دعاع

Arabic

Etymology

Variant of unspecific لُعَاع (luʕāʕ, “tender or fresh greenery”), which also means cichory and as لَاعِيَة (lāʕiya) spurges.

Noun

دُعَاع or دَعَاع • (duʕāʕ or daʕāʕ) m

  1. Aizoon canariense
  2. Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

Declension
Declension of noun دُعَاع (duʕāʕ)‎; دَعَاع (daʕāʕ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دُعَاع‎; دَعَاع
duʕāʕ‎; daʕāʕ		 الدُّعَاع‎; الدَّعَاع
ad-duʕāʕ‎; ad-daʕāʕ		 دُعَاع‎; دَعَاع
duʕāʕ‎; daʕāʕ
Nominative دُعَاعٌ‎; دَعَاعٌ
duʕāʕun‎; daʕāʕun		 الدُّعَاعُ‎; الدَّعَاعُ
ad-duʕāʕu‎; ad-daʕāʕu		 دُعَاعُ‎; دَعَاعُ
duʕāʕu‎; daʕāʕu
Accusative دُعَاعًا‎; دَعَاعًا
duʕāʕan‎; daʕāʕan		 الدُّعَاعَ‎; الدَّعَاعَ
ad-duʕāʕa‎; ad-daʕāʕa		 دُعَاعَ‎; دَعَاعَ
duʕāʕa‎; daʕāʕa
Genitive دُعَاعٍ‎; دَعَاعٍ
duʕāʕin‎; daʕāʕin		 الدُّعَاعِ‎; الدَّعَاعِ
ad-duʕāʕi‎; ad-daʕāʕi		 دُعَاعِ‎; دَعَاعِ
duʕāʕi‎; daʕāʕi

Derived terms
  • دَعَاعِيَّة (daʕāʕiyya, “Aizoaceae fam.”)

References
  • Mandaville, James Paul (2011) Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, pages 118, 288, 315
  • Ullmann, Manfred (1984–1991) Wörterbuch der klassischen arabischen Sprache. Band II (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 777b line 24
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