عصفور
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عُصْفُور
Arabic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ṣapir- (“small bird”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *c̣ipar- (“small bird; guinea fowl”); variant form of صَافِر (ṣāfir, “small bird”), the /ع/ perhaps derives from a conflation with another closely related root Proto-Semitic *ʕVṣṣūr- (“bird”). Compare Hebrew ציפור (ṣippōr), Aramaic צִפְּרָא (ṣippərā), Ugaritic 𐎕𐎔𐎗 (ṣpr), and Akkadian 𒄷 (iṣṣūrum).
Pronunciation
Noun
عُصْفُور • (ʕuṣfūr) m (plural عَصَافِير (ʕaṣāfīr))
- any small bird
- sparrow
Declension
Declension of noun عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عُصْفُور ʕuṣfūr |
الْعُصْفُور al-ʕuṣfūr |
عُصْفُور ʕuṣfūr |
| Nominative | عُصْفُورٌ ʕuṣfūrun |
الْعُصْفُورُ al-ʕuṣfūru |
عُصْفُورُ ʕuṣfūru |
| Accusative | عُصْفُورًا ʕuṣfūran |
الْعُصْفُورَ al-ʕuṣfūra |
عُصْفُورَ ʕuṣfūra |
| Genitive | عُصْفُورٍ ʕuṣfūrin |
الْعُصْفُورِ al-ʕuṣfūri |
عُصْفُورِ ʕuṣfūri |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | عُصْفُورَيْن ʕuṣfūrayn |
الْعُصْفُورَيْن al-ʕuṣfūrayn |
عُصْفُورَيْ ʕuṣfūray |
| Nominative | عُصْفُورَانِ ʕuṣfūrāni |
الْعُصْفُورَانِ al-ʕuṣfūrāni |
عُصْفُورَا ʕuṣfūrā |
| Accusative | عُصْفُورَيْنِ ʕuṣfūrayni |
الْعُصْفُورَيْنِ al-ʕuṣfūrayni |
عُصْفُورَيْ ʕuṣfūray |
| Genitive | عُصْفُورَيْنِ ʕuṣfūrayni |
الْعُصْفُورَيْنِ al-ʕuṣfūrayni |
عُصْفُورَيْ ʕuṣfūray |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عَصَافِير ʕaṣāfīr |
الْعَصَافِير al-ʕaṣāfīr |
عَصَافِير ʕaṣāfīr |
| Nominative | عَصَافِيرُ ʕaṣāfīru |
الْعَصَافِيرُ al-ʕaṣāfīru |
عَصَافِيرُ ʕaṣāfīru |
| Accusative | عَصَافِيرَ ʕaṣāfīra |
الْعَصَافِيرَ al-ʕaṣāfīra |
عَصَافِيرَ ʕaṣāfīra |
| Genitive | عَصَافِيرَ ʕaṣāfīra |
الْعَصَافِيرِ al-ʕaṣāfīri |
عَصَافِيرِ ʕaṣāfīri |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: عصفور (ʕaṣfūr)
- Maltese: għasfur
- Moroccan Arabic: عصفور (ʕaṣfūr)
- South Levantine Arabic: عصفور (ʕaṣfūr)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “عصفور”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2064
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “عصفور”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 845
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr).
Pronunciation
Noun
عصفور • (ʕaṣfūr) m (plural عصافر (ʕṣāfir))
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr).