جلجلان
Arabic
Etymology
From جَلْجَلَ (jaljala, “to rattle”) for the fruits of Savignya parviflora dance and shake when ripe and dry – if the verb is not from the plant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʒuldʒulaːn/
Noun
جُلْجُلان or جِلْجِلَان • (juljulān or jiljilān) m
- Savignya parviflora
- sesame
Declension
Declension of noun جُلْجُلان (juljulān); جِلْجِلَان (jiljilān)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جُلْجُلان; جِلْجِلَان juljulān; jiljilān | الْجُلْجُلان; الْجِلْجِلَان al-juljulān; al-jiljilān | جُلْجُلان; جِلْجِلَان juljulān; jiljilān |
| Nominative | جُلْجُلانٌ; جِلْجِلَانٌ juljulānun; jiljilānun | الْجُلْجُلانُ; الْجِلْجِلَانُ al-juljulānu; al-jiljilānu | جُلْجُلانُ; جِلْجِلَانُ juljulānu; jiljilānu |
| Accusative | جُلْجُلانًا; جِلْجِلَانًا juljulānan; jiljilānan | الْجُلْجُلانَ; الْجِلْجِلَانَ al-juljulāna; al-jiljilāna | جُلْجُلانَ; جِلْجِلَانَ juljulāna; jiljilāna |
| Genitive | جُلْجُلانٍ; جِلْجِلَانٍ juljulānin; jiljilānin | الْجُلْجُلانِ; الْجِلْجِلَانِ al-juljulāni; al-jiljilāni | جُلْجُلانِ; جِلْجِلَانِ juljulāni; jiljilāni |
References
- Mandaville, James Paul (2011) Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 215, 291
- Behnstedt, Peter; Woidich, Manfred, editors (2012) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden: Brill, pages 273–274
Libyan Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒəlʒlaːn/
Noun
جلجلان (jəljlān) m
- sesame seed