أبنوس
Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Persian آبنوس (âbnus), Middle Persian ʾpnws (abnūs), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj (“ebony”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
أَبْنُوس or أَبَنُوس • (ʔabnūs or ʔabanūs) m
- ebony (Diospyros ebenum tree and wood)
Declension edit
Declension of noun أَبْنُوس (ʔabnūs); أَبَنُوس (ʔabanūs)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَبْنُوس; أَبَنُوس ʔabnūs; ʔabanūs |
الْأَبْنُوس; الْأَبَنُوس al-ʔabnūs; al-ʔabanūs |
أَبْنُوس; أَبَنُوس ʔabnūs; ʔabanūs |
| Nominative | أَبْنُوسٌ; أَبَنُوسٌ ʔabnūsun; ʔabanūsun |
الْأَبْنُوسُ; الْأَبَنُوسُ al-ʔabnūsu; al-ʔabanūsu |
أَبْنُوسُ; أَبَنُوسُ ʔabnūsu; ʔabanūsu |
| Accusative | أَبْنُوسًا; أَبَنُوسًا ʔabnūsan; ʔabanūsan |
الْأَبْنُوسَ; الْأَبَنُوسَ al-ʔabnūsa; al-ʔabanūsa |
أَبْنُوسَ; أَبَنُوسَ ʔabnūsa; ʔabanūsa |
| Genitive | أَبْنُوسٍ; أَبَنُوسٍ ʔabnūsin; ʔabanūsin |
الْأَبْنُوسِ; الْأَبَنُوسِ al-ʔabnūsi; al-ʔabanūsi |
أَبْنُوسِ; أَبَنُوسِ ʔabnūsi; ʔabanūsi |
Descendants edit
- → Catalan: banús
- → Hebrew: יאבנוס, אבנוס (Medieval)
- → Spanish: ebanuz
- → Malay: abnus
- → Swahili: abunusi
References edit
- Freytag, Georg (1830) “أبنوس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 6
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “أبنوس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 3