زفزف

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Arabic

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زِفْزِف
 زِفْزِف on Arabic Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܙܽܘܙܦܴܐ (zūzp̄ā), from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon). Also directly as زَيْزَفُون (zayzafūn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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زِفْزِف (zifzifm

  1. jujube (Ziziphus jujuba)
    Synonym: عُنَّاب (ʕunnāb)

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Derived terms

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References

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  • zwzp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “زفزف”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 595
  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “زفزف”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[2] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 243
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[3] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 283–289
  • Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[4] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 138–141