غرارة
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غِرَارَة
Arabic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| غ ر ر (ḡ r r) |
| 7 terms |
Noun
غَرَارَة • (ḡarāra) f
Declension
Declension of noun غَرَارَة (ḡarāra)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | غَرَارَة ḡarāra |
الْغَرَارَة al-ḡarāra |
غَرَارَة ḡarārat |
| Nominative | غَرَارَةٌ ḡarāratun |
الْغَرَارَةُ al-ḡarāratu |
غَرَارَةُ ḡarāratu |
| Accusative | غَرَارَةً ḡarāratan |
الْغَرَارَةَ al-ḡarārata |
غَرَارَةَ ḡarārata |
| Genitive | غَرَارَةٍ ḡarāratin |
الْغَرَارَةِ al-ḡarārati |
غَرَارَةِ ḡarārati |
Etymology 2
Unknown, compare the relations of Arabic جِرَاب (jirāb, “pouch”) and Classical Persian خرمن (xarman, xirman, “harvest”), or even Arabic شَلَّاق (šallāq, “beggar’s knapsack”).
Noun
غِرَارَة • (ḡirāra) f (plural غَرَائِر (ḡarāʔir))
- sack, bag, especially for grain
- holdall, saddle-bag, leather bag
- (obsolete) a dry measure for grain
- (obsolete, Beirut) a dry measure for grain of about 432 litres
- (obsolete, Damascus) a dry measure for grain of about 265 litres – 12 كَيْل (kayl) – 72 مُدّ (mudd)
- (obsolete, Jerusalem) a dry measure for grain of about 795 litres
- (obsolete, Gaza) a dry measure for grain of about 398 litres
Declension
Declension of noun غِرَارَة (ḡirāra)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | غِرَارَة ḡirāra |
الْغِرَارَة al-ḡirāra |
غِرَارَة ḡirārat |
| Nominative | غِرَارَةٌ ḡirāratun |
الْغِرَارَةُ al-ḡirāratu |
غِرَارَةُ ḡirāratu |
| Accusative | غِرَارَةً ḡirāratan |
الْغِرَارَةَ al-ḡirārata |
غِرَارَةَ ḡirārata |
| Genitive | غِرَارَةٍ ḡirāratin |
الْغِرَارَةِ al-ḡirārati |
غِرَارَةِ ḡirārati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | غِرَارَتَيْن ḡirāratayn |
الْغِرَارَتَيْن al-ḡirāratayn |
غِرَارَتَيْ ḡirāratay |
| Nominative | غِرَارَتَانِ ḡirāratāni |
الْغِرَارَتَانِ al-ḡirāratāni |
غِرَارَتَا ḡirāratā |
| Accusative | غِرَارَتَيْنِ ḡirāratayni |
الْغِرَارَتَيْنِ al-ḡirāratayni |
غِرَارَتَيْ ḡirāratay |
| Genitive | غِرَارَتَيْنِ ḡirāratayni |
الْغِرَارَتَيْنِ al-ḡirāratayni |
غِرَارَتَيْ ḡirāratay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | غَرَائِر ḡarāʔir |
الْغَرَائِر al-ḡarāʔir |
غَرَائِر ḡarāʔir |
| Nominative | غَرَائِرُ ḡarāʔiru |
الْغَرَائِرُ al-ḡarāʔiru |
غَرَائِرُ ḡarāʔiru |
| Accusative | غَرَائِرَ ḡarāʔira |
الْغَرَائِرَ al-ḡarāʔira |
غَرَائِرَ ḡarāʔira |
| Genitive | غَرَائِرَ ḡarāʔira |
الْغَرَائِرِ al-ḡarāʔiri |
غَرَائِرِ ḡarāʔiri |
References
- Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2012) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN, pages 188–189
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 203–204
- Hinz, Walther (1955, 1970) Islamische Maße und Gewichte: umgerechnet ins metrische System (Handbuch der Orientalistik. Erste Abteilung: der nahe und der mittlere Osten; Ergänzungsband 1, Heft 1) (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 37–38
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “غرارة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2240
- Sauvaire, Henri (1886) “Matériaux pour servir à l’histoire de la numismatique et de la mythologie musulmanes”, in Journal asiatique (in French), published Part I in 1879 Autumn 455, Part II 1884 Spring 368, Part II continuation 1884 in Autumn 207, Part II end in 1885 Spring 498, Part III in 1886 Spring 124, Part III continuation in 1886 Spring 394, Part III other continuation 1886 Autumn 272, Part IV 1886 Autumn 479, page 422 seqq. of part three continuation