برقوق
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برقوق
Arabic
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܒܰܪܩܽܘܩܳܐ (barqūqā), ܒܰܪܩܽܘܩܳܝܳܐ (barqūqāyā), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκῐ́ᾱ (berikokkĭ́ā, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικόκῐον (praikókĭon), from Late Latin (persica) praecocia (literally “early-ripe (peaches)”), (mālum) praecoquum (literally “early-ripe (apple)”), from Latin praecox (“early-ripe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
بُرْقُوق or بَرْقُوق • (burqūq or barqūq) m (collective, singulative بُرْقُوقَة f (burqūqa) or بَرْقُوقَة (barqūqa))
- plum, plums
- Synonyms: (Syria, Jordania, Oman) خَوْخ (ḵawḵ), (Al-Andalus, Iraq) إِجَّاص (ʔijjāṣ), (Tunisia, Libya, Al-Andalus) عَيْن الْبَقَر (ʕayn al-baqar), (Al-Andalus) عَبْقَر (ʕabqar)
- (West-Yemen, al-Andalus, Sicily, Mauritania, Western Sahara) apricot, apricots
- Synonym: (elsewhere) مِشْمِش (mišmiš)
- (Mauritania, Western Sahara) peach, peaches
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بُرْقُوق; بَرْقُوق burqūq; barqūq |
الْبُرْقُوق; الْبَرْقُوق al-burqūq; al-barqūq |
بُرْقُوق; بَرْقُوق burqūq; barqūq |
| nominative | بُرْقُوقٌ; بَرْقُوقٌ burqūqun; barqūqun |
الْبُرْقُوقُ; الْبَرْقُوقُ al-burqūqu; al-barqūqu |
بُرْقُوقُ; بَرْقُوقُ burqūqu; barqūqu |
| accusative | بُرْقُوقًا; بَرْقُوقًا burqūqan; barqūqan |
الْبُرْقُوقَ; الْبَرْقُوقَ al-burqūqa; al-barqūqa |
بُرْقُوقَ; بَرْقُوقَ burqūqa; barqūqa |
| genitive | بُرْقُوقٍ; بَرْقُوقٍ burqūqin; barqūqin |
الْبُرْقُوقِ; الْبَرْقُوقِ al-burqūqi; al-barqūqi |
بُرْقُوقِ; بَرْقُوقِ burqūqi; barqūqi |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بُرْقُوقَة; بَرْقُوقَة burqūqa; barqūqa |
الْبُرْقُوقَة; الْبَرْقُوقَة al-burqūqa; al-barqūqa |
بُرْقُوقَة; بَرْقُوقَة burqūqat; barqūqat |
| nominative | بُرْقُوقَةٌ; بَرْقُوقَةٌ burqūqatun; barqūqatun |
الْبُرْقُوقَةُ; الْبَرْقُوقَةُ al-burqūqatu; al-barqūqatu |
بُرْقُوقَةُ; بَرْقُوقَةُ burqūqatu; barqūqatu |
| accusative | بُرْقُوقَةً; بَرْقُوقَةً burqūqatan; barqūqatan |
الْبُرْقُوقَةَ; الْبَرْقُوقَةَ al-burqūqata; al-barqūqata |
بُرْقُوقَةَ; بَرْقُوقَةَ burqūqata; barqūqata |
| genitive | بُرْقُوقَةٍ; بَرْقُوقَةٍ burqūqatin; barqūqatin |
الْبُرْقُوقَةِ; الْبَرْقُوقَةِ al-burqūqati; al-barqūqati |
بُرْقُوقَةِ; بَرْقُوقَةِ burqūqati; barqūqati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | بُرْقُوقَتَيْن; بَرْقُوقَتَيْن burqūqatayn; barqūqatayn |
الْبُرْقُوقَتَيْن; الْبَرْقُوقَتَيْن al-burqūqatayn; al-barqūqatayn |
بُرْقُوقَتَيْ; بَرْقُوقَتَيْ burqūqatay; barqūqatay |
| nominative | بُرْقُوقَتَانِ; بَرْقُوقَتَانِ burqūqatāni; barqūqatāni |
الْبُرْقُوقَتَانِ; الْبَرْقُوقَتَانِ al-burqūqatāni; al-barqūqatāni |
بُرْقُوقَتَا; بَرْقُوقَتَا burqūqatā; barqūqatā |
| accusative | بُرْقُوقَتَيْنِ; بَرْقُوقَتَيْنِ burqūqatayni; barqūqatayni |
الْبُرْقُوقَتَيْنِ; الْبَرْقُوقَتَيْنِ al-burqūqatayni; al-barqūqatayni |
بُرْقُوقَتَيْ; بَرْقُوقَتَيْ burqūqatay; barqūqatay |
| genitive | بُرْقُوقَتَيْنِ; بَرْقُوقَتَيْنِ burqūqatayni; barqūqatayni |
الْبُرْقُوقَتَيْنِ; الْبَرْقُوقَتَيْنِ al-burqūqatayni; al-barqūqatayni |
بُرْقُوقَتَيْ; بَرْقُوقَتَيْ burqūqatay; barqūqatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بُرْقُوقَات; بَرْقُوقَات burqūqāt; barqūqāt |
الْبُرْقُوقَات; الْبَرْقُوقَات al-burqūqāt; al-barqūqāt |
بُرْقُوقَات; بَرْقُوقَات burqūqāt; barqūqāt |
| nominative | بُرْقُوقَاتٌ; بَرْقُوقَاتٌ burqūqātun; barqūqātun |
الْبُرْقُوقَاتُ; الْبَرْقُوقَاتُ al-burqūqātu; al-barqūqātu |
بُرْقُوقَاتُ; بَرْقُوقَاتُ burqūqātu; barqūqātu |
| accusative | بُرْقُوقَاتٍ; بَرْقُوقَاتٍ burqūqātin; barqūqātin |
الْبُرْقُوقَاتِ; الْبَرْقُوقَاتِ al-burqūqāti; al-barqūqāti |
بُرْقُوقَاتِ; بَرْقُوقَاتِ burqūqāti; barqūqāti |
| genitive | بُرْقُوقَاتٍ; بَرْقُوقَاتٍ burqūqātin; barqūqātin |
الْبُرْقُوقَاتِ; الْبَرْقُوقَاتِ al-burqūqāti; al-barqūqāti |
بُرْقُوقَاتِ; بَرْقُوقَاتِ burqūqāti; barqūqāti |
Descendants
- Andalusian Arabic: برْقوق (barqúq)
- Maltese: berquq
- Moroccan Arabic: برقوق (barqūq)
- South Levantine Arabic: برقوق (barʔūʔ)
- → Middle Armenian: պարկուկ (parkuk)
- → Sicilian: barcocu, varcocu, bbarcocu
From البرقوق (al-barqūq, “the plum”):
- Andalusian Arabic: البرقوق (albarqúq)
- → Asturian: albaricoque
- → Catalan: albercoc (see there for further descendants)
- → Galician: albaricoque
- → Portuguese: albricoque
- → Spanish: albaricoque
- → Italian: albicocca
References
- Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2010) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band I: Mensch, Natur, Fauna und Flora (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN, pages 501–507
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 139
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, , page 150
- “abricot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “برقوق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic بَرْقُوق (barqūq).
Pronunciation
Noun
برقوق • (barqūq) m (collective, singulative برقوقة f (barqūqa), paucal برقوقات (barqūqāt))
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic بَرْقُوق (barqūq).
Pronunciation
Noun
برقوق • (barʔūʔ) m (collective, singulative برقوقة f (barʔūʔa), paucal برقوقات (barʔūʔāt))