بعشوم

Sudanese Arabic

بعشوم

Alternative forms

• بعشوب (baʿšōb)

Etymology

From Beja ba'aashoob, the accusative form of ba'aasho (“fox, jackal”). Cognate with Coptic ⲃⲟⲓϣⲓ (boiši, “jackal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʕ.ʃoːm/

Noun

بعشوم • (baʿšōm) m (plural بعاشيم (baʿāšīm))

1. fox
2. jackal
3. (dialectal, Rubatab) hyena

Descendants

• >? Juba Arabic: basham

References

• Hillelson, Sigmar (1925) Sudan Arabic: English–Arabic Vocabulary‎^[1], London, United Kingdom: Sudan Government, page 158
• Reinisch, Leo (1895) Wörterbuch der Beḍauye-Sprache‎^[2] (in German), Wien, Austria, page 40