زيزفون
See also: زیزفون
Arabic
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زَيْزَفُون (Ziziphus jujuba)
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زَيْزَفُون (Tilia cordata)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon). Doublet of زِفْزِف (zifzif), زُفَيْزَف (zufayzaf, “jujube”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaj.za.fuːn/
Noun
زَيْزَفُون • (zayzafūn) m
- jujube tree (Ziziphus jujuba)
- Synonyms: عُنَّاب (ʿunnāb), زِفْزِف (zifzif), زُفَيْزَف (zufayzaf)
- linden, lime tree (Tilia spp.)
Declension
Declension of noun زَيْزَفُون (zayzafūn)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زَيْزَفُون zayzafūn | الزَّيْزَفُون az-zayzafūn | زَيْزَفُون zayzafūn |
Nominative | زَيْزَفُونٌ zayzafūnun | الزَّيْزَفُونُ az-zayzafūnu | زَيْزَفُونُ zayzafūnu |
Accusative | زَيْزَفُونًا zayzafūnan | الزَّيْزَفُونَ az-zayzafūna | زَيْزَفُونَ zayzafūna |
Genitive | زَيْزَفُونٍ zayzafūnin | الزَّيْزَفُونِ az-zayzafūni | زَيْزَفُونِ zayzafūni |
Descendants
- Persian: زیزفون (zizofun)
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “زيزفون”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 619
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “زيزفون”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 541