جلبان
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Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic, where Jewish Palestinian Aramaic גילבונה (/*gilbɔ̄nā/), גילבונא (/*gilbɔ̄nā/), גלבונה (/*gilbɔ̄nā/), גלבונא (/*gilbɔ̄nā/) is Lathyrus digitatus syn. sessilifolius, Lathyrus sativus and other Lathyrus species, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic גּוּלְבָּא (gulbā) and Classical Syriac ܓܰܘܠܒܳܐ (gulbā) a kind of wheat (a Triticum species), all derived from the root ג־ל־ב (g-l-b) related to baldness, being shaven off because of the paucity of anything like hair on either plant, the smooth leaf surface compared to naked human skin.
The first witness of the term might be a Late Middle Egyptian text (pBrooklyn 47.218.48 & 85 col. IV, 13–14) where it is stated that in the Asiatic language the grass-pea is called (gulban).
The middle part can also be identified as continuing Akkadian 𒇻𒂠𒊬 (LU-UB2-SAR /lubbu, luppu/, “cowpea”), from Sumerian 𒇻𒂠𒊬 (LU-UB2-SAR /lub/, “cowpea”), likely connected to the Sumerian 𒇻𒂠 (LU-UB2 /lub/, “pouch, pod, bag”) also found in لُوبِيَا (lūbiyā).
Noun
جُلُبَّان or جُلَبَّان or جُلْبَان • (julubbān or julabbān or julbān) m
- grasspea (Lathyrus sativus, and by extension other Lathyrus species and the genus)
Declension
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جُلُبَّان; جُلَبَّان; جُلْبَان julubbān; julabbān; julbān |
الْجُلُبَّان; الْجُلَبَّان; الْجُلْبَان al-julubbān; al-julabbān; al-julbān |
جُلُبَّان; جُلَبَّان; جُلْبَان julubbān; julabbān; julbān |
| Nominative | جُلُبَّانٌ; جُلَبَّانٌ; جُلْبَانٌ julubbānun; julabbānun; julbānun |
الْجُلُبَّانُ; الْجُلَبَّانُ; الْجُلْبَانُ al-julubbānu; al-julabbānu; al-julbānu |
جُلُبَّانُ; جُلَبَّانُ; جُلْبَانُ julubbānu; julabbānu; julbānu |
| Accusative | جُلُبَّانًا; جُلَبَّانًا; جُلْبَانًا julubbānan; julabbānan; julbānan |
الْجُلُبَّانَ; الْجُلَبَّانَ; الْجُلْبَانَ al-julubbāna; al-julabbāna; al-julbāna |
جُلُبَّانَ; جُلَبَّانَ; جُلْبَانَ julubbāna; julabbāna; julbāna |
| Genitive | جُلُبَّانٍ; جُلَبَّانٍ; جُلْبَانٍ julubbānin; julabbānin; julbānin |
الْجُلُبَّانِ; الْجُلَبَّانِ; الْجُلْبَانِ al-julubbāni; al-julabbāni; al-julbāni |
جُلُبَّانِ; جُلَبَّانِ; جُلْبَانِ julubbāni; julabbāni; julbāni |
Descendants
- Egyptian Arabic: جلبان (gilbān, gulbān, gulabbān)
- Maltese: ġulbiena, ġilbiena
- Moroccan Arabic: جلبان (jalbān), جلبانة (jalbāna)
- → Middle Armenian: ճուլպան (čulpan)
- → Turkish: cılban, çılban
References
- “gwlb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “gylbwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 437–440
- Thompson, Reginald Campbell (1941) Cyril John Gadd, editor, A Dictionary of Assyrian Botany, London: The British Academy, published 1949, page 94
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic جُلْبَان (julbān).
Pronunciation
Noun
جِلبان or جُلبان or جُلَبَّان • (gilbān or gulbān or gulabbān) m
- grasspea (Lathyrus sativus, and by extension other Lathyrus species and the genus)
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic جُلْبَان (julbān).
Pronunciation
Noun
جلبان • (jalbān) m (usually uncountable)
- Alternative form of جلبانة (jalbāna)