كركم
Arabic
Alternative forms
- كُرْكُب (kurkub)
Etymology
Semitic cognates include Aramaic כּוּרְכְּמָא, ܟܽܘܪܟܡܳܐ (kurkmā), Akkadian 𒌑𒆪𒄀𒆸𒈾 (/kurkanū/), Hebrew כַּרְכֹּם / כַּרְכֹּום (karkom); however because of non-philological evidence it is a preferred assumption that the Arabic word comes via India, from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma).
Akin to Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kwlkwm /kurkum/), Old Armenian քրքում (kʿrkʿum), Old Georgian ქურქუმაჲ (kurkumay), Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kur.kum/
Noun
كُرْكُم • (kurkum) m
- Curcuma and especially Curcuma longa, turmeric, Indian saffron
- curcumin
Declension
Declension of noun كُرْكُم (kurkum)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كُرْكُم kurkum | الْكُرْكُم al-kurkum | كُرْكُم kurkum |
Nominative | كُرْكُمٌ kurkumun | الْكُرْكُمُ al-kurkumu | كُرْكُمُ kurkumu |
Accusative | كُرْكُمًا kurkuman | الْكُرْكُمَ al-kurkuma | كُرْكُمَ kurkuma |
Genitive | كُرْكُمٍ kurkumin | الْكُرْكُمِ al-kurkumi | كُرْكُمِ kurkumi |
References
- Levey, Martin (1973) Early Arabic Pharmacology. An Introduction Based on Ancient and Medieval Sources, Leiden: Brill, pages 61–62
- “kwrkm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Shulman, David (2016) Tamil: A biography, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, pages 20
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 194