جاموس
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See also: خاموش
Arabic
Etymology
Occurring first in the early 8th century, borrowed from Persian گامیش (gâmêš), alternative form of گاومیش (gâv-mêš, “buffalo”).
Pronunciation
Noun
جَامُوس • (jāmūs) m (plural جَوَامِيس (jawāmīs), feminine جَامُوسَة (jāmūsa))
Declension
Declension of noun جَامُوس (jāmūs)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جَامُوس jāmūs |
الْجَامُوس al-jāmūs |
جَامُوس jāmūs |
| Nominative | جَامُوسٌ jāmūsun |
الْجَامُوسُ al-jāmūsu |
جَامُوسُ jāmūsu |
| Accusative | جَامُوسًا jāmūsan |
الْجَامُوسَ al-jāmūsa |
جَامُوسَ jāmūsa |
| Genitive | جَامُوسٍ jāmūsin |
الْجَامُوسِ al-jāmūsi |
جَامُوسِ jāmūsi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | جَامُوسَيْن jāmūsayn |
الْجَامُوسَيْن al-jāmūsayn |
جَامُوسَيْ jāmūsay |
| Nominative | جَامُوسَانِ jāmūsāni |
الْجَامُوسَانِ al-jāmūsāni |
جَامُوسَا jāmūsā |
| Accusative | جَامُوسَيْنِ jāmūsayni |
الْجَامُوسَيْنِ al-jāmūsayni |
جَامُوسَيْ jāmūsay |
| Genitive | جَامُوسَيْنِ jāmūsayni |
الْجَامُوسَيْنِ al-jāmūsayni |
جَامُوسَيْ jāmūsay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جَوَامِيس jawāmīs |
الْجَوَامِيس al-jawāmīs |
جَوَامِيس jawāmīs |
| Nominative | جَوَامِيسُ jawāmīsu |
الْجَوَامِيسُ al-jawāmīsu |
جَوَامِيسُ jawāmīsu |
| Accusative | جَوَامِيسَ jawāmīsa |
الْجَوَامِيسَ al-jawāmīsa |
جَوَامِيسَ jawāmīsa |
| Genitive | جَوَامِيسَ jawāmīsa |
الْجَوَامِيسِ al-jawāmīsi |
جَوَامِيسِ jawāmīsi |
Descendants
- Hijazi Arabic: جاموس (jāmūs)
- Maltese: gemus
- Moroccan Arabic: جاموس (gāmūs)
- → Azerbaijani: camış
- → Ge'ez: ጋሙስ (gamus)
- → Italian: Giammusso
- → Ottoman Turkish: جاموس
References
- Hommel, Fritz (1879) Die Namen der Säugethiere bei den südsemitischen Völkern als Beiträge zur arabischen und äthiopischen Lexicographie, zur semitischen Kulturforschung und Sprachvergleichung und zur Geschichte der Mittelmeerfauna. Mit steter Berücksichtigung auch der assyrischen und hebräischen Thiernamen und geographischen und literaturgeschichtlichen Excursen (in German), Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung, page 229
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
جاموس • (jāmūs) m (plural جواميس (jawāmīs), feminine جاموسة (jāmūsa))
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
جاموس • (gāmūs, jāmūs) m (plural جوامس (gwāmis, jwāmis), feminine جاموسة (gāmūsa, jāmūsa))