شيطرج

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Arabic

Lepidium latifolium – شيطَرج

Etymology

From Middle Persian. Cognate to Classical Syriac ܨܝܛܪܓ, ܨܝܛܪܩ, Classical Persian شیتره (šaytara, šītara), شیترک (šaytarak, šītarak). Do not confuse with شَاهْتَرَج (šāhtaraj, “fumitory”). If not ultimately identical to it, possibly from Sanskrit चित्रक (citraka, “doctorbush, Plumbago zeylanica”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaj.tˤa.rad͡ʒ/, /ʃiː.tˤa.rad͡ʒ/

Adjective

شَيْطَرَج or شِيطَرَج • (šayṭaraj or šīṭaraj) (feminine شَيْطَرَجَة (šayṭaraja) or شِيطَرَجَة (šīṭaraja), masculine plural شَيْطَرَجُونَ (šayṭarajūna) or شِيطَرَجُونَ (šīṭarajūna), feminine plural شَيْطَرَجَات (šayṭarajāt) or شِيطَرَجَات (šīṭarajāt))

  1. cress (Lepidium spp., especially dittander Lepidium latifolium)
    • a. 1165, ابن التلميذ , edited by Oliver Kahl, The Dispensatory of Ibn At-Tilmīḏ الأقراباذين الكبير (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies; 70), Leiden: Brill, published 2007, →ISBN, page 139 Nr. 303:
      مرهم للبرص الأبيض الحديث نحاس مرق وهو الروسختج وزرنيخ أصفر وشيطرج ونورة لم تطفا وقلي أجزاء متساوية
      A liniment for (the treatment of) acute white vitiligo
      Oxidized copper rūsaḵtaj, orpiment, garden cress, (burnt but) not slaked lime, and potash in equal parts.

