حرباء
Arabic
حِرْبَاء
Etymology
- From حَرْبَة (ḥarba, “dart, javelin; weapon in a general sense”) from the root ح ر ب (ḥ-r-b); likely a reference to the projectile-like tongue of a chameleon. Cognate with Akkadian 𒁇𒁯𒁯𒉡 (ḫurbabillu, “chameleon”) and Eblaite 𒀭𒊩𒄯𒁀 (ḫur.ba.um, “chameleon”).
- Alternatively, philologist Georg Freytag lists it as from a Persian خُرْبَا (ḵurbā), giving the meaning “guardian of the sun” without a source; perhaps related to Persian آفتابپرست (âftâb-parast, “chameleon”, literally “sun-worshiper”).
Noun
حِرْبَاء • (ḥirbāʾ) m (plural حَرَابِيّ (ḥarābiyy))
Declension
Declension of noun حِرْبَاء (ḥirbāʾ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حِرْبَاء ḥirbāʾ |
الْحِرْبَاء al-ḥirbāʾ |
حِرْبَاء ḥirbāʾ |
| Nominative | حِرْبَاءٌ ḥirbāʾun |
الْحِرْبَاءُ al-ḥirbāʾu |
حِرْبَاءُ ḥirbāʾu |
| Accusative | حِرْبَاءً ḥirbāʾan |
الْحِرْبَاءَ al-ḥirbāʾa |
حِرْبَاءَ ḥirbāʾa |
| Genitive | حِرْبَاءٍ ḥirbāʾin |
الْحِرْبَاءِ al-ḥirbāʾi |
حِرْبَاءِ ḥirbāʾi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | حِرْبَاءَيْن ḥirbāʾayn |
الْحِرْبَاءَيْن al-ḥirbāʾayn |
حِرْبَاءَيْ ḥirbāʾay |
| Nominative | حِرْبَاءَانِ ḥirbāʾāni |
الْحِرْبَاءَانِ al-ḥirbāʾāni |
حِرْبَاءَا ḥirbāʾā |
| Accusative | حِرْبَاءَيْنِ ḥirbāʾayni |
الْحِرْبَاءَيْنِ al-ḥirbāʾayni |
حِرْبَاءَيْ ḥirbāʾay |
| Genitive | حِرْبَاءَيْنِ ḥirbāʾayni |
الْحِرْبَاءَيْنِ al-ḥirbāʾayni |
حِرْبَاءَيْ ḥirbāʾay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حَرَابِي ḥarābī |
الْحَرَابِي al-ḥarābī |
حَرَابِي ḥarābī |
| Nominative | حَرَابِيٌّ ḥarābiyyun |
الْحَرَابِيُّ al-ḥarābiyyu |
حَرَابِيُّ ḥarābiyyu |
| Accusative | حَرَابِيًّا ḥarābiyyan |
الْحَرَابِيَّ al-ḥarābiyya |
حَرَابِيَّ ḥarābiyya |
| Genitive | حَرَابِيٍّ ḥarābiyyin |
الْحَرَابِيِّ al-ḥarābiyyi |
حَرَابِيِّ ḥarābiyyi |
Synonyms
- جَمَل اليَهُود (jamal al-yahūd, literally “Jewish camel”)
References
- Freytag, Georg (1830), “حرباء”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 361
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “حرباء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 540–541
- Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (1976) A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, page 121
- Leonid Kogan (2006), Animal Names: 4.3. Lizards in Babel und Bibel 3: Annual of Ancient Near Eastern, Old Testament, and Semitic Studies, Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns in conjunction with the Russian State University for Humanities, page 298, note 177
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