أريكة

Arabic

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.riː.ka/

Noun

أَرِيكَة • (ʔarīka) f (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

Declension of noun أَرِيكَة (ʔarīka)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرِيكَة ʔarīka	الْأَرِيكَة‎ al-ʔarīka	أَرِيكَة ʔarīkat
Nominative	أَرِيكَةٌ ʔarīkatun	الْأَرِيكَةُ‎ al-ʔarīkatu	أَرِيكَةُ ʔarīkatu
Accusative	أَرِيكَةً ʔarīkatan	الْأَرِيكَةَ‎ al-ʔarīkata	أَرِيكَةَ ʔarīkata
Genitive	أَرِيكَةٍ ʔarīkatin	الْأَرِيكَةِ‎ al-ʔarīkati	أَرِيكَةِ ʔarīkati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرِيكَتَيْن‎ ʔarīkatayn	الْأَرِيكَتَيْن‎ al-ʔarīkatayn	أَرِيكَتَيْ‎ ʔarīkatay
Nominative	أَرِيكَتَانِ‎ ʔarīkatāni	الْأَرِيكَتَانِ‎ al-ʔarīkatāni	أَرِيكَتَا‎ ʔarīkatā
Accusative	أَرِيكَتَيْنِ‎ ʔarīkatayni	الْأَرِيكَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʔarīkatayni	أَرِيكَتَيْ‎ ʔarīkatay
Genitive	أَرِيكَتَيْنِ‎ ʔarīkatayni	الْأَرِيكَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʔarīkatayni	أَرِيكَتَيْ‎ ʔarīkatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرَائِك‎‎; أَرِيك‎ ʔarāʔik‎; ʔarīk	الْأَرَائِك‎‎; الْأَرِيك‎ al-ʔarāʔik‎; al-ʔarīk	أَرَائِك‎‎; أَرِيك‎ ʔarāʔik‎; ʔarīk
Nominative	أَرَائِكُ‎‎; أَرِيكٌ‎ ʔarāʔiku‎; ʔarīkun	الْأَرَائِكُ‎‎; الْأَرِيكُ‎ al-ʔarāʔiku‎; al-ʔarīku	أَرَائِكُ‎‎; أَرِيكُ‎ ʔarāʔiku‎; ʔarīku
Accusative	أَرَائِكَ‎‎; أَرِيكًا‎ ʔarāʔika‎; ʔarīkan	الْأَرَائِكَ‎‎; الْأَرِيكَ‎ al-ʔarāʔika‎; al-ʔarīka	أَرَائِكَ‎‎; أَرِيكَ‎ ʔarāʔika‎; ʔarīka
Genitive	أَرَائِكَ‎‎; أَرِيكٍ‎ ʔarāʔika‎; ʔarīkin	الْأَرَائِكِ‎‎; الْأَرِيكِ‎ al-ʔarāʔiki‎; al-ʔarīki	أَرَائِكِ‎‎; أَرِيكِ‎ ʔarāʔiki‎; ʔarīki

References

• “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, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 50–51