شقائق النعمان

Arabic

شقائق النُعْمان

Etymology

According to Arabic tradition it is the name of King nuʕmān ibn-al-munḏir of al-Ḥīra who patronized the flower, but this has been recognized after Lagarde as impossible, rather شَقِيقَة (šaqīqa) would be a cranberry morpheme from the root ش ق ق (š-q-q) meaning something like “gash, wound” and the second name equal the Biblical figure נַעֲמָן (naʕămān) as a byname of Adonis like נַעֲמָה (naʕămā) of Astarte, for in Jes. 17, 10 נִטְעֵי נַעֲמָנִים (niṭʕē naʕămānīm, “Gardens of Adonis”) were dedicated to the lover of Ishtar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.qaː.ʔiq an.nuʕ.maːn/, /ʃa.qaː.ʔiq an.naʕ.maːn/

Noun

شَقَائِق النُّعْمَان • (šaqāʔiq an-nuʕmān) m (collective, singulative شَقِيقَة النُّعْمَان m (šaqīqa(t) an-nuʕmān) or شَقِيق النُّعْمَان (šaqīq an-nuʕmān))

1. poppy anemone (Anemone coronaria)

   Synonyms: حَبَّبَوْر (ḥabbabawr), شَقِر (šaqir), دَيْدَحَان (daydaḥān)

2. sea anemone (any polyp of the order Actiniaria)

Declension

Declension of noun شَقَائِق النُّعْمَان (šaqāʔiq an-nuʕmān)

Collective	basic collective diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	شَقَائِق النُّعْمَان šaqāʔiq an-nuʕmān	—
Nominative	—	شَقَائِقُ النُّعْمَانِ šaqāʔiqu n-nuʕmāni	—
Accusative	—	شَقَائِقَ النُّعْمَانِ šaqāʔiqa n-nuʕmāni	—
Genitive	—	شَقَائِقِ النُّعْمَانِ šaqāʔiqi n-nuʕmāni	—
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic singulative triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	شَقِيقَة النُّعْمَان‎; شَقِيق النُّعْمَان šaqīqat an-nuʕmān‎; šaqīq an-nuʕmān	—
Nominative	—	شَقِيقَةُ النُّعْمَانِ‎; شَقِيقُ النُّعْمَانِ šaqīqatu n-nuʕmāni‎; šaqīqu n-nuʕmāni	—
Accusative	—	شَقِيقَةَ النُّعْمَانِ‎; شَقِيقَ النُّعْمَانِ šaqīqata n-nuʕmāni‎; šaqīqa n-nuʕmāni	—
Genitive	—	شَقِيقَةِ النُّعْمَانِ‎; شَقِيقِ النُّعْمَانِ šaqīqati n-nuʕmāni‎; šaqīqi n-nuʕmāni	—
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	شَقِيقَتَيْ النُّعْمَان‎; شَقِيقَيْ النُّعْمَان šaqīqatay an-nuʕmān‎; šaqīqay an-nuʕmān	—
Nominative	—	شَقِيقَتَا النُّعْمَانِ‎; شَقِيقَا النُّعْمَانِ šaqīqatā n-nuʕmāni‎; šaqīqā n-nuʕmāni	—
Accusative	—	شَقِيقَتَيْ النُّعْمَانِ‎; شَقِيقَيْ النُّعْمَانِ šaqīqatay an-nuʕmāni‎; šaqīqay an-nuʕmāni	—
Genitive	—	شَقِيقَتَيْ النُّعْمَانِ‎; شَقِيقَيْ النُّعْمَانِ šaqīqatay an-nuʕmāni‎; šaqīqay an-nuʕmāni	—
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	شَقِيقَات النُّعْمَان šaqīqāt an-nuʕmān	—
Nominative	—	شَقِيقَاتُ النُّعْمَانِ šaqīqātu n-nuʕmāni	—
Accusative	—	شَقِيقَاتِ النُّعْمَانِ šaqīqāti n-nuʕmāni	—
Genitive	—	شَقِيقَاتِ النُّعْمَانِ šaqīqāti n-nuʕmāni	—

Descendants

• → Persian: شقایق (šaqâyeq)

References

• Grunwald, Max (1901) “Zur jüdischen Namenkunde”, in Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für jüdische Volkskunde‎^[1], volume 8, number 2, page 138
• Kerber, Georg (1897) Die religionsgeschichtliche Bedeutung der hebräischen Eigennamen des Alten Testaments von Neuem geprüft‎^[2] (in German), Freiburg im Breisgau, Leipzig und Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), page 55
• Lagarde, Paul de (1878) Semitica‎^[3] (in German), volume 1, Göttingen: Dieterichsche Verlags-Buchhandlung, page 32
• Langkavel, Bernhard (1866) Botanik der späteren Griechen vom dritten bis dreizehnten Jahrhunderte (in German), Berlin: F. Berggold, page 147
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[4] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 201
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[5] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 367
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[6] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 118–119