سنبوق

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian *sanbūk whence Classical Persian سنبک (sumbuk), from Sanskrit शम्बूक (śambūka, literally “snail-shell”), or less likely Malay sampan, from Chinese 舢板 (MC paenX).
To be kept apart from the name of the xebec / sciabecco type of vessel which was used in the Mediterranean and is derived only in the 15th century CE and later from Arabic شُبَّاك (šubbāk).

Noun

سُنْبُوق • (sunbūq) m (plural سَنَابِيق (sanābīq))

  1. a kind of small skiff with a curved bow, sambuq

Declension
Declension of noun سُنْبُوق (sunbūq)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُنْبُوق
sunbūq		 السُّنْبُوق
as-sunbūq		 سُنْبُوق
sunbūq
Nominative سُنْبُوقٌ
sunbūqun		 السُّنْبُوقُ
as-sunbūqu		 سُنْبُوقُ
sunbūqu
Accusative سُنْبُوقًا
sunbūqan		 السُّنْبُوقَ
as-sunbūqa		 سُنْبُوقَ
sunbūqa
Genitive سُنْبُوقٍ
sunbūqin		 السُّنْبُوقِ
as-sunbūqi		 سُنْبُوقِ
sunbūqi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُنْبُوقَيْن
sunbūqayn		 السُّنْبُوقَيْن
as-sunbūqayn		 سُنْبُوقَيْ
sunbūqay
Nominative سُنْبُوقَانِ
sunbūqāni		 السُّنْبُوقَانِ
as-sunbūqāni		 سُنْبُوقَا
sunbūqā
Accusative سُنْبُوقَيْنِ
sunbūqayni		 السُّنْبُوقَيْنِ
as-sunbūqayni		 سُنْبُوقَيْ
sunbūqay
Genitive سُنْبُوقَيْنِ
sunbūqayni		 السُّنْبُوقَيْنِ
as-sunbūqayni		 سُنْبُوقَيْ
sunbūqay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَنَابِيق
sanābīq		 السَّنَابِيق
as-sanābīq		 سَنَابِيق
sanābīq
Nominative سَنَابِيقُ
sanābīqu		 السَّنَابِيقُ
as-sanābīqu		 سَنَابِيقُ
sanābīqu
Accusative سَنَابِيقَ
sanābīqa		 السَّنَابِيقَ
as-sanābīqa		 سَنَابِيقَ
sanābīqa
Genitive سَنَابِيقَ
sanābīqa		 السَّنَابِيقِ
as-sanābīqi		 سَنَابِيقِ
sanābīqi

Descendants
  • → Amharic: ሳምቡቅ (sambuḳ)
  • → English: sambuq
  • → Byzantine Greek: σαμβύκη (sambúkē)
  • → Italian: sambuco, zambuco
  • → Medieval Latin: sambūca
  • → Persian: سنبوق (sanbuq), سنبوک (sambūk)
  • → Swahili: sambo, sambwe
  • → Tigre: ሰንቡቅ (sänbuḳ)

References
  • Agius, Dionisius A. (2008) Classic Ships of Islam. From Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 92), Leiden: Brill, page 314
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