كركم
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كُرْكُم 
كُرْكُم
Arabic
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Alternative forms
- كُرْكُب (kurkub)
Etymology
Semitic cognates include Aramaic כּוּרְכְּמָא, ܟܽܘܪܟܡܳܐ (kurkmā), Akkadian 𒌑𒆪𒄀𒆸𒈾 (/kurkanū/), Hebrew כַּרְכֹּם / כַּרְכֹּום (karkom); however because of non-philological evidence it is a preferred assumption that the Arabic word comes via India, from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma).
Akin to Middle Persian (kwlkwm /kurkum/), Old Armenian քրքում (kʻrkʻum), Old Georgian ქურქუმაჲ (kurkumay), Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos).
Pronunciation
Noun
كُرْكُم • (kurkum) m
- Curcuma and especially Curcuma longa, turmeric, Indian saffron
- curcumin
Declension
Declension of noun كُرْكُم (kurkum)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كُرْكُم kurkum |
الْكُرْكُم al-kurkum |
كُرْكُم kurkum |
| Nominative | كُرْكُمٌ kurkumun |
الْكُرْكُمُ al-kurkumu |
كُرْكُمُ kurkumu |
| Accusative | كُرْكُمًا kurkuman |
الْكُرْكُمَ al-kurkuma |
كُرْكُمَ kurkuma |
| Genitive | كُرْكُمٍ kurkumin |
الْكُرْكُمِ al-kurkumi |
كُرْكُمِ kurkumi |
References
- Levey, Martin (1973) Early Arabic Pharmacology. An Introduction Based on Ancient and Medieval Sources, Leiden: E. J. Brill, , →ISBN, pages 61–62
- “kwrkm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Shulman, David (2016) Tamil: A biography, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 20
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 194