عرعر

Arabic

عَرْعَر

Alternative forms

• عَرْعَار (ʕarʕār), عَرَار (ʕarār), عَرْعَال (ʕarʕāl)

Etymology

From the root ع ر ر (ʕ-r-r) meaning “to be mangy” “to be covered in scabs or scales”, “to strip or flake”, the juniper plant being characterized by its tiny scale-like leaves; cognate with Hebrew עַרְעָר (ʿarʿār, “juniper”), and also Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗𐎓𐎗 (ʿrʿr, “tamarisk”), Classical Syriac ܥܰܪܳܐ (ʿarrā, “tamarisk”) as tamarisks look similar in texture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕar.ʕar/

Noun

عَرْعَر • (ʕarʕar) m

1. juniper (Juniperus gen.)
   1. evergreen, cypress

Declension

Declension of noun عَرْعَر (ʕarʕar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَرْعَر ʕarʕar	الْعَرْعَر al-ʕarʕar	عَرْعَر ʕarʕar
Nominative	عَرْعَرٌ ʕarʕarun	الْعَرْعَرُ al-ʕarʕaru	عَرْعَرُ ʕarʕaru
Accusative	عَرْعَرًا ʕarʕaran	الْعَرْعَرَ al-ʕarʕara	عَرْعَرَ ʕarʕara
Genitive	عَرْعَرٍ ʕarʕarin	الْعَرْعَرِ al-ʕarʕari	عَرْعَرِ ʕarʕari

Descendants

• Maltese: għargħar
• → Persian: عرعر (arar)
• → Spanish: arar

References

• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 33–38