كستج
Arabic
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (kwstyk' /kustīg/, literally “girdle”) (Persian کستی (kustī, kosti)), doublet of كُسْتِيج (kustīj, “girdle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kus.tad͡ʒ/
- (colloquial Andalusi) IPA(key): /kas.tad͡ʒ/ and IPA(key): /kas.tid͡ʒ/
Noun
كُسْتَج • (kustaj) m (obsolete)
- some plants with edible leaves in the family Amaranthaceae, not conclusively:
- leafy goosefoot (Blitum virgatum)
- purple amaranth, blite (Amaranthus blitum)
- Synonyms: بَقْلَة يَمَانِيَّة (baqla yamāniyya), جَرْبُوز (jarbūz)
Declension
Declension of noun كُسْتَج (kustaj)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كُسْتَج kustaj | الْكُسْتَج al-kustaj | كُسْتَج kustaj |
Nominative | كُسْتَجٌ kustajun | الْكُسْتَجُ al-kustaju | كُسْتَجُ kustaju |
Accusative | كُسْتَجًا kustajan | الْكُسْتَجَ al-kustaja | كُسْتَجَ kustaja |
Genitive | كُسْتَجٍ kustajin | الْكُسْتَجِ al-kustaji | كُسْتَجِ kustaji |