يربوع

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))

1. jerboa

Declension

Declension of noun يَرْبُوع (yarbūʿ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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