سخبر

Arabic

Etymology

From a monophyletic root س خ ب ر (s-ḵ-b-r) meaning “to be hefty”, “to be full grown”, “to hang down (from weight)”, so called because when the plant is fully mature the heads of which bend and hang down from weight. Related to and possibly an augmentation of the root س خ ب (s-ḵ-b) denoting a string or chain containing odoriferous plants that hang around the neck; connected to the notable use of lemongrass for fragrance as well as the hanging conception of the roots.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sax.bar/

Noun

سَخْبَر • (saḵbar) m (collective, singulative سَخْبَرَة f (saḵbara))

1. Cymbopogon commutatus

Declension

Declension of noun سَخْبَر (saḵbar)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَخْبَر saḵbar	السَّخْبَر as-saḵbar	سَخْبَر saḵbar
Nominative	سَخْبَرٌ saḵbarun	السَّخْبَرُ as-saḵbaru	سَخْبَرُ saḵbaru
Accusative	سَخْبَرًا saḵbaran	السَّخْبَرَ as-saḵbara	سَخْبَرَ saḵbara
Genitive	سَخْبَرٍ saḵbarin	السَّخْبَرِ as-saḵbari	سَخْبَرِ saḵbari
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَخْبَرَة saḵbara	السَّخْبَرَة as-saḵbara	سَخْبَرَة saḵbarat
Nominative	سَخْبَرَةٌ saḵbaratun	السَّخْبَرَةُ as-saḵbaratu	سَخْبَرَةُ saḵbaratu
Accusative	سَخْبَرَةً saḵbaratan	السَّخْبَرَةَ as-saḵbarata	سَخْبَرَةَ saḵbarata
Genitive	سَخْبَرَةٍ saḵbaratin	السَّخْبَرَةِ as-saḵbarati	سَخْبَرَةِ saḵbarati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَخْبَرَتَيْن saḵbaratayn	السَّخْبَرَتَيْن as-saḵbaratayn	سَخْبَرَتَيْ saḵbaratay
Nominative	سَخْبَرَتَانِ saḵbaratāni	السَّخْبَرَتَانِ as-saḵbaratāni	سَخْبَرَتَا saḵbaratā
Accusative	سَخْبَرَتَيْنِ saḵbaratayni	السَّخْبَرَتَيْنِ as-saḵbaratayni	سَخْبَرَتَيْ saḵbaratay
Genitive	سَخْبَرَتَيْنِ saḵbaratayni	السَّخْبَرَتَيْنِ as-saḵbaratayni	سَخْبَرَتَيْ saḵbaratay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَخْبَرَات saḵbarāt	السَّخْبَرَات as-saḵbarāt	سَخْبَرَات saḵbarāt
Nominative	سَخْبَرَاتٌ saḵbarātun	السَّخْبَرَاتُ as-saḵbarātu	سَخْبَرَاتُ saḵbarātu
Accusative	سَخْبَرَاتٍ saḵbarātin	السَّخْبَرَاتِ as-saḵbarāti	سَخْبَرَاتِ saḵbarāti
Genitive	سَخْبَرَاتٍ saḵbarātin	السَّخْبَرَاتِ as-saḵbarāti	سَخْبَرَاتِ saḵbarāti

References

• Freytag, Georg (1833) “سخبر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 294
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “سخبر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1323