حندقوق

Arabic

حَنْدَقُوق – Melilotus sulcatus

Alternative forms

• حَنْدَقُوقَا (ḥandaqūqā), حَنْدَقُوقِيّ (ḥandaqūqiyy)

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic חַנְדְּקוּקׇא (ḥandəqūqā), הַנְדְּקוּקׇא (handəqūqā, “melilot”), derived from Middle Persian *hndwkʾwkʾy (hindūgūgī), likely from Middle Persian hndwk' (hindūg, “Indian”), due to the heavy use of fenugreek and sourclover in Indian cuisine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħan.da.quːq/

Noun

حَنْدَقُوق • (ḥandaqūq) m

1. Melilotus, melilot, sweet clover, sour clover
2. Trifolium, trifolium, clovers
3. Lotus, birdsfoot trefoil
4. Trigonella, fenugreek

Declension

Declension of noun حَنْدَقُوق (ḥandaqūq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَنْدَقُوق ḥandaqūq	الْحَنْدَقُوق al-ḥandaqūq	حَنْدَقُوق ḥandaqūq
Nominative	حَنْدَقُوقٌ ḥandaqūqun	الْحَنْدَقُوقُ al-ḥandaqūqu	حَنْدَقُوقُ ḥandaqūqu
Accusative	حَنْدَقُوقًا ḥandaqūqan	الْحَنْدَقُوقَ al-ḥandaqūqa	حَنْدَقُوقَ ḥandaqūqa
Genitive	حَنْدَقُوقٍ ḥandaqūqin	الْحَنْدَقُوقِ al-ḥandaqūqi	حَنْدَقُوقِ ḥandaqūqi

References

• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 473–474
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 94–96

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَنْدَقُوق (ḥandaqūq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /ħan.da.ɡuːɡ/

Noun

حندقوق • (ḥandagūg) m

1. sweet yellow clover, Melilotus officinalis