جربوز
Arabic
Alternative forms
- يَرْبُوز (yarbūz), أَرْبُوز (ʔarbūz), جَرْمُوز (jarmūz)
Etymology
From Persian تاج خروس (tâj xorus, “amaranth”, literally “cockscomb-like flower”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (hlws /xrōs/, “cock, rooster”, literally “the caller”) + [script needed] (tʾg /tāg/, “crown, tuft, comb”), from its appearance; cognate with Jewish Palestinian Aramaic ירבוז (yarbūz, “strawberry blight”) and Middle Armenian բարբուզան (barbuzan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒar.buːz/
Noun
جَرْبُوز • (jarbūz) m
- some plants with edible leaves in the family Amaranthaceae, not conclusively:
- leafy goosefoot (Blitum virgatum)
- strawberry goosefoot, strawberry spinach (Blitum capitatum)
- purple amaranth, blite (Amaranthus blitum)
- Synonyms: بَقْلَة يَمَانِيَّة (baqla yamāniyya), كُسْتَج (kustaj)
Declension
Declension of noun جَرْبُوز (jarbūz)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جَرْبُوز jarbūz |
الْجَرْبُوز al-jarbūz |
جَرْبُوز jarbūz |
| Nominative | جَرْبُوزٌ jarbūzun |
الْجَرْبُوزُ al-jarbūzu |
جَرْبُوزُ jarbūzu |
| Accusative | جَرْبُوزًا jarbūzan |
الْجَرْبُوزَ al-jarbūza |
جَرْبُوزَ jarbūza |
| Genitive | جَرْبُوزٍ jarbūzin |
الْجَرْبُوزِ al-jarbūzi |
جَرْبُوزِ jarbūzi |
Descendants
- → Hebrew: יַרְבּוּז (yarbūz)
References
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 352–354
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