جراب
Arabic
Etymology 1
Unknown, a culture-word interrelated with Persian جوراب (jôrâb, “sock”) with a disputed direction of borrowings. Cognate to Aramaic גְּרַב (gəraḇ), גַּרְבָּא (garbā), Classical Syriac ܓܪܳܒܳܐ (gərāḇā, “skin bottle”), Late Babylonian 𒄖𒊏𒁍 (/gurābu/, “bag; bag around a jug”), Ge'ez ግራብ (gərab, “skin bottle”), Amharic ጊርባ (girba, “container for water or honey made from skin”). Arabic has the word in other shapes قِرْبَة (qirba) and قِرَاب (qirāb); see also جَوْرَب (jawrab).
Noun
جِرَاب • (jirāb) m (plural جُرُب (jurub) or أَجْرِبَة (ʾajriba))
- pouch, sack, sheath, holster etc.
- pod (of plant-seeds)
- scrotum
- omasum, psalterium, the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
- Synonym: أُمّ التَلَافِيف (ʾumm at-talāfīf)
- Coordinate terms: كَرِش (kariš) (rumen), قَلَنْسُوَة (qalansuwa) (reticulum), إِنْفَحَة (ʾinfaḥa) (abomasum)
- marsupial
- Synonym: جِرَابِيّ (jirābiyy)
Declension
Declension of noun جِرَاب (jirāb)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | جِرَاب jirāb | الْجِرَاب al-jirāb | جِرَاب jirāb |
Nominative | جِرَابٌ jirābun | الْجِرَابُ al-jirābu | جِرَابُ jirābu |
Accusative | جِرَابًا jirāban | الْجِرَابَ al-jirāba | جِرَابَ jirāba |
Genitive | جِرَابٍ jirābin | الْجِرَابِ al-jirābi | جِرَابِ jirābi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | جِرَابَيْن jirābayn | الْجِرَابَيْن al-jirābayn | جِرَابَيْ jirābay |
Nominative | جِرَابَانِ jirābāni | الْجِرَابَانِ al-jirābāni | جِرَابَا jirābā |
Accusative | جِرَابَيْنِ jirābayni | الْجِرَابَيْنِ al-jirābayni | جِرَابَيْ jirābay |
Genitive | جِرَابَيْنِ jirābayni | الْجِرَابَيْنِ al-jirābayni | جِرَابَيْ jirābay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | جُرُب; أَجْرِبَة jurub; ʾajriba | الْجُرُب; الْأَجْرِبَة al-jurub; al-ʾajriba | جُرُب; أَجْرِبَة jurub; ʾajribat |
Nominative | جُرُبٌ; أَجْرِبَةٌ jurubun; ʾajribatun | الْجُرُبُ; الْأَجْرِبَةُ al-jurubu; al-ʾajribatu | جُرُبُ; أَجْرِبَةُ jurubu; ʾajribatu |
Accusative | جُرُبًا; أَجْرِبَةً juruban; ʾajribatan | الْجُرُبَ; الْأَجْرِبَةَ al-juruba; al-ʾajribata | جُرُبَ; أَجْرِبَةَ juruba; ʾajribata |
Genitive | جُرُبٍ; أَجْرِبَةٍ jurubin; ʾajribatin | الْجُرُبِ; الْأَجْرِبَةِ al-jurubi; al-ʾajribati | جُرُبِ; أَجْرِبَةِ jurubi; ʾajribati |
Noun
جُرَاب • (jurāb) m (plural جُرَابَات (jurābāt))
- alternative form of جَوْرَب (jawrab)
Declension
Declension of noun جُرَاب (jurāb)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | جُرَاب jurāb | الْجُرَاب al-jurāb | جُرَاب jurāb |
Nominative | جُرَابٌ jurābun | الْجُرَابُ al-jurābu | جُرَابُ jurābu |
Accusative | جُرَابًا jurāban | الْجُرَابَ al-jurāba | جُرَابَ jurāba |
Genitive | جُرَابٍ jurābin | الْجُرَابِ al-jurābi | جُرَابِ jurābi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | جُرَابَيْن jurābayn | الْجُرَابَيْن al-jurābayn | جُرَابَيْ jurābay |
Nominative | جُرَابَانِ jurābāni | الْجُرَابَانِ al-jurābāni | جُرَابَا jurābā |
Accusative | جُرَابَيْنِ jurābayni | الْجُرَابَيْنِ al-jurābayni | جُرَابَيْ jurābay |
Genitive | جُرَابَيْنِ jurābayni | الْجُرَابَيْنِ al-jurābayni | جُرَابَيْ jurābay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | جُرَابَات jurābāt | الْجُرَابَات al-jurābāt | جُرَابَات jurābāt |
Nominative | جُرَابَاتٌ jurābātun | الْجُرَابَاتُ al-jurābātu | جُرَابَاتُ jurābātu |
Accusative | جُرَابَاتٍ jurābātin | الْجُرَابَاتِ al-jurābāti | جُرَابَاتِ jurābāti |
Genitive | جُرَابَاتٍ jurābātin | الْجُرَابَاتِ al-jurābāti | جُرَابَاتِ jurābāti |
References
- “grb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “جراب”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 181
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “قراب”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 323
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 64
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- Freytag, Georg (1830), “جراب”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 261
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