سحلب
See also: سجلت
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Allegedly a contraction of خُصَى الثَعْلَب (ḵuṣā aṯ-ṯaʕlab, “fox testicles”) for the root tubers’ looking like testicles.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
سَحْلَب • (saḥlab) m
- Orchis gen.
- the starch of the bulbs of Orchis gen., salep
- a drink made from milk thickened with salep, sweetened, and usually flavored with rosewater or orange blossom water
Declension edit
Declension of noun سَحْلَب (saḥlab)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سَحْلَب saḥlab |
السَّحْلَب as-saḥlab |
سَحْلَب saḥlab |
| Nominative | سَحْلَبٌ saḥlabun |
السَّحْلَبُ as-saḥlabu |
سَحْلَبُ saḥlabu |
| Accusative | سَحْلَبًا saḥlaban |
السَّحْلَبَ as-saḥlaba |
سَحْلَبَ saḥlaba |
| Genitive | سَحْلَبٍ saḥlabin |
السَّحْلَبِ as-saḥlabi |
سَحْلَبِ saḥlabi |
References edit
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 600
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “سحلب”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 557