خروع
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from Classical Syriac ܚܪ̈ܘܥܐ (ḥarrūʿā, “yellow”) as the male flowers are yellow; compare also ܚܪܝܥܐ (ḥrīˁā, “safflower”) and ܚܪܐ (ḥrāˁ, “a plant name, especially those with yellow flowers”).
Noun
خِرْوَع or خَرُّوع • (ḵirwaʿ or ḵarrūʿ) m
- castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
Declension
Declension of noun خِرْوَع (ḵirwaʿ); خَرُّوع (ḵarrūʿ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | خِرْوَع; خَرُّوع ḵirwaʿ; ḵarrūʿ | الْخِرْوَع; الْخَرُّوع al-ḵirwaʿ; al-ḵarrūʿ | خِرْوَع; خَرُّوع ḵirwaʿ; ḵarrūʿ |
| Nominative | خِرْوَعٌ; خَرُّوعٌ ḵirwaʿun; ḵarrūʿun | الْخِرْوَعُ; الْخَرُّوعُ al-ḵirwaʿu; al-ḵarrūʿu | خِرْوَعُ; خَرُّوعُ ḵirwaʿu; ḵarrūʿu |
| Accusative | خِرْوَعًا; خَرُّوعًا ḵirwaʿan; ḵarrūʿan | الْخِرْوَعَ; الْخَرُّوعَ al-ḵirwaʿa; al-ḵarrūʿa | خِرْوَعَ; خَرُّوعَ ḵirwaʿa; ḵarrūʿa |
| Genitive | خِرْوَعٍ; خَرُّوعٍ ḵirwaʿin; ḵarrūʿin | الْخِرْوَعِ; الْخَرُّوعِ al-ḵirwaʿi; al-ḵarrūʿi | خِرْوَعِ; خَرُّوعِ ḵirwaʿi; ḵarrūʿi |
References
- “ḥrwˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ḥrˁ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ḥryˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Duke, James (1983), “Ricinus communis L.”, in Handbook of Energy Crops
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 141–142
- Löw, Immanuel (1922), “Semitische Färberpflanzen”, in Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete (in German), volume 1, page 107
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 353
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “خروع”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 331