دعسوقة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- دُعْسُوق (duʕsūq), دُعْشُوقَة (duʕšūqa), دُعْشُوق (duʕšūq), دُعْسُوفَة (duʕsūfa), دُعْسُوف (duʕsūf), دُعْشُوفَة (duʕšūfa), دُعْشُوف (duʕšūf)
Etymology
Possibly from Persian کفشدوزک (kafšduzak, “ladybug”, literally “little shoemaker or cobbler”), a name that alludes to the spots on its back; however, the etymological connection is not fully established, and some forms in Arabic differ markedly from the Persian original.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duʕ.suː.qa/
Noun
دُعْسُوقَة • (duʕsūqa) f (plural دَعَاسِيق (daʕāsīq) or دُعْسُوقَات (duʕsūqāt))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | دُعْسُوقَة duʕsūqa |
الدُّعْسُوقَة ad-duʕsūqa |
دُعْسُوقَة duʕsūqat |
| nominative | دُعْسُوقَةٌ duʕsūqatun |
الدُّعْسُوقَةُ ad-duʕsūqatu |
دُعْسُوقَةُ duʕsūqatu |
| accusative | دُعْسُوقَةً duʕsūqatan |
الدُّعْسُوقَةَ ad-duʕsūqata |
دُعْسُوقَةَ duʕsūqata |
| genitive | دُعْسُوقَةٍ duʕsūqatin |
الدُّعْسُوقَةِ ad-duʕsūqati |
دُعْسُوقَةِ duʕsūqati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | دُعْسُوقَتَيْن duʕsūqatayn |
الدُّعْسُوقَتَيْن ad-duʕsūqatayn |
دُعْسُوقَتَيْ duʕsūqatay |
| nominative | دُعْسُوقَتَانِ duʕsūqatāni |
الدُّعْسُوقَتَانِ ad-duʕsūqatāni |
دُعْسُوقَتَا duʕsūqatā |
| accusative | دُعْسُوقَتَيْنِ duʕsūqatayni |
الدُّعْسُوقَتَيْنِ ad-duʕsūqatayni |
دُعْسُوقَتَيْ duʕsūqatay |
| genitive | دُعْسُوقَتَيْنِ duʕsūqatayni |
الدُّعْسُوقَتَيْنِ ad-duʕsūqatayni |
دُعْسُوقَتَيْ duʕsūqatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | دُعْسُوقَات duʕsūqāt |
الدُّعْسُوقَات ad-duʕsūqāt |
دُعْسُوقَات duʕsūqāt |
| nominative | دُعْسُوقَاتٌ duʕsūqātun |
الدُّعْسُوقَاتُ ad-duʕsūqātu |
دُعْسُوقَاتُ duʕsūqātu |
| accusative | دُعْسُوقَاتٍ duʕsūqātin |
الدُّعْسُوقَاتِ ad-duʕsūqāti |
دُعْسُوقَاتِ duʕsūqāti |
| genitive | دُعْسُوقَاتٍ duʕsūqātin |
الدُّعْسُوقَاتِ ad-duʕsūqāti |
دُعْسُوقَاتِ duʕsūqāti |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1833), “دعسوقة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 33
- Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860), “دعسوقة”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc[2] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 701
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic دُعْسُوقَة (duʕsūqa), possibly from Persian کفشدوزک (kafšduzak, “ladybug”, literally “little shoemaker or cobbler”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daʕ.suː.ɡa/, [daʕ.suː.qa]
Noun
دعسوقة • (daʕsūga) f (plural دَعاسيق (daʕāsīg) or دَعْسُوقَات (daʕsūgāt))