زمزريق

Arabic

زَمْزَرِيق

Etymology

Uncertain etymology; perhaps from زَمْهَر (zamhar, “bloodshot eyes, angry eyes”), perhaps in reference to color; bolstered by خَزِرَ (ḵazira, “to squint, to contract one's eyes”) and شَزَرَ (šazara, “to give a shifty look, to glance with hatred in one's eyes”) used in its synonyms. The ending possibly suggests the Iranian adjective suffix *-ak, *-āk; compare the synonyms شَزْرِيق (šazrīq) and خَزْرِيق (ḵazrīq). Alternatively, the ending is related to زَرَق (zaraq, “blindness; the color blue”) or Aramaic זרג (zāreḡ, “eyes shining, glistening; pale red wine or amethyst color”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zam.za.riːq/

Noun

زَمْزَرِيق • (zamzarīq) m

1. redbud (Cercis)

   Synonyms: أُرْجُوَان (ʔurjuwān), خَزْرِيق (ḵazrīq), شَزْرِيق (šazrīq)

Declension

Declension of noun زَمْزَرِيق (zamzarīq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَمْزَرِيق zamzarīq	الزَّمْزَرِيق az-zamzarīq	زَمْزَرِيق zamzarīq
Nominative	زَمْزَرِيقٌ zamzarīqun	الزَّمْزَرِيقُ az-zamzarīqu	زَمْزَرِيقُ zamzarīqu
Accusative	زَمْزَرِيقًا zamzarīqan	الزَّمْزَرِيقَ az-zamzarīqa	زَمْزَرِيقَ zamzarīqa
Genitive	زَمْزَرِيقٍ zamzarīqin	الزَّمْزَرِيقِ az-zamzarīqi	زَمْزَرِيقِ zamzarīqi