gets you killed, it is the frond of panicgrass, though it be the weakest there is.
Declension
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَمْسُوخ; أُمْسُوخ ʔamsūḵ; ʔumsūḵ |
الْأَمْسُوخ; الْأُمْسُوخ al-ʔamsūḵ; al-ʔumsūḵ |
أَمْسُوخ; أُمْسُوخ ʔamsūḵ; ʔumsūḵ |
| Nominative | أَمْسُوخٌ; أُمْسُوخٌ ʔamsūḵun; ʔumsūḵun |
الْأَمْسُوخُ; الْأُمْسُوخُ al-ʔamsūḵu; al-ʔumsūḵu |
أَمْسُوخُ; أُمْسُوخُ ʔamsūḵu; ʔumsūḵu |
| Accusative | أَمْسُوخًا; أُمْسُوخًا ʔamsūḵan; ʔumsūḵan |
الْأَمْسُوخَ; الْأُمْسُوخَ al-ʔamsūḵa; al-ʔumsūḵa |
أَمْسُوخَ; أُمْسُوخَ ʔamsūḵa; ʔumsūḵa |
| Genitive | أَمْسُوخٍ; أُمْسُوخٍ ʔamsūḵin; ʔumsūḵin |
الْأَمْسُوخِ; الْأُمْسُوخِ al-ʔamsūḵi; al-ʔumsūḵi |
أَمْسُوخِ; أُمْسُوخِ ʔamsūḵi; ʔumsūḵi |
Descendants
- → Middle Armenian: ամսուս (amsus), ումսուհ (umsuh), (possibly) ամվաճ (amvač)
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