زيزفون

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Arabic

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زَيْزَفُون (Ziziphus jujuba)
زَيْزَفُون (Tilia cordata)
 زيزفون on Arabic Wikipedia

Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon). Doublet of زِفْزِف (zifzif) and زُفَيْزَف (zufayzaf, jujube). The meaning of oleaster is also encountered in Modern Greek τζιτζιφιά (tzitzifiá).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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زَيْزَفُون (zayzafūnm

  1. jujube tree (Ziziphus jujuba)
    Synonyms: عُنَّاب (ʕunnāb), زِفْزِف (zifzif), زُفَيْزَف (zufayzaf)
  2. linden, lime tree (Tilia spp.)
  3. oleaster (Elaeagnus angustifolia and other species)
    Synonym: خِلَاف (ḵilāf)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Persian: زیزفون (zizofun)

References

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  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “زيزفون”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 619
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “زيزفون”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 541