حمصيص
Arabic
Alternative forms
- حَمْبَصِيص (ḥambaṣīṣ)
Etymology
From a Canaanite language, doublet of حُمَّاض (ḥummāḍ), but perhaps transmitted through Aramaic considering its presence inland in Arabia; compare Classical Syriac ܚܲܡܘܼܨܬܵܐ (ḥammūṣtā, “rhubarb”). Unclear relationship to South Levantine Arabic حَمْصِيص (ḥamṣīṣ, “cape sorrel; Oxalis pes-caprae”).
Pronunciation
Noun
حَمَصِيص • (ḥamaṣīṣ) m (collective, singulative حَمَصِيصَة f (ḥamaṣīṣa))
- (Arabia, Bedouin) Any of species Rumex pictus of docks or sorrels
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَمَصِيص ḥamaṣīṣ |
الْحَمَصِيص al-ḥamaṣīṣ |
حَمَصِيص ḥamaṣīṣ |
| nominative | حَمَصِيصٌ ḥamaṣīṣun |
الْحَمَصِيصُ al-ḥamaṣīṣu |
حَمَصِيصُ ḥamaṣīṣu |
| accusative | حَمَصِيصًا ḥamaṣīṣan |
الْحَمَصِيصَ al-ḥamaṣīṣa |
حَمَصِيصَ ḥamaṣīṣa |
| genitive | حَمَصِيصٍ ḥamaṣīṣin |
الْحَمَصِيصِ al-ḥamaṣīṣi |
حَمَصِيصِ ḥamaṣīṣi |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَمَصِيصَة ḥamaṣīṣa |
الْحَمَصِيصَة al-ḥamaṣīṣa |
حَمَصِيصَة ḥamaṣīṣat |
| nominative | حَمَصِيصَةٌ ḥamaṣīṣatun |
الْحَمَصِيصَةُ al-ḥamaṣīṣatu |
حَمَصِيصَةُ ḥamaṣīṣatu |
| accusative | حَمَصِيصَةً ḥamaṣīṣatan |
الْحَمَصِيصَةَ al-ḥamaṣīṣata |
حَمَصِيصَةَ ḥamaṣīṣata |
| genitive | حَمَصِيصَةٍ ḥamaṣīṣatin |
الْحَمَصِيصَةِ al-ḥamaṣīṣati |
حَمَصِيصَةِ ḥamaṣīṣati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | حَمَصِيصَتَيْن ḥamaṣīṣatayn |
الْحَمَصِيصَتَيْن al-ḥamaṣīṣatayn |
حَمَصِيصَتَيْ ḥamaṣīṣatay |
| nominative | حَمَصِيصَتَانِ ḥamaṣīṣatāni |
الْحَمَصِيصَتَانِ al-ḥamaṣīṣatāni |
حَمَصِيصَتَا ḥamaṣīṣatā |
| accusative | حَمَصِيصَتَيْنِ ḥamaṣīṣatayni |
الْحَمَصِيصَتَيْنِ al-ḥamaṣīṣatayni |
حَمَصِيصَتَيْ ḥamaṣīṣatay |
| genitive | حَمَصِيصَتَيْنِ ḥamaṣīṣatayni |
الْحَمَصِيصَتَيْنِ al-ḥamaṣīṣatayni |
حَمَصِيصَتَيْ ḥamaṣīṣatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَمَصِيصَات ḥamaṣīṣāt |
الْحَمَصِيصَات al-ḥamaṣīṣāt |
حَمَصِيصَات ḥamaṣīṣāt |
| nominative | حَمَصِيصَاتٌ ḥamaṣīṣātun |
الْحَمَصِيصَاتُ al-ḥamaṣīṣātu |
حَمَصِيصَاتُ ḥamaṣīṣātu |
| accusative | حَمَصِيصَاتٍ ḥamaṣīṣātin |
الْحَمَصِيصَاتِ al-ḥamaṣīṣāti |
حَمَصِيصَاتِ ḥamaṣīṣāti |
| genitive | حَمَصِيصَاتٍ ḥamaṣīṣātin |
الْحَمَصِيصَاتِ al-ḥamaṣīṣāti |
حَمَصِيصَاتِ ḥamaṣīṣāti |
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Modern Hebrew חמציץ (khamtsíts), a variant of חמצוץ (khamtsúts). The plant first arrived in Jaffa at the end of the 19th century.[1] Distant doublet of حُمَّيض (ḥommēḍ, “sorrel”). Unclear relationship to Standard Arabic حَمَصِيص (ḥamaṣīṣ, “Rumex pictus”).
Pronunciation
Noun
حَمْصِيص • (ḥamṣīṣ) m (collective, singulative حَمْصِيصَة f (ḥamṣīṣa), plural حَمَاصِيص (ḥamaṣīṣ))