صرصار
Arabic
Etymology 1
From صَرْصَرَ (ṣarṣara, “to squeak”), due to the animal’s sound, or the reverse, and the animal-name may be borrowed from Aramaic צרצרא / ܨܪܨܪܐ (/ṣarṣārā/), ܨܪܨܘܪܐ (ṣarṣōrā), as this name isn’t even attested in South Semitic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤir.sˤaːr/
Noun
صِرْصَار or صَرْصَار • (ṣirṣār or ṣarṣār) m (plural صَرَاصِير (ṣarāṣīr))
- cockroach
- Synonyms: صُرْصُور (ṣurṣūr), صُرْصُر (ṣurṣur)
- cricket
- Synonyms: صُرْصُور (ṣurṣūr), صُرْصُر (ṣurṣur)
Declension
Declension of noun صِرْصَار (ṣirṣār); صَرْصَار (ṣarṣār)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صِرْصَار; صَرْصَار ṣirṣār; ṣarṣār | الصِّرْصَار; الصَّرْصَار aṣ-ṣirṣār; aṣ-ṣarṣār | صِرْصَار; صَرْصَار ṣirṣār; ṣarṣār |
| Nominative | صِرْصَارٌ; صَرْصَارٌ ṣirṣārun; ṣarṣārun | الصِّرْصَارُ; الصَّرْصَارُ aṣ-ṣirṣāru; aṣ-ṣarṣāru | صِرْصَارُ; صَرْصَارُ ṣirṣāru; ṣarṣāru |
| Accusative | صِرْصَارًا; صَرْصَارًا ṣirṣāran; ṣarṣāran | الصِّرْصَارَ; الصَّرْصَارَ aṣ-ṣirṣāra; aṣ-ṣarṣāra | صِرْصَارَ; صَرْصَارَ ṣirṣāra; ṣarṣāra |
| Genitive | صِرْصَارٍ; صَرْصَارٍ ṣirṣārin; ṣarṣārin | الصِّرْصَارِ; الصَّرْصَارِ aṣ-ṣirṣāri; aṣ-ṣarṣāri | صِرْصَارِ; صَرْصَارِ ṣirṣāri; ṣarṣāri |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤar.sˤaːr/, /sˤir.sˤaːr/
Noun
صَرْصَار or صِرْصَار • (ṣarṣār or ṣirṣār) m (plural صَرَاصِير (ṣarāṣīr))
- Nonstandard form of صَلْصَال (ṣalṣāl, “argil”)
Declension
Declension of noun صَرْصَار (ṣarṣār); صِرْصَار (ṣirṣār)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صَرْصَار; صِرْصَار ṣarṣār; ṣirṣār | الصَّرْصَار; الصِّرْصَار aṣ-ṣarṣār; aṣ-ṣirṣār | صَرْصَار; صِرْصَار ṣarṣār; ṣirṣār |
| Nominative | صَرْصَارٌ; صِرْصَارٌ ṣarṣārun; ṣirṣārun | الصَّرْصَارُ; الصِّرْصَارُ aṣ-ṣarṣāru; aṣ-ṣirṣāru | صَرْصَارُ; صِرْصَارُ ṣarṣāru; ṣirṣāru |
| Accusative | صَرْصَارًا; صِرْصَارًا ṣarṣāran; ṣirṣāran | الصَّرْصَارَ; الصِّرْصَارَ aṣ-ṣarṣāra; aṣ-ṣirṣāra | صَرْصَارَ; صِرْصَارَ ṣarṣāra; ṣirṣāra |
| Genitive | صَرْصَارٍ; صِرْصَارٍ ṣarṣārin; ṣirṣārin | الصَّرْصَارِ; الصِّرْصَارِ aṣ-ṣarṣāri; aṣ-ṣirṣāri | صَرْصَارِ; صِرْصَارِ ṣarṣāri; ṣirṣāri |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | صَرْصَارَيْن; صِرْصَارَيْن ṣarṣārayn; ṣirṣārayn | الصَّرْصَارَيْن; الصِّرْصَارَيْن aṣ-ṣarṣārayn; aṣ-ṣirṣārayn | صَرْصَارَيْ; صِرْصَارَيْ ṣarṣāray; ṣirṣāray |
| Nominative | صَرْصَارَانِ; صِرْصَارَانِ ṣarṣārāni; ṣirṣārāni | الصَّرْصَارَانِ; الصِّرْصَارَانِ aṣ-ṣarṣārāni; aṣ-ṣirṣārāni | صَرْصَارَا; صِرْصَارَا ṣarṣārā; ṣirṣārā |
