يربوع
Arabic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʿakbar- (“mouse”) mingled with عُرْقُوب (ʿurqūb, “hamstring, Achilles tendon”) from *ʿarqūb- (“hamstring, Achilles tendon”) in specialization to the fauna of the Arabian desert where the jerboa is marked by its jumping muscles. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܽܘܩܒܪܳܐ (ʾuqbarā, “mouse”), Hebrew עַכְבָּר (ʾaḵbār, “mouse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jar.buːʕ/
Noun
يَرْبُوع • (yarbūʿ) m (plural يَرَابِيع (yarābīʿ))
- jerboa
Declension
Declension of noun يَرْبُوع (yarbūʿ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | يَرْبُوع yarbūʿ | الْيَرْبُوع al-yarbūʿ | يَرْبُوع yarbūʿ |
Nominative | يَرْبُوعٌ yarbūʿun | الْيَرْبُوعُ al-yarbūʿu | يَرْبُوعُ yarbūʿu |
Accusative | يَرْبُوعًا yarbūʿan | الْيَرْبُوعَ al-yarbūʿa | يَرْبُوعَ yarbūʿa |
Genitive | يَرْبُوعٍ yarbūʿin | الْيَرْبُوعِ al-yarbūʿi | يَرْبُوعِ yarbūʿi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | يَرْبُوعَيْن yarbūʿayn | الْيَرْبُوعَيْن al-yarbūʿayn | يَرْبُوعَيْ yarbūʿay |
Nominative | يَرْبُوعَانِ yarbūʿāni | الْيَرْبُوعَانِ al-yarbūʿāni | يَرْبُوعَا yarbūʿā |
Accusative | يَرْبُوعَيْنِ yarbūʿayni | الْيَرْبُوعَيْنِ al-yarbūʿayni | يَرْبُوعَيْ yarbūʿay |
Genitive | يَرْبُوعَيْنِ yarbūʿayni | الْيَرْبُوعَيْنِ al-yarbūʿayni | يَرْبُوعَيْ yarbūʿay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | يَرَابِيع yarābīʿ | الْيَرَابِيع al-yarābīʿ | يَرَابِيع yarābīʿ |
Nominative | يَرَابِيعُ yarābīʿu | الْيَرَابِيعُ al-yarābīʿu | يَرَابِيعُ yarābīʿu |
Accusative | يَرَابِيعَ yarābīʿa | الْيَرَابِيعَ al-yarābīʿa | يَرَابِيعَ yarābīʿa |
Genitive | يَرَابِيعَ yarābīʿa | الْيَرَابِيعِ al-yarābīʿi | يَرَابِيعِ yarābīʿi |
Descendants
- → English: jerboa
- → Latin: gerbo
- → French: gerbille
- → Italian: gerbillo
- → Spanish: gerbillo
- → Portuguese: gerbo
- → Spanish: jerbo
- → French: gerbille