سبيدج
Arabic
Alternative forms
- صَبِّيدَج (ṣabbīdaj), سَبِّيط (sabbīṭ)
Etymology
Since, often, calamar on a plate or in its natural habitat appears white, it is probably the same word as سِبِيدَاج (sibīdāj, “white lead”). Compare the repurposing of كَرْكَنْد (karkand, “ruby spinel”) for “lobster”.
Noun
سَبِّيدَج • (sabbīdaj) m
- squid, calamar, cuttlefish
Declension
Declension of noun سَبِّيدَج (sabbīdaj)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سَبِّيدَج sabbīdaj | السَّبِّيدَج as-sabbīdaj | سَبِّيدَج sabbīdaj |
| Nominative | سَبِّيدَجٌ sabbīdajun | السَّبِّيدَجُ as-sabbīdaju | سَبِّيدَجُ sabbīdaju |
| Accusative | سَبِّيدَجًا sabbīdajan | السَّبِّيدَجَ as-sabbīdaja | سَبِّيدَجَ sabbīdaja |
| Genitive | سَبِّيدَجٍ sabbīdajin | السَّبِّيدَجِ as-sabbīdaji | سَبِّيدَجِ sabbīdaji |
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “سبيدج”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 631
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “سبيدج”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 551