أرنب

See also: ارنب

Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʔarnab-. Compare Hebrew אַרְנָב (ʾarnā́ḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔar.nab/

Noun

أَرْنَب • (ʔarnab) f or m (plural أَرَانِب (ʔarānib) or أَرَانٍ (ʔarānin, construct state أَرَانِي (ʔarānī)))

1. rabbit (mammal)

   Synonym: خُزَز (ḵuzaz)

2. (slang, Egypt, dated) 1 million EGP

   Meronym: وِرْك أَرْنَب (wirk ʔarnab, “100,000 EGP”)

Declension

Declension of noun أَرْنَب (ʔarnab)

singular	basic singular diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَرْنَب ʔarnab	الْأَرْنَب al-ʔarnab	أَرْنَب ʔarnab
nominative	أَرْنَبُ ʔarnabu	الْأَرْنَبُ al-ʔarnabu	أَرْنَبُ ʔarnabu
accusative	أَرْنَبَ ʔarnaba	الْأَرْنَبَ al-ʔarnaba	أَرْنَبَ ʔarnaba
genitive	أَرْنَبَ ʔarnaba	الْأَرْنَبِ al-ʔarnabi	أَرْنَبِ ʔarnabi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَرْنَبَيْن ʔarnabayn	الْأَرْنَبَيْن al-ʔarnabayn	أَرْنَبَيْ ʔarnabay
nominative	أَرْنَبَانِ ʔarnabāni	الْأَرْنَبَانِ al-ʔarnabāni	أَرْنَبَا ʔarnabā
accusative	أَرْنَبَيْنِ ʔarnabayni	الْأَرْنَبَيْنِ al-ʔarnabayni	أَرْنَبَيْ ʔarnabay
genitive	أَرْنَبَيْنِ ʔarnabayni	الْأَرْنَبَيْنِ al-ʔarnabayni	أَرْنَبَيْ ʔarnabay
plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَرَانِب‎; أَرَانِي ʔarānib‎; ʔarānī	الْأَرَانِب‎; الْأَرَانِي al-ʔarānib‎; al-ʔarānī	أَرَانِب‎; أَرَانِي ʔarānib‎; ʔarānī
nominative	أَرَانِبُ‎; أَرَانٍ ʔarānibu‎; ʔarānin	الْأَرَانِبُ‎; الْأَرَانِي al-ʔarānibu‎; al-ʔarānī	أَرَانِبُ‎; أَرَانِي ʔarānibu‎; ʔarānī
accusative	أَرَانِبَ‎; أَرَانِيَ ʔarāniba‎; ʔarāniya	الْأَرَانِبَ‎; الْأَرَانِيَ al-ʔarāniba‎; al-ʔarāniya	أَرَانِبَ‎; أَرَانِيَ ʔarāniba‎; ʔarāniya
genitive	أَرَانِبَ‎; أَرَانٍ ʔarāniba‎; ʔarānin	الْأَرَانِبِ‎; الْأَرَانِي al-ʔarānibi‎; al-ʔarānī	أَرَانِبِ‎; أَرَانِي ʔarānibi‎; ʔarānī

Descendants

• Cypriot Arabic: arnep
• Egyptian Arabic: أرنب (ʔarnab)
• South Levantine Arabic: أرنب (ʔarnab)
• Moroccan Arabic: أرنب (ʔarnab)
• Sudanese Arabic: أرنب (ʔarnab)
  • Juba Arabic: arnab
  • Nubi: arnam
• → English: Arneb
• → Malay: arnab
  • > Indonesian: arnab (inherited)
  • → Lun Bawang: arnab
  • → Tausug: alnab
• ⇒ Translingual: Arnebia
  • → Arabic: أرْنيْبَة
  • → Azerbaijani: arnebiya
  • → English: arnebia
  • → Italian: arnebia
  • → Polish: arnebia
  • → Russian: арне́бия (arnébija)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: arnebija

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *ʔarnab-

Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab)

Egyptian Arabic أرنب

Inherited from Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔar.nab/, [ˈʔær.nɐb]

Noun

أرنب • (ʔarnab) m (plural أرانب (ʔarāneb))

1. rabbit

Moroccan Arabic

Alternative forms

• رنب (rnab)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *ʔarnab-

Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab)

Moroccan Arabic أرنب

Inherited from Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔar.nab/

Noun

أرنب • (ʔarnab) m (plural روانب (rwānib), feminine أرنبة (ʔarnba))

1. hare

See also

• قنية (qniyya, “rabbit”)

South Levantine Arabic

أرنب بالطبيعة ― a rabbit in nature

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *ʔarnab-

Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab)

South Levantine Arabic أرنب

Inherited from Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔar.nab/, [ˈʔar.nab]

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Noun

أرنب • (ʔarnab) m (plural أرانب (ʔarāneb))

1. rabbit

   أرنب بري ― ʔarnab barri ― hare

Sudanese Arabic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *ʔarnab-

Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab)

Sudanese Arabic أرنب

Inherited from Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab).

Noun

أرنب • (ʔarnab) ? (plural أرانب (ʔarānib))

1. rabbit

Descendants

• Juba Arabic: arnab
• Nubi: arnam

References

• Hillelson, Sigmar (1925), Sudan Arabic: English–Arabic Vocabulary‎^[1], London, United Kingdom: Sudan Government, page 232
• The Catholic Language Institute Khartoum (C.L.I.K) (2008), Spoken Arabic of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan, page 240