| Accusative | صَرْصَارَيْنِ; صِرْصَارَيْنِ ṣarṣārayni; ṣirṣārayni | الصَّرْصَارَيْنِ; الصِّرْصَارَيْنِ aṣ-ṣarṣārayni; aṣ-ṣirṣārayni | صَرْصَارَيْ; صِرْصَارَيْ ṣarṣāray; ṣirṣāray |
| Genitive | صَرْصَارَيْنِ; صِرْصَارَيْنِ ṣarṣārayni; ṣirṣārayni | الصَّرْصَارَيْنِ; الصِّرْصَارَيْنِ aṣ-ṣarṣārayni; aṣ-ṣirṣārayni | صَرْصَارَيْ; صِرْصَارَيْ ṣarṣāray; ṣirṣāray |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | صَرَاصِير ṣarāṣīr | الصَّرَاصِير aṣ-ṣarāṣīr | صَرَاصِير ṣarāṣīr |
| Nominative | صَرَاصِيرُ ṣarāṣīru | الصَّرَاصِيرُ aṣ-ṣarāṣīru | صَرَاصِيرُ ṣarāṣīru |
| Accusative | صَرَاصِيرَ ṣarāṣīra | الصَّرَاصِيرَ aṣ-ṣarāṣīra | صَرَاصِيرَ ṣarāṣīra |
| Genitive | صَرَاصِيرَ ṣarāṣīra | الصَّرَاصِيرِ aṣ-ṣarāṣīri | صَرَاصِيرِ ṣarāṣīri |
References
- Baalbaki, Rohi (1995), “صرصار”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN
- Баранов, Х. К. (2011), “صرصار”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “صرصار”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Militarev, Alexander; Kogan, Leonid (2005), “*ṣarṣar-, *ṣarṣūr- ~ *c̣arṣar-, *c̣arṣūr-”, in Semitic Etymological Dictionary, volume II: Animal Names, Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 277–278 Nr. 213, with another dubiously related item meaning “cricket” Militarev, Alexander; Kogan, Leonid (2005), “*nVṣVr- ~ *nVc̣Vr-”, in Semitic Etymological Dictionary, volume II: Animal Names, Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, →ISBN, page 222 Nr. 167. They also wrongly claim that Hebrew צִלָצַל (ṣəlāṣal, “locust, cricket”) – to be paired with צַרְצוּר (ṣarṣūr) and צְרָצַר (ṣərāṣar, “cricket”) – is doubtfully related as the correspondence is “irregular”. The variation is confirmed by Jewish Palestinian Aramaic צלצל (“to clap”) against Classical Syriac ܨܪܨܪ (“to make a cricket sound”), Arabic صَلْصَلَ (ṣalṣala) against صَرْصَرَ (ṣarṣara), and by unrelated صَرْصَار (ṣarṣār, “argil”) for صَلْصَال (ṣalṣāl).
- Wehr, Hans (1960), “صرصار”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
- “ṣlṣl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ṣlṣl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ṣrṣr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ṣrṣwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
See Arabic صِرْصَار (ṣirṣār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˤur.sˤaːr/
Noun
صرصار • (ṣurṣār) m (plural صراصير (ṣaraṣīr))
- cockroach