ترمس

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic תורמוסא /‎ ܬܘܪܡܣܐ (tūrmūsā, “lupine”), from Akkadian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ₈ /⁠tarmuš⁠/), from Sumerian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ₈ /⁠tarmuš⁠/). Also found as Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós) and Coptic ⲑⲁⲣⲙⲟⲥ (tharmos) and in the taxonomical Lupinus albus subsp. termis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tur.mus/, vulgarly IPA^(key): /tir.mis/

Noun

تُرْمُس or تِرْمِس • (turmus or tirmis) m

1. lupin (Lupinus gen. et spp. and its edible seeds)

Declension

Declension of noun تُرْمُس (turmus)‎; تِرْمِس (tirmis)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تُرْمُس‎; تِرْمِس turmus‎; tirmis	التُّرْمُس‎; التِّرْمِس at-turmus‎; at-tirmis	تُرْمُس‎; تِرْمِس turmus‎; tirmis
Nominative	تُرْمُسٌ‎; تِرْمِسٌ turmusun‎; tirmisun	التُّرْمُسُ‎; التِّرْمِسُ at-turmusu‎; at-tirmisu	تُرْمُسُ‎; تِرْمِسُ turmusu‎; tirmisu
Accusative	تُرْمُسًا‎; تِرْمِسًا turmusan‎; tirmisan	التُّرْمُسَ‎; التِّرْمِسَ at-turmusa‎; at-tirmisa	تُرْمُسَ‎; تِرْمِسَ turmusa‎; tirmisa
Genitive	تُرْمُسٍ‎; تِرْمِسٍ turmusin‎; tirmisin	التُّرْمُسِ‎; التِّرْمِسِ at-turmusi‎; at-tirmisi	تُرْمُسِ‎; تِرْمِسِ turmusi‎; tirmisi

Descendants

• → Middle Armenian: թրմուս (tʻrmus), թրմուզ (tʻrmuz)
• → Catalan: tramús
• → Galician: tremozo
• → Spanish: altramuz
• → Portuguese: tremoço

References

• “twrmws”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “ترمس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 306

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From English thermos.

Noun

ترمس • (transliteration needed) (plural ترامس)

1. thermos
2. insulated beverage container