برسيم

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From Coptic ⲃⲉⲣⲥⲓⲙ (bersim, Egyptian clover), itself suggested a Middle Iranian borrowing, equalling Persian برسم (barsam, barsom) meaning a “bundle of twigs” of uncertain botanical identity brandished by Zoroastrians during recitation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بِرْسِيم (birsīmm

  1. Trifolium alexandrinum, Egyptian clover (a trefoil widely used as forage crop)

Declension

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References

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  • Peter Behnstedt (2006) “Coptic Loanwoards”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 1, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 504
  • Shapira, Dan D. Y. (2009) “Irano-Arabica: contamination and popular etymology. Notes on the Persian and Arabic lexicons (with references to Aramaic, Hebrew and Turkic)”, in Христианский Восток – Новая Серия, volume 5 (XI), Moscow: Издательство Российской Академии Наук и Государственного Эрмитажа, page 173