كشمش

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian کشمش (kišmiš, raisin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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كِشْمِش (kišmišm

  1. (Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain, dated in Egypt) raisins, in particular sultanas
    Hypernym: زَبِيب (zabīb)
    • a. 1222, نَجِيب الدِّين السَّمَرْقَنْدِيّ [najīb ad-dīn as-samarqandiyy], edited by Juliane Müller, كِتَاب الْأَغْذِيَة وَٱلْأَشْرِبَة [kitāb al-ʔaḡdiya wa-l-ʔǎšriba] (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies; 101)‎[1], Leiden: Brill, published 2017, →ISBN, page 132:
      الكِشمِش شبيه بالزبيب إلا أنّه ألين قبضًا وأسهل خروجًا.
      Sultanas are similar to raisins except that they are of softer astringency and easier in excretion.
  2. currant (Ribes gen. et spp.)
    Synonym: رِيبَاس (rībās)
    Hyponyms: عِنَب الذِئْب (ʕinab aḏ-ḏiʔb), عِنَب الثَعْلَب (ʕinab aṯ-ṯaʕlab), كِشْمِش أَسْوَد (kišmiš ʔaswad)

References

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  • Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2012) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 278–279

Ottoman Turkish

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كشمش

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian کشمش (kišmiš, raisin).

Noun

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كشمش (kişmiş)

  1. sultana, a pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape

Descendants

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  • Turkish: kişmiş
  • Armenian: քիշմիշ (kʻišmiš), քիշնիշ (kʻišniš)

Further reading

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