شرشير
Arabic
Etymology
From the bright blue-grey cap of a male شُرْشُور (šuršūr, “chaffinch”), likely applied to this bird by semantic comparison to English teal. Alternatively, for its similar largely granivorous diet in winter seasons comparable to the notable habit of chaffinches; see شُرْشُور (šuršūr).
Noun
شَرْشِير • (šaršīr) m
- blue-winged teal, Anas discors
- common teal, Anas crecca
- Synonym: حَذَف شَتَوِيّ (ḥaḏaf šatawiyy)
- Alternative form of شَرْشَر (šaršar, “Tribulus spp.”)
Declension
Declension of noun شَرْشِير (šaršīr)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَرْشِير šaršīr | الشَّرْشِير aš-šaršīr | شَرْشِير šaršīr |
| Nominative | شَرْشِيرٌ šaršīrun | الشَّرْشِيرُ aš-šaršīru | شَرْشِيرُ šaršīru |
| Accusative | شَرْشِيرًا šaršīran | الشَّرْشِيرَ aš-šaršīra | شَرْشِيرَ šaršīra |
| Genitive | شَرْشِيرٍ šaršīrin | الشَّرْشِيرِ aš-šaršīri | شَرْشِيرِ šaršīri |
Derived terms
- شَرْشِيرِيّ (šaršīriyy, “teal-coloured”)
References
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “شرشير”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 645