جلبان

Arabic

جلبان

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic, where Jewish Palestinian Aramaic גילבונה (/⁠*gilbɔ̄nā⁠/), גילבונא (/⁠*gilbɔ̄nā⁠/), גלבונה (/⁠*gilbɔ̄nā⁠/), גלבונא (/⁠*gilbɔ̄nā⁠/) is Lathyrus digitatus syn. sessilifolius, Lathyrus sativus and other Lathyrus species, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic גּוּלְבָּא (gulbā) and Classical Syriac ܓܰܘܠܒܳܐ (gulbā) a kind of wheat (a Triticum species), all derived from the root ג־ל־ב (g-l-b) related to baldness, being shaven off because of the paucity of anything like hair on either plant, the smooth leaf surface compared to naked human skin.

The first witness of the term might be a Late Middle Egyptian text (pBrooklyn 47.218.48 & 85 col. IV, 13–14) where it is stated that in the Asiatic language the grass-pea is called [script needed] (gulban).

The middle part can also be identified as continuing Akkadian 𒇻𒂠𒊬 (LU-UB₂-^SAR /⁠lubbu, luppu⁠/, “cowpea”), from Sumerian 𒇻𒂠𒊬 (LU-UB₂-^SAR /⁠lub⁠/, “cowpea”), likely connected to the Sumerian 𒇻𒂠 (LU-UB₂ /⁠lub⁠/, “pouch, pod, bag”) also found in لُوبِيَا (lūbiyā).

Noun

جُلُبَّان or جُلَبَّان or جُلْبَان • (julubbān or julabbān or julbān) m

1. grasspea (Lathyrus sativus, and by extension other Lathyrus species and the genus)

Declension

Declension of noun جُلُبَّان (julubbān)‎; جُلَبَّان (julabbān)‎; جُلْبَان (julbān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُلُبَّان‎; جُلَبَّان‎; جُلْبَان julubbān‎; julabbān‎; julbān	الْجُلُبَّان‎; الْجُلَبَّان‎; الْجُلْبَان al-julubbān‎; al-julabbān‎; al-julbān	جُلُبَّان‎; جُلَبَّان‎; جُلْبَان julubbān‎; julabbān‎; julbān
Nominative	جُلُبَّانٌ‎; جُلَبَّانٌ‎; جُلْبَانٌ julubbānun‎; julabbānun‎; julbānun	الْجُلُبَّانُ‎; الْجُلَبَّانُ‎; الْجُلْبَانُ al-julubbānu‎; al-julabbānu‎; al-julbānu	جُلُبَّانُ‎; جُلَبَّانُ‎; جُلْبَانُ julubbānu‎; julabbānu‎; julbānu
Accusative	جُلُبَّانًا‎; جُلَبَّانًا‎; جُلْبَانًا julubbānan‎; julabbānan‎; julbānan	الْجُلُبَّانَ‎; الْجُلَبَّانَ‎; الْجُلْبَانَ al-julubbāna‎; al-julabbāna‎; al-julbāna	جُلُبَّانَ‎; جُلَبَّانَ‎; جُلْبَانَ julubbāna‎; julabbāna‎; julbāna
Genitive	جُلُبَّانٍ‎; جُلَبَّانٍ‎; جُلْبَانٍ julubbānin‎; julabbānin‎; julbānin	الْجُلُبَّانِ‎; الْجُلَبَّانِ‎; الْجُلْبَانِ al-julubbāni‎; al-julabbāni‎; al-julbāni	جُلُبَّانِ‎; جُلَبَّانِ‎; جُلْبَانِ julubbāni‎; julabbāni‎; julbāni

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: جلبان (gilbān, gulbān, gulabbān)
• Maltese: ġulbiena, ġilbiena
• Moroccan Arabic: جلبان (jalbān), جلبانة (jalbāna)
• → Middle Armenian: ճուլպան (čulpan)
• → Turkish: cılban, çılban

References

• “gwlb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “gylbwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 437–440
• Thompson, Reginald Campbell (1941) Cyril John Gadd, editor, A Dictionary of Assyrian Botany‎^[2], London: The British Academy, published 1949, page 94

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جُلْبَان (julbān).

Noun

جِلبان or جُلبان or جُلَبَّان • (gilbān or gulbān or gulabbān) m

1. grasspea (Lathyrus sativus, and by extension other Lathyrus species and the genus)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جُلْبَان (julbān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒal.baːn/

Noun

جلبان • (jalbān) m (usually uncountable)

1. Alternative form of جلبانة (jalbāna)