إسفنج

See also: اسفنج

Arabic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔis.fand͡ʒ/

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Noun

إِسْفَنْج • (ʔisfanj) m

1. sponge

Declension

Declension of noun إِسْفَنْج (ʔisfanj)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	إِسْفَنْج ʔisfanj	الْإِسْفَنْج al-ʔisfanj	إِسْفَنْج ʔisfanj
Nominative	إِسْفَنْجٌ ʔisfanjun	الْإِسْفَنْجُ al-ʔisfanju	إِسْفَنْجُ ʔisfanju
Accusative	إِسْفَنْجًا ʔisfanjan	الْإِسْفَنْجَ al-ʔisfanja	إِسْفَنْجَ ʔisfanja
Genitive	إِسْفَنْجٍ ʔisfanjin	الْإِسْفَنْجِ al-ʔisfanji	إِسْفَنْجِ ʔisfanji

Descendants

• Maltese: sfinġa
• Libyan Arabic: سفنز (sfinz)
• Moroccan Arabic: سفنج (sfanj)
• → Persian: اِسفَنج (esfanj), اسپنج (espanj), اسپنگ (espang)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: इस्फ़ंज (isfañj)

    Urdu: اسفنج (isfanj)

• → Sicilian: sfincia
  • → English: sfincia
  • → Italian: sfincia, sfincione

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْفَنْج (ʔisfanj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔis.find͡ʒ/

Noun

إسفنج • (ʔisfinj) m

1. sponge