Declension

Declension of adjective شَيْطَرَج (šayṭaraj)‎; شِيطَرَج (šīṭaraj)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal شَيْطَرَج‎; شِيطَرَج
šayṭaraj‎; šīṭaraj 		الشَّيْطَرَج‎; الشِّيطَرَج
aš-šayṭaraj‎; aš-šīṭaraj 		شَيْطَرَجَة‎; شِيطَرَجَة
šayṭaraja‎; šīṭaraja 		الشَّيْطَرَجَة‎; الشِّيطَرَجَة
aš-šayṭaraja‎; aš-šīṭaraja
Nominative شَيْطَرَجٌ‎; شِيطَرَجٌ
šayṭarajun‎; šīṭarajun 		الشَّيْطَرَجُ‎; الشِّيطَرَجُ
aš-šayṭaraju‎; aš-šīṭaraju 		شَيْطَرَجَةٌ‎; شِيطَرَجَةٌ
šayṭarajatun‎; šīṭarajatun 		الشَّيْطَرَجَةُ‎; الشِّيطَرَجَةُ
aš-šayṭarajatu‎; aš-šīṭarajatu
Accusative شَيْطَرَجًا‎; شِيطَرَجًا
šayṭarajan‎; šīṭarajan 		الشَّيْطَرَجَ‎; الشِّيطَرَجَ
aš-šayṭaraja‎; aš-šīṭaraja 		شَيْطَرَجَةً‎; شِيطَرَجَةً
šayṭarajatan‎; šīṭarajatan 		الشَّيْطَرَجَةَ‎; الشِّيطَرَجَةَ
aš-šayṭarajata‎; aš-šīṭarajata
Genitive شَيْطَرَجٍ‎; شِيطَرَجٍ
šayṭarajin‎; šīṭarajin 		الشَّيْطَرَجِ‎; الشِّيطَرَجِ
aš-šayṭaraji‎; aš-šīṭaraji 		شَيْطَرَجَةٍ‎; شِيطَرَجَةٍ
šayṭarajatin‎; šīṭarajatin 		الشَّيْطَرَجَةِ‎; الشِّيطَرَجَةِ
aš-šayṭarajati‎; aš-šīṭarajati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal شَيْطَرَجَيْن‎; شِيطَرَجَيْن
šayṭarajayn‎; šīṭarajayn 		الشَّيْطَرَجَيْن‎; الشِّيطَرَجَيْن
aš-šayṭarajayn‎; aš-šīṭarajayn 		شَيْطَرَجَتَيْن‎; شِيطَرَجَتَيْن
šayṭarajatayn‎; šīṭarajatayn 		الشَّيْطَرَجَتَيْن‎; الشِّيطَرَجَتَيْن
aš-šayṭarajatayn‎; aš-šīṭarajatayn
Nominative شَيْطَرَجَانِ‎; شِيطَرَجَانِ
šayṭarajāni‎; šīṭarajāni 		الشَّيْطَرَجَانِ‎; الشِّيطَرَجَانِ
aš-šayṭarajāni‎; aš-šīṭarajāni 		شَيْطَرَجَتَانِ‎; شِيطَرَجَتَانِ
šayṭarajatāni‎; šīṭarajatāni 		الشَّيْطَرَجَتَانِ‎; الشِّيطَرَجَتَانِ
aš-šayṭarajatāni‎; aš-šīṭarajatāni
Accusative شَيْطَرَجَيْنِ‎; شِيطَرَجَيْنِ
šayṭarajayni‎; šīṭarajayni 		الشَّيْطَرَجَيْنِ‎; الشِّيطَرَجَيْنِ
aš-šayṭarajayni‎; aš-šīṭarajayni 		شَيْطَرَجَتَيْنِ‎; شِيطَرَجَتَيْنِ
šayṭarajatayni‎; šīṭarajatayni 		الشَّيْطَرَجَتَيْنِ‎; الشِّيطَرَجَتَيْنِ
aš-šayṭarajatayni‎; aš-šīṭarajatayni
Genitive شَيْطَرَجَيْنِ‎; شِيطَرَجَيْنِ
šayṭarajayni‎; šīṭarajayni 		الشَّيْطَرَجَيْنِ‎; الشِّيطَرَجَيْنِ
aš-šayṭarajayni‎; aš-šīṭarajayni 		شَيْطَرَجَتَيْنِ‎; شِيطَرَجَتَيْنِ
šayṭarajatayni‎; šīṭarajatayni 		الشَّيْطَرَجَتَيْنِ‎; الشِّيطَرَجَتَيْنِ
aš-šayṭarajatayni‎; aš-šīṭarajatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
plural unknown sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal ?
? 		?
? 		شَيْطَرَجَات‎; شِيطَرَجَات
šayṭarajāt‎; šīṭarajāt 		الشَّيْطَرَجَات‎; الشِّيطَرَجَات
aš-šayṭarajāt‎; aš-šīṭarajāt
Nominative ?
? 		?
? 		شَيْطَرَجَاتٌ‎; شِيطَرَجَاتٌ
šayṭarajātun‎; šīṭarajātun 		الشَّيْطَرَجَاتُ‎; الشِّيطَرَجَاتُ
aš-šayṭarajātu‎; aš-šīṭarajātu
Accusative ?
? 		?
? 		شَيْطَرَجَاتٍ‎; شِيطَرَجَاتٍ
šayṭarajātin‎; šīṭarajātin 		الشَّيْطَرَجَاتِ‎; الشِّيطَرَجَاتِ
aš-šayṭarajāti‎; aš-šīṭarajāti
Genitive ?
? 		?
? 		شَيْطَرَجَاتٍ‎; شِيطَرَجَاتٍ
šayṭarajātin‎; šīṭarajātin 		الشَّيْطَرَجَاتِ‎; الشِّيطَرَجَاتِ
aš-šayṭarajāti‎; aš-šīṭarajāti

Descendants

  • → Old Italian: chiarcetak
  • → Classical Persian: شَیطَرَج (šaytaraj)
  • → Old Provençal: satarac

References

  • Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, pages 259–260
  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “شيطرج”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎ (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 811a
  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “شيطرج”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 423a
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  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 324 Nr. 269
  • “ṣyṭrg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Stuhlmann, Franz (1912) Ein kulturgeschichtlicher Ausflug in den Aures (Atlas von Süd-Algerien): nebst Betrachtungen über die Berber-Völker (Abhandlungen des Hamburgischen Kolonialinstituts; X)‎ (in German), Hamburg: L. Friederichsen & Co., page 158b, claimed to be known in his day’s Constantine for Lepidium acanthocladum
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