Iranian in origin, but the details are not understood; it is pre-Islamic, probably from Aramaic סַרְבְּלָא (sarbəlā), סַרְבַּלָא (sarbalā, “mantle; trousers”) or Aramaic סַרְבֵּל (sarbel, “to cloth with a mantle; to clothe with trousers”), and it is possible that the verbs came before the noun in Arabic and the noun is deverbal. Regard Persian شلوار (šalvâr, “trousers”).
سِرْبَال • (sirbāl) m (plural سَرَابِيل (sarābīl))
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سِرْبَال sirbāl |
السِّرْبَال as-sirbāl |
سِرْبَال sirbāl |
Nominative | سِرْبَالٌ sirbālun |
السِّرْبَالُ as-sirbālu |
سِرْبَالُ sirbālu |
Accusative | سِرْبَالًا sirbālan |
السِّرْبَالَ as-sirbāla |
سِرْبَالَ sirbāla |
Genitive | سِرْبَالٍ sirbālin |
السِّرْبَالِ as-sirbāli |
سِرْبَالِ sirbāli |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | سِرْبَالَيْن sirbālayn |
السِّرْبَالَيْن as-sirbālayn |
سِرْبَالَيْ sirbālay |
Nominative | سِرْبَالَانِ sirbālāni |
السِّرْبَالَانِ as-sirbālāni |
سِرْبَالَا sirbālā |
Accusative | سِرْبَالَيْنِ sirbālayni |
السِّرْبَالَيْنِ as-sirbālayni |
سِرْبَالَيْ sirbālay |
Genitive | سِرْبَالَيْنِ sirbālayni |
السِّرْبَالَيْنِ as-sirbālayni |
سِرْبَالَيْ sirbālay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سَرَابِيل sarābīl |
السَّرَابِيل as-sarābīl |
سَرَابِيل sarābīl |
Nominative | سَرَابِيلُ sarābīlu |
السَّرَابِيلُ as-sarābīlu |
سَرَابِيلُ sarābīlu |
Accusative | سَرَابِيلَ sarābīla |
السَّرَابِيلَ as-sarābīla |
سَرَابِيلَ sarābīla |
Genitive | سَرَابِيلَ sarābīla |
السَّرَابِيلِ as-sarābīli |
سَرَابِيلِ sarābīli |