Connections to Akkadian 𒅈𒋢𒌒𒁍 (arsuppu, “a type of cereal with a braid appearance; an unidentified type of apple or produce”, literally “carp fish, scales”), so applied from the appearance of its head.
Or, perhaps from Middle Persian *xār-čōp (literally “thorn stick”), from (hʾl /xār/, “thorn”) + (cwp /čōb, čōp/) equalling modern Persian خار (xâr)) + چوب (čôb), چوپ (čôp, “stick”).
خُرْشُوف • (ḵuršūf) m (plural خَرَاشِيف (ḵarāšīf))
singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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indefinite | definite | construct | |
informal | خُرْشُوف ḵuršūf |
الْخُرْشُوف al-ḵuršūf |
خُرْشُوف ḵuršūf |
nominative | خُرْشُوفٌ ḵuršūfun |
الْخُرْشُوفُ al-ḵuršūfu |
خُرْشُوفُ ḵuršūfu |
accusative | خُرْشُوفًا ḵuršūfan |
الْخُرْشُوفَ al-ḵuršūfa |
خُرْشُوفَ ḵuršūfa |
genitive | خُرْشُوفٍ ḵuršūfin |
الْخُرْشُوفِ al-ḵuršūfi |
خُرْشُوفِ ḵuršūfi |
dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
informal | خُرْشُوفَيْن ḵuršūfayn |
الْخُرْشُوفَيْن al-ḵuršūfayn |
خُرْشُوفَيْ ḵuršūfay |
nominative | خُرْشُوفَانِ ḵuršūfāni |
الْخُرْشُوفَانِ al-ḵuršūfāni |
خُرْشُوفَا ḵuršūfā |
accusative | خُرْشُوفَيْنِ ḵuršūfayni |
الْخُرْشُوفَيْنِ al-ḵuršūfayni |
خُرْشُوفَيْ ḵuršūfay |
genitive | خُرْشُوفَيْنِ ḵuršūfayni |
الْخُرْشُوفَيْنِ al-ḵuršūfayni |
خُرْشُوفَيْ ḵuršūfay |
plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
indefinite | definite | construct | |
informal | خَرَاشِيف ḵarāšīf |
الْخَرَاشِيف al-ḵarāšīf |
خَرَاشِيف ḵarāšīf |
nominative | خَرَاشِيفُ ḵarāšīfu |
الْخَرَاشِيفُ al-ḵarāšīfu |
خَرَاشِيفُ ḵarāšīfu |
accusative | خَرَاشِيفَ ḵarāšīfa |
الْخَرَاشِيفَ al-ḵarāšīfa |
خَرَاشِيفَ ḵarāšīfa |
genitive | خَرَاشِيفَ ḵarāšīfa |
الْخَرَاشِيفِ al-ḵarāšīfi |
خَرَاشِيفِ ḵarāšīfi |
From Arabic خَرْشُوف (ḵaršūf).
خرشوف • (ḵaršūf) m (plural خراشيف (ḵarāšīf))
From Arabic خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf).
خرشوف • (ḵaršūf) m (collective, singulative خرشوفة f (ḵaršūf), paucal خرشوفات (ḵaršūfāt))