دعاع
Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Variant of unspecific لُعَاع (luʕāʕ, “tender or fresh greenery”), which also means cichory and as لَاعِيَة (lāʕiya) spurges.
Noun
[edit]دُعَاع or دَعَاع • (duʕāʕ or daʕāʕ) m
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun دُعَاع (duʕāʕ); دَعَاع (daʕāʕ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | دُعَاع; دَعَاع duʕāʕ; daʕāʕ |
الدُّعَاع; الدَّعَاع ad-duʕāʕ; ad-daʕāʕ |
دُعَاع; دَعَاع duʕāʕ; daʕāʕ |
| Nominative | دُعَاعٌ; دَعَاعٌ duʕāʕun; daʕāʕun |
الدُّعَاعُ; الدَّعَاعُ ad-duʕāʕu; ad-daʕāʕu |
دُعَاعُ; دَعَاعُ duʕāʕu; daʕāʕu |
| Accusative | دُعَاعًا; دَعَاعًا duʕāʕan; daʕāʕan |
الدُّعَاعَ; الدَّعَاعَ ad-duʕāʕa; ad-daʕāʕa |
دُعَاعَ; دَعَاعَ duʕāʕa; daʕāʕa |
| Genitive | دُعَاعٍ; دَعَاعٍ duʕāʕin; daʕāʕin |
الدُّعَاعِ; الدَّعَاعِ ad-duʕāʕi; ad-daʕāʕi |
دُعَاعِ; دَعَاعِ duʕāʕi; daʕāʕi |
Derived terms
[edit]- دَعَاعِيَّة (daʕāʕiyya, “Aizoaceae fam.”)
References
[edit]- Mandaville, James Paul (2011) Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, pages 118, 288, 315
- Ullmann, Manfred (1984–1991) Wörterbuch der klassischen arabischen Sprache. Band II (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 777b line 24