سلسبيل

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Arabic

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سَلْسَبِيلٌ (salsabīlun)
More is depicted on the Wikipedia article linked above and Volait 2021.[1]

Etymology

Probably an elistic name of Aramaic and ultimately Akkadian origin.[2] For metrical considerations it could still have tanwīn in spite of being, as a proper noun, diptote.[3]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

سَلْسَبِيل • (salsabīl) m

  1. (obsolete, hapax) a male given name
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 76:18:
      وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنْجَبِيلًا عَيْنًا فِيهَا تُسَمَّى سَلْسَبِيلًا
      wayusqawna fīhā kaʔsan kāna mizājuhā zanjabīlan ʕaynan fīhā tusammā salsabīlan
      There are they watered with a cup whereof the mixture is of ginger and the spring bearing the name of Salsabīl

Declension

Declension of noun سَلْسَبِيل (salsabīl)
Singular basic singular diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — سَلْسَبِيل
salsabīl 		—
Nominative — سَلْسَبِيلُ
salsabīlu 		—
Accusative — سَلْسَبِيلَ
salsabīla 		—
Genitive — سَلْسَبِيلَ
salsabīla 		—

Descendants

  • Indonesian: Salsabila (“a female given name”)

Noun

سَلْسَبِيل • (salsabīl) m (plural سَلَاسِب (salāsib) or سَلَاسِيب (salāsīb))

  1. a copious source of nourishment, used to aggrandize the contents of a book or a restaurant for marketing purposes, in reference to the Qurʔānic description of Paradise
  2. a monumental waterspout

Declension

Declension of noun سَلْسَبِيل (salsabīl)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَلْسَبِيل
salsabīl 		السَّلْسَبِيل
as-salsabīl 		سَلْسَبِيل
salsabīl
Nominative سَلْسَبِيلٌ
salsabīlun 		السَّلْسَبِيلُ
as-salsabīlu 		سَلْسَبِيلُ
salsabīlu
Accusative سَلْسَبِيلًا
salsabīlan 		السَّلْسَبِيلَ
as-salsabīla 		سَلْسَبِيلَ
salsabīla
Genitive سَلْسَبِيلٍ
salsabīlin 		السَّلْسَبِيلِ
as-salsabīli 		سَلْسَبِيلِ
salsabīli
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَلْسَبِيلَيْن
salsabīlayn 		السَّلْسَبِيلَيْن
as-salsabīlayn 		سَلْسَبِيلَيْ
salsabīlay
Nominative سَلْسَبِيلَانِ
salsabīlāni 		السَّلْسَبِيلَانِ
as-salsabīlāni 		سَلْسَبِيلَا
salsabīlā
Accusative سَلْسَبِيلَيْنِ
salsabīlayni 		السَّلْسَبِيلَيْنِ
as-salsabīlayni 		سَلْسَبِيلَيْ
salsabīlay
Genitive سَلْسَبِيلَيْنِ
salsabīlayni 		السَّلْسَبِيلَيْنِ
as-salsabīlayni 		سَلْسَبِيلَيْ
salsabīlay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَلَاسِب‎; سَلَاسِيب
salāsib‎; salāsīb 		السَّلَاسِب‎; السَّلَاسِيب
as-salāsib‎; as-salāsīb 		سَلَاسِب‎; سَلَاسِيب
salāsib‎; salāsīb
Nominative سَلَاسِبُ‎; سَلَاسِيبُ
salāsibu‎; salāsību 		السَّلَاسِبُ‎; السَّلَاسِيبُ
as-salāsibu‎; as-salāsību 		سَلَاسِبُ‎; سَلَاسِيبُ
salāsibu‎; salāsību
Accusative سَلَاسِبَ‎; سَلَاسِيبَ
salāsiba‎; salāsība 		السَّلَاسِبَ‎; السَّلَاسِيبَ
as-salāsiba‎; as-salāsība 		سَلَاسِبَ‎; سَلَاسِيبَ
salāsiba‎; salāsība
Genitive سَلَاسِبَ‎; سَلَاسِيبَ
salāsiba‎; salāsība 		السَّلَاسِبِ‎; السَّلَاسِيبِ
as-salāsibi‎; as-salāsībi 		سَلَاسِبِ‎; سَلَاسِيبِ
salāsibi‎; salāsībi

References

  1. ^ A modern interpretation is depicted in Volait, Mercedes (2021) “3: Conflicted Commodification in Cairo”, in Antique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890: Intercultural Engagements with Architecture and Craft in the Age of Travel and Reform‎, Leiden: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 99–100, figure 69
  2. ^ Keßler, Konrad (1889) Mani. Forschungen über die manichäische Religion. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Religionsgeschichte des Orients (in German), Berlin: Georg Reimer, →DOI, page 17 of the preface
  3. ^ Drißner, Gerald (2024 March 20) “The Qur’an Revisited: Sura 76:18”, in Arabic for Nerds‎
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