(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) From Proto-Semitic *ʕakbar- (“mouse”) mingled with عُرْقُوب (ʕurqūb, “hamstring, Achilles tendon”) from *ʿarqūb- (“hamstring, Achilles tendon”) in specialization to the fauna of the Arabian desert where the jerboa is marked by its jumping muscles. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܽܘܩܒܪܳܐ (ʾuqbarā, “mouse”), Hebrew עַכְבָּר (ʾaḵbār, “mouse”).
يَرْبُوع • (yarbūʕ) m (plural يَرَابِيع (yarābīʕ))
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | يَرْبُوع yarbūʕ |
الْيَرْبُوع al-yarbūʕ |
يَرْبُوع yarbūʕ |
Nominative | يَرْبُوعٌ yarbūʕun |
الْيَرْبُوعُ al-yarbūʕu |
يَرْبُوعُ yarbūʕu |
Accusative | يَرْبُوعًا yarbūʕan |
الْيَرْبُوعَ al-yarbūʕa |
يَرْبُوعَ yarbūʕa |
Genitive | يَرْبُوعٍ yarbūʕin |
الْيَرْبُوعِ al-yarbūʕi |
يَرْبُوعِ yarbūʕi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | يَرْبُوعَيْن yarbūʕayn |
الْيَرْبُوعَيْن al-yarbūʕayn |
يَرْبُوعَيْ yarbūʕay |
Nominative | يَرْبُوعَانِ yarbūʕāni |
الْيَرْبُوعَانِ al-yarbūʕāni |
يَرْبُوعَا yarbūʕā |
Accusative | يَرْبُوعَيْنِ yarbūʕayni |
الْيَرْبُوعَيْنِ al-yarbūʕayni |
يَرْبُوعَيْ yarbūʕay |
Genitive | يَرْبُوعَيْنِ yarbūʕayni |
الْيَرْبُوعَيْنِ al-yarbūʕayni |
يَرْبُوعَيْ yarbūʕay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | يَرَابِيع yarābīʕ |
الْيَرَابِيع al-yarābīʕ |
يَرَابِيع yarābīʕ |
Nominative | يَرَابِيعُ yarābīʕu |
الْيَرَابِيعُ al-yarābīʕu |
يَرَابِيعُ yarābīʕu |
Accusative | يَرَابِيعَ yarābīʕa |
الْيَرَابِيعَ al-yarābīʕa |
يَرَابِيعَ yarābīʕa |
Genitive | يَرَابِيعَ yarābīʕa |
الْيَرَابِيعِ al-yarābīʕi |
يَرَابِيعِ yarābīʕi |