كركم

Arabic
كُرْكُم
كُرْكُم
كُرْكُم

Alternative forms

Etymology

Semitic cognates include Aramaic כּוּרְכְּמָא, ܟܽܘܪܟܡܳܐ (kurkmā), Akkadian 𒌑𒆪𒄀𒆸𒈾 (/⁠kurkanū⁠/), Hebrew כַּרְכֹּם / כַּרְכֹּום (karkom); however because of non-philological evidence it is a preferred assumption that the Arabic word comes via India, from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma).

Akin to Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kwlkwm /⁠kurkum⁠/), Old Armenian քրքում (kʻrkʻum), Old Georgian ქურქუმაჲ (kurkumay), Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kur.kum/

Noun

كُرْكُم • (kurkum) m

  1. Curcuma and especially Curcuma longa, turmeric, Indian saffron
  2. curcumin

Declension
Declension of noun كُرْكُم (kurkum)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كُرْكُم
kurkum		 الْكُرْكُم
al-kurkum		 كُرْكُم
kurkum
Nominative كُرْكُمٌ
kurkumun		 الْكُرْكُمُ
al-kurkumu		 كُرْكُمُ
kurkumu
Accusative كُرْكُمًا
kurkuman		 الْكُرْكُمَ
al-kurkuma		 كُرْكُمَ
kurkuma
Genitive كُرْكُمٍ
kurkumin		 الْكُرْكُمِ
al-kurkumi		 كُرْكُمِ
kurkumi

References
  • Levey, Martin (1973) Early Arabic Pharmacology. An Introduction Based on Ancient and Medieval Sources, Leiden: Brill, pages 61–62
  • “kwrkm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Shulman, David (2016) Tamil: A biography, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 20
  • Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)‎, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 194
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