زيزفون
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See also: زیزفون
Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon). Doublet of زِفْزِف (zifzif) and زُفَيْزَف (zufayzaf, “jujube”). The meaning of oleaster is also encountered in Modern Greek τζιτζιφιά (tzitzifiá).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]زَيْزَفُون • (zayzafūn) m
- jujube tree (Ziziphus jujuba)
- linden, lime tree (Tilia spp.)
- oleaster (Elaeagnus angustifolia and other species)
- Synonym: خِلَاف (ḵilāf)
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun زَيْزَفُون (zayzafūn)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زَيْزَفُون zayzafūn |
الزَّيْزَفُون az-zayzafūn |
زَيْزَفُون zayzafūn |
Nominative | زَيْزَفُونٌ zayzafūnun |
الزَّيْزَفُونُ az-zayzafūnu |
زَيْزَفُونُ zayzafūnu |
Accusative | زَيْزَفُونًا zayzafūnan |
الزَّيْزَفُونَ az-zayzafūna |
زَيْزَفُونَ zayzafūna |
Genitive | زَيْزَفُونٍ zayzafūnin |
الزَّيْزَفُونِ az-zayzafūni |
زَيْزَفُونِ zayzafūni |
Descendants
[edit]- → Persian: زیزفون (zizofun)
References
[edit]- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “زيزفون”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 619
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “زيزفون”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 541