زيتون

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Arabic

زَيْتُون

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Related to زَيْت (zayt, “olive oil”); but the stem extension, unknown in Arabic morphology, directly relates to Aramaic, where -ōnā forms diminutive nouns; developing there the sense of an “olive tree” found for the simplex across Northwest Semitic to what is attested as Classical Mandaic ࡆࡉࡕࡅࡍࡀ (zētōnā, “little olive tree”) and then attaining based on the idea of the fruit being a miniature olive tree the meaning “olive”, as well as retaining the meaning of an olive tree.

    Noun

    زَيْتُون • (zaytūn) m (collective, singulative زَيْتُونَة f (zaytūna))

    1. olive (fruit or tree)
    Declension
    Declension of noun زَيْتُون (zaytūn)
    Collective basic collective triptote
    Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal زَيْتُون
    zaytūn     		الزَّيْتُون
    az-zaytūn     		زَيْتُون
    zaytūn
    Nominative زَيْتُونٌ
    zaytūnun     		الزَّيْتُونُ
    az-zaytūnu     		زَيْتُونُ
    zaytūnu
    Accusative زَيْتُونًا
    zaytūnan     		الزَّيْتُونَ
    az-zaytūna     		زَيْتُونَ
    zaytūna
    Genitive زَيْتُونٍ
    zaytūnin     		الزَّيْتُونِ
    az-zaytūni     		زَيْتُونِ
    zaytūni
    Singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
    Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal زَيْتُونَة
    zaytūna     		الزَّيْتُونَة
    az-zaytūna     		زَيْتُونَة
    zaytūnat
    Nominative زَيْتُونَةٌ
    zaytūnatun     		الزَّيْتُونَةُ
    az-zaytūnatu     		زَيْتُونَةُ
    zaytūnatu
    Accusative زَيْتُونَةً
    zaytūnatan     		الزَّيْتُونَةَ
    az-zaytūnata     		زَيْتُونَةَ
    zaytūnata
    Genitive زَيْتُونَةٍ
    zaytūnatin     		الزَّيْتُونَةِ
    az-zaytūnati     		زَيْتُونَةِ
    zaytūnati
    Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal زَيْتُونَتَيْن
    zaytūnatayn     		الزَّيْتُونَتَيْن
    az-zaytūnatayn     		زَيْتُونَتَيْ
    zaytūnatay
    Nominative زَيْتُونَتَانِ
    zaytūnatāni     		الزَّيْتُونَتَانِ
    az-zaytūnatāni     		زَيْتُونَتَا
    zaytūnatā
    Accusative زَيْتُونَتَيْنِ
    zaytūnatayni     		الزَّيْتُونَتَيْنِ
    az-zaytūnatayni     		زَيْتُونَتَيْ
    zaytūnatay
    Genitive زَيْتُونَتَيْنِ
    zaytūnatayni     		الزَّيْتُونَتَيْنِ
    az-zaytūnatayni     		زَيْتُونَتَيْ
    zaytūnatay
    Paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
    Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal زَيْتُونَات
    zaytūnāt     		الزَّيْتُونَات
    az-zaytūnāt     		زَيْتُونَات
    zaytūnāt
    Nominative زَيْتُونَاتٌ
    zaytūnātun     		الزَّيْتُونَاتُ
    az-zaytūnātu     		زَيْتُونَاتُ
    zaytūnātu
    Accusative زَيْتُونَاتٍ
    zaytūnātin     		الزَّيْتُونَاتِ
    az-zaytūnāti     		زَيْتُونَاتِ
    zaytūnāti
    Genitive زَيْتُونَاتٍ
    zaytūnātin     		الزَّيْتُونَاتِ
    az-zaytūnāti     		زَيْتُونَاتِ
    zaytūnāti
    Descendants
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    Phono-semantic matching from Chinese 刺桐 (MC tshjeH duwng, “coral tree”) in 刺桐城 (MC tshjeH duwng dzyeng, “coral tree town”), an old name for Quanzhou.

    Proper noun

    زَيْتُون • (zaytūn) m

    1. (historical) Zayton, the medieval trade name of the ports of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian, China
    Declension
    Declension of noun زَيْتُون (zaytūn)
    Singular basic singular diptote
    Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal — زَيْتُون
    zaytūn     		—
    Nominative — زَيْتُونُ
    zaytūnu     		—
    Accusative — زَيْتُونَ
    zaytūna     		—
    Genitive — زَيْتُونَ
    zaytūna     		—

    References

    • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 147
    • Guidi, Ignazio (1879) Della sede primitiva dei popoli semitici (in Italian), Rome: Tipi del Salviucci, page 37
    • Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 294
    • Shahîd, Irfan (1989) Byzantium and the Arabs in the Fifth Century, Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, pages 249–250
    • “zytwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

    Hijazi Arabic

    Etymology

    From Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    زيتون • (zaytūn) m (collective, singulative زيتونة f (zaytūna), plural زيتونات (zaytūnāt))

    1. olive (fruit or tree)

    South Levantine Arabic

    Etymology

    From Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).

    Noun

    زيتون • (zētūn) m (collective)

    1. Alternative form of زتون (zatūn, “olives”)
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