أريكة

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Unknown, suggested as Iranian, comparing with Classical Persian اورنگ (awrang, throne), but this is difficult. A native origin would connect the Arabic only to أَرَاك (ʔarāk, toothbrush tree), or perhaps an obsolete أَرَكَ (ʔaraka, to persevere, to bide), because it is a place of abode, which however likely derives from the plant name, as these trees are inviting for camels, goats, and humans to eat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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أَرِيكَة (ʔarīkaf (plural أَرَائِكُ (ʔarāʔiku) or أَرِيك (ʔarīk))

  1. sofa
    Synonyms: سَرِير (sarīr), كَنَبَة (kanaba), تَخْت (taḵt)
  2. throne
    Synonyms: سَرِير (sarīr), عَرْش (ʕarš)
    جَلَسَ المَلِكُ عَلَى أَرِيكَتِهِ
    jalasa l-maliku ʕalā ʔarīkatihi
    the king sat on his throne

Declension

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References

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  • أريكة” in Almaany
  • Asbaghi, Asya (1988) Persische Lehnwörter im Arabischen[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 11
  • Cheung, Johnny (2017) On the (Middle) Iranian borrowings in Qurʾānic (and pre-Islamic) Arabic[2], Leiden: Leiden University, page 3
  • Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 52–53
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “أريكة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[3], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 50–51