شوکران

شوکران

See also: شوكران‎

Persian

شوكران

Etymology

Through a Semitic borrowing, however a false cognate to the Semitic root for drunkenness, intoxication (Arabic س ك ر‎ (s-k-r)); from a form equaling Aramaic שׁכרונא‎ / ܫܲܟܪܘܿܢܵܐ‎ (šaḵrōnā, “henbane”), Hebrew שִׁכָּרוֹן‎ (šikārōn, “henbane”), Arabic سَكْرَان‎ (sakrān), سَيْكَرَان‎ (saykarān, “henbane”). Derived from Akkadian 𒌑𒅫 (^U₂.ŠAKIR /šakirû/, “a plant, drug”), ultimately a loan from Sumerian 𒌑𒅫 (^U₂.ŠAKIR /šakir/, “a plant, drug”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /ʃawkaɾɑːn/
• (Dari): IPA^(key): /ʃawkaɾɒːn/
• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ʃoukæɾɒːn/
  • (Tehrani): IPA^(key): /ʃoːkɒɾuːn/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /ʃavkarɔːn/

Noun

شوکران • (Classical šawkarân, Iranian šowkarân)

1. hemlock (Conium gen. et spp., particularly Conium maculatum)

Descendants

• → Arabic: شَوْكَرَان‎ (šawkarān)

Further reading

• شوکران‎ on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa
• “škrwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 359–361
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 381–382