جرو
See also: جرؤ, خرو, and خزو
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ج ر و (j-r-w) |
Alternative forms
- جِرْوَة (jirwa)
Etymology
From a Proto-Semitic *gVr- (“whelp,cub”); cognates with Hebrew גּוּר (gúr), Aramaic גורי (gūrē), Phoenician 𐤓𐤂 (rg /gar/, “young of a lion”), Akkadian 𒆜 (gerrum, “way, path; young one of an animal, from the sense of a traveling companion”). Related to the root ج و ر (j-w-r), meaning “to be a neighbor”, “to be under one's protection”, “to be a client”, “to follow around, to travel close with”, “to be a trainee or deputy”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒarw/, /d͡ʒirw/, /d͡ʒurw/
Noun
جَرْو or جِرْو or جُرْو • (jarw or jirw or jurw) m (plural جِرَاء (jirāʾ) or أَجْرٍ (ʾajrin) or أَجْرَاء (ʾajrāʾ))
- cub; puppy
- small cucurbit fruit
Declension
Declension of noun جَرْو (jarw); جِرْو (jirw); جُرْو (jurw)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جَرْو; جِرْو; جُرْو jarw; jirw; jurw | الْجَرْو; الْجِرْو; الْجُرْو al-jarw; al-jirw; al-jurw | جَرْو; جِرْو; جُرْو jarw; jirw; jurw |
| Nominative | جَرْوٌ; جِرْوٌ; جُرْوٌ jarwun; jirwun; jurwun | الْجَرْوُ; الْجِرْوُ; الْجُرْوُ al-jarwu; al-jirwu; al-jurwu | جَرْوُ; جِرْوُ; جُرْوُ jarwu; jirwu; jurwu |
| Accusative | جَرْوًا; جِرْوًا; جُرْوًا jarwan; jirwan; jurwan | الْجَرْوَ; الْجِرْوَ; الْجُرْوَ al-jarwa; al-jirwa; al-jurwa | جَرْوَ; جِرْوَ; جُرْوَ jarwa; jirwa; jurwa |
| Genitive | جَرْوٍ; جِرْوٍ; جُرْوٍ jarwin; jirwin; jurwin | الْجَرْوِ; الْجِرْوِ; الْجُرْوِ al-jarwi; al-jirwi; al-jurwi | جَرْوِ; جِرْوِ; جُرْوِ jarwi; jirwi; jurwi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | جَرْوَيْن; جِرْوَيْن; جُرْوَيْن jarwayn; jirwayn; jurwayn | الْجَرْوَيْن; الْجِرْوَيْن; الْجُرْوَيْن al-jarwayn; al-jirwayn; al-jurwayn | جَرْوَيْ; جِرْوَيْ; جُرْوَيْ jarway; jirway; jurway |
| Nominative | جَرْوَانِ; جِرْوَانِ; جُرْوَانِ jarwāni; jirwāni; jurwāni | الْجَرْوَانِ; الْجِرْوَانِ; الْجُرْوَانِ al-jarwāni; al-jirwāni; al-jurwāni | جَرْوَا; جِرْوَا; جُرْوَا jarwā; jirwā; jurwā |
| Accusative | جَرْوَيْنِ; جِرْوَيْنِ; جُرْوَيْنِ jarwayni; jirwayni; jurwayni | الْجَرْوَيْنِ; الْجِرْوَيْنِ; الْجُرْوَيْنِ al-jarwayni; al-jirwayni; al-jurwayni | جَرْوَيْ; جِرْوَيْ; جُرْوَيْ jarway; jirway; jurway |
| Genitive | جَرْوَيْنِ; جِرْوَيْنِ; جُرْوَيْنِ jarwayni; jirwayni; jurwayni | الْجَرْوَيْنِ; الْجِرْوَيْنِ; الْجُرْوَيْنِ al-jarwayni; al-jirwayni; al-jurwayni | جَرْوَيْ; جِرْوَيْ; جُرْوَيْ jarway; jirway; jurway |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جِرَاء; أَجْرِي; أَجْرَاء jirāʾ; ʾajrī; ʾajrāʾ | الْجِرَاء; الْأَجْرِي; الْأَجْرَاء al-jirāʾ; al-ʾajrī; al-ʾajrāʾ | جِرَاء; أَجْرِي; أَجْرَاء jirāʾ; ʾajrī; ʾajrāʾ |
| Nominative | جِرَاءٌ; أَجْرٍ; أَجْرَاءٌ jirāʾun; ʾajrin; ʾajrāʾun | الْجِرَاءُ; الْأَجْرِي; الْأَجْرَاءُ al-jirāʾu; al-ʾajrī; al-ʾajrāʾu | جِرَاءُ; أَجْرِي; أَجْرَاءُ jirāʾu; ʾajrī; ʾajrāʾu |
| Accusative | جِرَاءً; أَجْرِيًا; أَجْرَاءً jirāʾan; ʾajriyan; ʾajrāʾan | الْجِرَاءَ; الْأَجْرِيَ; الْأَجْرَاءَ al-jirāʾa; al-ʾajriya; al-ʾajrāʾa | جِرَاءَ; أَجْرِيَ; أَجْرَاءَ jirāʾa; ʾajriya; ʾajrāʾa |
| Genitive | جِرَاءٍ; أَجْرٍ; أَجْرَاءٍ jirāʾin; ʾajrin; ʾajrāʾin | الْجِرَاءِ; الْأَجْرِي; الْأَجْرَاءِ al-jirāʾi; al-ʾajrī; al-ʾajrāʾi | جِرَاءِ; أَجْرِي; أَجْرَاءِ jirāʾi; ʾajrī; ʾajrāʾi |
Derived terms
- أَجْرَى (ʾajrā, “to whelp”)
Descendants
- Maltese: ġeru
- Moroccan Arabic: جرو (jrū)
References
- “جرا” in Almaany
- “جرو” in Almaany
- Freytag, Georg (1830), “جرو”, 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 271
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “جرو”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 414–415
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “جرو”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 178–179