شرشير

Arabic

Etymology

From the bright blue-grey cap of a male شُرْشُور (šuršūr, “chaffinch”), likely applied to this bird by semantic comparison to English teal. Alternatively, for its similar largely granivorous diet in winter seasons comparable to the notable habit of chaffinches; see شُرْشُور (šuršūr).

Noun

شَرْشِير • (šaršīr) m

1. blue-winged teal, Anas discors
2. common teal, Anas crecca

   Synonym: حَذَف شَتَوِيّ (ḥaḏaf šatawiyy)

3. Alternative form of شَرْشَر (šaršar, “Tribulus spp.”)

Declension

Declension of noun شَرْشِير (šaršīr)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	شَرْشِير šaršīr	الشَّرْشِير aš-šaršīr	شَرْشِير šaršīr
nominative	شَرْشِيرٌ šaršīrun	الشَّرْشِيرُ aš-šaršīru	شَرْشِيرُ šaršīru
accusative	شَرْشِيرًا šaršīran	الشَّرْشِيرَ aš-šaršīra	شَرْشِيرَ šaršīra
genitive	شَرْشِيرٍ šaršīrin	الشَّرْشِيرِ aš-šaršīri	شَرْشِيرِ šaršīri

Derived terms

• شَرْشِيرِيّ (šaršīriyy, “teal-coloured”)

References

• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “شرشير”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 645