ζιγγίβερις

Ancient Greek

Via unattested Middle Iranian from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera), which see for comparisons.^[1]

ζιγγίβερῐς • (zingíberis) f (genitive ζιγγῐβέρεως); third declension

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ ζιγγίβερῐς hē zingíberis
Genitive	τῆς ζιγγιβέρεως tês zingibéreōs
Dative	τῇ ζιγγιβέρει têi zingibérei
Accusative	τὴν ζιγγίβερῐν tḕn zingíberin
Vocative	ζιγγίβερῐ zingíberi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Greek: ζιγγίβερη f (zingíveri), ζιγγίβερι n (zingíveri), ζίγγιβερ n (zíngiver), ζινζίβεριν n (zinzíverin), ζιντζίβερ n (zintzíver), ζιτζίβερ n (zitzíver), ζιτζίβερι n (zitzíveri), ζιτζίβερις f (zitzíveris)
→ Latin: zingiberi (see there for further descendants)
→ Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: זַנְגְּבִילָא (zingivila)
- → Hebrew: גִּנְבָּר (ginbār)

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ζιγγίβερις”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 501