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 (ʾarāk, “toothbrush tree”), or perhaps an obsolete أَرَكَ‎ (ʾaraka, “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 • (ʾarīka) f (plural أَرَائِكُ‎ (ʾarāʾiku) or أَرِيك‎ (ʾarīk))

1. sofa

   Synonyms: سَرِير‎ (sarīr), كَنَبَة‎ (kanaba), تَخْت‎ (taḵt)

2. throne

   ‏جَلَسَ المَلِكُ عَلَى أَرِيكَتِهِ‎

   jalasa l-maliku ʿalā ʾarīkatihi

   the king sat on his throne

   Synonyms: سَرِير‎ (sarīr), عَرْش‎ (ʿarš)

Declension

Declension of noun أَرِيكَة (ʾarīka)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرِيكَة ʾarīka	الْأَرِيكَة‎ al-ʾarīka	أَرِيكَة ʾarīkat
Nominative	أَرِيكَةٌ ʾarīkatun	الْأَرِيكَةُ‎ al-ʾarīkatu	أَرِيكَةُ ʾarīkatu
Accusative	أَرِيكَةً ʾarīkatan	الْأَرِيكَةَ‎ al-ʾarīkata	أَرِيكَةَ ʾarīkata
Genitive	أَرِيكَةٍ ʾarīkatin	الْأَرِيكَةِ‎ al-ʾarīkati	أَرِيكَةِ ʾarīkati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرِيكَتَيْن‎ ʾarīkatayn	الْأَرِيكَتَيْن‎ al-ʾarīkatayn	أَرِيكَتَيْ‎ ʾarīkatay
Nominative	أَرِيكَتَانِ‎ ʾarīkatāni	الْأَرِيكَتَانِ‎ al-ʾarīkatāni	أَرِيكَتَا‎ ʾarīkatā
Accusative	أَرِيكَتَيْنِ‎ ʾarīkatayni	الْأَرِيكَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʾarīkatayni	أَرِيكَتَيْ‎ ʾarīkatay
Genitive	أَرِيكَتَيْنِ‎ ʾarīkatayni	الْأَرِيكَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʾarīkatayni	أَرِيكَتَيْ‎ ʾarīkatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرَائِك‎‎; أَرِيك‎ ʾarāʾik‎; ʾarīk	الْأَرَائِك‎‎; الْأَرِيك‎ al-ʾarāʾik‎; al-ʾarīk	أَرَائِك‎‎; أَرِيك‎ ʾarāʾik‎; ʾarīk
Nominative	أَرَائِكُ‎‎; أَرِيكٌ‎ ʾarāʾiku‎; ʾarīkun	الْأَرَائِكُ‎‎; الْأَرِيكُ‎ al-ʾarāʾiku‎; al-ʾarīku	أَرَائِكُ‎‎; أَرِيكُ‎ ʾarāʾiku‎; ʾarīku
Accusative	أَرَائِكَ‎‎; أَرِيكًا‎ ʾarāʾika‎; ʾarīkan	الْأَرَائِكَ‎‎; الْأَرِيكَ‎ al-ʾarāʾika‎; al-ʾarīka	أَرَائِكَ‎‎; أَرِيكَ‎ ʾarāʾika‎; ʾarīka
Genitive	أَرَائِكَ‎‎; أَرِيكٍ‎ ʾarāʾika‎; ʾarīkin	الْأَرَائِكِ‎‎; الْأَرِيكِ‎ al-ʾarāʾiki‎; al-ʾarīki	أَرَائِكِ‎‎; أَرِيكِ‎ ʾarāʾiki‎; ʾarīki

References

• “أريكة” in Almaany
• Asbaghi, Asya (1988) Persische Lehnwörter im Arabischen (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 11
• Cheung, Johnny (2017) On the (Middle) Iranian borrowings in Qurʾānic (and pre-Islamic) Arabic‎^[1], 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