برسيم
See also: برسیم
Arabic
Etymology
From Hebrew ברושים (bərōšīm), the plural of Hebrew ברוש (bərōš, “cypress”). The Hebrew plural has also yielded Ge'ez ቢሩሲም (birusim), በርሲም (bärsim), ቤሬሲም (beresim), ቤሩሲም (berusim, “cypress”), and the Hebrew singular Ge'ez ቢሮሽ (biroš), ቤሩሽ (beruš, “cypress”). Further back, the Hebrew is derived from Akkadian [script needed] (burāšu), whither also Aramaic ברותא / Classical Syriac ܒܪܽܘܬܳܐ (bərūṯā, “cypress”) traces its origin. That word is also attested as Ancient Greek βραθυ (brathu), Latin bratus, meaning savin.
However Behnstedt says it is from Coptic ⲃⲉⲣⲥⲓⲙ (bersim).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bir.siːm/
Noun
بِرْسِيم • (birsīm) m
- Trifolium alexandrinum, Egyptian clover (a trefoil widely used as forage crop)
Declension
Declension of noun بِرْسِيم (birsīm)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بِرْسِيم birsīm |
الْبِرْسِيم al-birsīm |
بِرْسِيم birsīm |
| Nominative | بِرْسِيمٌ birsīmun |
الْبِرْسِيمُ al-birsīmu |
بِرْسِيمُ birsīmu |
| Accusative | بِرْسِيمًا birsīman |
الْبِرْسِيمَ al-birsīma |
بِرْسِيمَ birsīma |
| Genitive | بِرْسِيمٍ birsīmin |
الْبِرْسِيمِ al-birsīmi |
بِرْسِيمِ birsīmi |
References
- Peter Behnstedt (2006), “Coptic Loanwoards”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 1, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 504
- Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 84
- Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 107
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