سراج القطرب

Arabic

Etymology

Calque of Classical Syriac ܫܪܓܐ ܕܩܢܛܪܘܦܘܣ (šrāḡā ḏ-qanṭropos).

Noun

سِرَاج القُطْرُب • (sirāj al-quṭrub) m (obsolete)

  1. mandrake (Mandragora)
    Synonyms: يَبْرُوح (yabrūḥ), تُفَّاح الْجِنّ (tuffāḥ al-jinn), تُفَّاح الْمَجَانِين (tuffāḥ al-majānīn), لُفَّاح (luffāḥ)
  2. loosestrife (Lysimachia)
  3. hollyhock (Alcea)

Declension
Declension of noun سِرَاج الْقُطْرُب (sirāj al-quṭrub)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — سِرَاج الْقُطْرُب
sirāj al-quṭrub		 —
Nominative — سِرَاجُ الْقُطْرُبِ
sirāju l-quṭrubi		 —
Accusative — سِرَاجَ الْقُطْرُبِ
sirāja l-quṭrubi		 —
Genitive — سِرَاجِ الْقُطْرُبِ
sirāji l-quṭrubi		 —

References
  • Duval, Rubens (1892 January 8) “Origine grecque du mot arabe قُطْرُب”, in Journal asiatique, 8. Série, 19/1‎ (in French), pages 158–159
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 200
  • Ullmann, Manfred (1976) “Der Werwolf. Ein griechisches Sagenmotiv in arabischer Verkleidung”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes‎ (in German), volume 68, page 181
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