حندقوق
Arabic
حَنْدَقُوق – Melilotus sulcatus
Alternative forms
- حَنْدَقُوقَا (ḥandaqūqā), حَنْدَقُوقِيّ (ḥandaqūqiyy)
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic חַנְדְּקוּקׇא (ḥandəqūqā), הַנְדְּקוּקׇא (handəqūqā, “melilot”), derived from Middle Persian *hndwkʾwkʾy (hindūgūgī), likely from Middle Persian hndwk' (hindūg, “Indian”), due to the heavy use of fenugreek and sourclover in Indian cuisine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ħan.da.quːq/
Noun
حَنْدَقُوق • (ḥandaqūq) m
- Melilotus, melilot, sweet clover, sour clover
- Trifolium, trifolium, clovers
- Lotus, birdsfoot trefoil
- Trigonella, fenugreek
Declension
Declension of noun حَنْدَقُوق (ḥandaqūq)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حَنْدَقُوق ḥandaqūq | الْحَنْدَقُوق al-ḥandaqūq | حَنْدَقُوق ḥandaqūq |
| Nominative | حَنْدَقُوقٌ ḥandaqūqun | الْحَنْدَقُوقُ al-ḥandaqūqu | حَنْدَقُوقُ ḥandaqūqu |
| Accusative | حَنْدَقُوقًا ḥandaqūqan | الْحَنْدَقُوقَ al-ḥandaqūqa | حَنْدَقُوقَ ḥandaqūqa |
| Genitive | حَنْدَقُوقٍ ḥandaqūqin | الْحَنْدَقُوقِ al-ḥandaqūqi | حَنْدَقُوقِ ḥandaqūqi |
References
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 473–474
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 94–96