جراب

Arabic

Etymology 1

Unknown, a culture-word interrelated with Persian جوراب‎ (jôrâb, “sock”) with a disputed direction of borrowings. Cognate to Aramaic גְּרַב‎ (gəraḇ), גַּרְבָּא‎ (garbā), Classical Syriac ܓܪܳܒܳܐ‎ (gərāḇā, “skin bottle”), Late Babylonian 𒄖𒊏𒁍 (/gurābu/, “bag; bag around a jug”), Ge'ez ግራብ (gərab, “skin bottle”), Amharic ጊርባ (girba, “container for water or honey made from skin”). Arabic has the word in other shapes قِرْبَة‎ (qirba) and قِرَاب‎ (qirāb); see also جَوْرَب‎ (jawrab).

Noun

جِرَاب • (jirāb) m (plural جُرُب‎ (jurub) or أَجْرِبَة‎ (ʔajriba))

1. pouch, sack, case, sheath, holster, etc.
2. pod (of plant-seeds)
3. scrotum
4. bursa
5. omasum, psalterium, the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant

   Synonym: أُمّ التَلَافِيف‎ (ʔumm at-talāfīf)

   Coordinate terms: كَرِش‎ (kariš, “rumen”), قَلَنْسُوَة‎ (qalansuwa, “reticulum”), إِنْفَحَة‎ (ʔinfaḥa, “abomasum”)

6. marsupial

   Synonym: جِرَابِيّ‎ (jirābiyy)

Declension

Declension of noun جِرَاب (jirāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِرَاب jirāb	الْجِرَاب‎ al-jirāb	جِرَاب jirāb
Nominative	جِرَابٌ jirābun	الْجِرَابُ‎ al-jirābu	جِرَابُ jirābu
Accusative	جِرَابًا‎ jirāban	الْجِرَابَ‎ al-jirāba	جِرَابَ jirāba
Genitive	جِرَابٍ jirābin	الْجِرَابِ‎ al-jirābi	جِرَابِ jirābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِرَابَيْن‎ jirābayn	الْجِرَابَيْن‎ al-jirābayn	جِرَابَيْ‎ jirābay
Nominative	جِرَابَانِ‎ jirābāni	الْجِرَابَانِ‎ al-jirābāni	جِرَابَا‎ jirābā
Accusative	جِرَابَيْنِ‎ jirābayni	الْجِرَابَيْنِ‎ al-jirābayni	جِرَابَيْ‎ jirābay
Genitive	جِرَابَيْنِ‎ jirābayni	الْجِرَابَيْنِ‎ al-jirābayni	جِرَابَيْ‎ jirābay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُرُب‎‎; أَجْرِبَة‎ jurub‎; ʔajriba	الْجُرُب‎‎; الْأَجْرِبَة‎ al-jurub‎; al-ʔajriba	جُرُب‎‎; أَجْرِبَة‎ jurub‎; ʔajribat
Nominative	جُرُبٌ‎‎; أَجْرِبَةٌ‎ jurubun‎; ʔajribatun	الْجُرُبُ‎‎; الْأَجْرِبَةُ‎ al-jurubu‎; al-ʔajribatu	جُرُبُ‎‎; أَجْرِبَةُ‎ jurubu‎; ʔajribatu
Accusative	جُرُبًا‎‎; أَجْرِبَةً‎ juruban‎; ʔajribatan	الْجُرُبَ‎‎; الْأَجْرِبَةَ‎ al-juruba‎; al-ʔajribata	جُرُبَ‎‎; أَجْرِبَةَ‎ juruba‎; ʔajribata
Genitive	جُرُبٍ‎‎; أَجْرِبَةٍ‎ jurubin‎; ʔajribatin	الْجُرُبِ‎‎; الْأَجْرِبَةِ‎ al-jurubi‎; al-ʔajribati	جُرُبِ‎‎; أَجْرِبَةِ‎ jurubi‎; ʔajribati

Etymology 2

Noun

جُرَاب • (jurāb) m (plural جُرَابَات‎ (jurābāt))

1. alternative form of جَوْرَب‎ (jawrab)

Declension

Declension of noun جُرَاب (jurāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُرَاب jurāb	الْجُرَاب‎ al-jurāb	جُرَاب jurāb
Nominative	جُرَابٌ jurābun	الْجُرَابُ‎ al-jurābu	جُرَابُ jurābu
Accusative	جُرَابًا‎ jurāban	الْجُرَابَ‎ al-jurāba	جُرَابَ jurāba
Genitive	جُرَابٍ jurābin	الْجُرَابِ‎ al-jurābi	جُرَابِ jurābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُرَابَيْن‎ jurābayn	الْجُرَابَيْن‎ al-jurābayn	جُرَابَيْ‎ jurābay
Nominative	جُرَابَانِ‎ jurābāni	الْجُرَابَانِ‎ al-jurābāni	جُرَابَا‎ jurābā
Accusative	جُرَابَيْنِ‎ jurābayni	الْجُرَابَيْنِ‎ al-jurābayni	جُرَابَيْ‎ jurābay
Genitive	جُرَابَيْنِ‎ jurābayni	الْجُرَابَيْنِ‎ al-jurābayni	جُرَابَيْ‎ jurābay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُرَابَات‎ jurābāt	الْجُرَابَات‎ al-jurābāt	جُرَابَات‎ jurābāt
Nominative	جُرَابَاتٌ‎ jurābātun	الْجُرَابَاتُ‎ al-jurābātu	جُرَابَاتُ‎ jurābātu
Accusative	جُرَابَاتٍ‎ jurābātin	الْجُرَابَاتِ‎ al-jurābāti	جُرَابَاتِ‎ jurābāti
Genitive	جُرَابَاتٍ‎ jurābātin	الْجُرَابَاتِ‎ al-jurābāti	جُرَابَاتِ‎ jurābāti

References

• “grb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “جراب”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 181
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “قراب”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 323
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• Freytag, Georg (1830), “جراب”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 261
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