شمروخ

Arabic

Alternative forms

• شِمْرَاخ (šimrāḵ)

Etymology

Uncertain, but seemingly native to the Arabian peninsula; attested in early pre-Islamic inscriptions. Related to the root ش م خ (š-m-ḵ) meaning "to be lofty", "towering above the rest", "elevated", "coming forth from good stock or roots", and the root ش م ر (š-m-r) meaning "to be raised up", "to be tucked up", "to be contracted or drawn together together", "to be held together or bunched", "to cut or harvest dates from a tree", "to be fully grown or ready".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃum.ruːx/

Noun

شُمْرُوخ • (šumrūḵ) m (plural شَمَارِيخ (šamārīḵ))

1. stalk, defoliated branch, panicle, raceme
2. bundle, bunch, cluster especially one that hangs separate from the rest
3. stick, rod
4. detonator, Bengal flare, Roman candle

Declension

Declension of noun شُمْرُوخ (šumrūḵ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُمْرُوخ šumrūḵ	الشُّمْرُوخ aš-šumrūḵ	شُمْرُوخ šumrūḵ
Nominative	شُمْرُوخٌ šumrūḵun	الشُّمْرُوخُ aš-šumrūḵu	شُمْرُوخُ šumrūḵu
Accusative	شُمْرُوخًا šumrūḵan	الشُّمْرُوخَ aš-šumrūḵa	شُمْرُوخَ šumrūḵa
Genitive	شُمْرُوخٍ šumrūḵin	الشُّمْرُوخِ aš-šumrūḵi	شُمْرُوخِ šumrūḵi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُمْرُوخَيْن šumrūḵayn	الشُّمْرُوخَيْن aš-šumrūḵayn	شُمْرُوخَيْ šumrūḵay
Nominative	شُمْرُوخَانِ šumrūḵāni	الشُّمْرُوخَانِ aš-šumrūḵāni	شُمْرُوخَا šumrūḵā
Accusative	شُمْرُوخَيْنِ šumrūḵayni	الشُّمْرُوخَيْنِ aš-šumrūḵayni	شُمْرُوخَيْ šumrūḵay
Genitive	شُمْرُوخَيْنِ šumrūḵayni	الشُّمْرُوخَيْنِ aš-šumrūḵayni	شُمْرُوخَيْ šumrūḵay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَمَارِيخ šamārīḵ	الشَّمَارِيخ aš-šamārīḵ	شَمَارِيخ šamārīḵ
Nominative	شَمَارِيخُ šamārīḵu	الشَّمَارِيخُ aš-šamārīḵu	شَمَارِيخُ šamārīḵu
Accusative	شَمَارِيخَ šamārīḵa	الشَّمَارِيخَ aš-šamārīḵa	شَمَارِيخَ šamārīḵa
Genitive	شَمَارِيخَ šamārīḵa	الشَّمَارِيخِ aš-šamārīḵi	شَمَارِيخِ šamārīḵi

References

• Freytag, Georg (1833) “شمروخ”, 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, pages 449–450
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “شمروخ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1596
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “شمروخ”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 674