عنكوليب

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Sudanese Arabic

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Etymology

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From Beja enkulib (sugar canes), plural of enkuluub. Words suffixed with ب (-(V)b) often originate from Beja. Compare عنقريب (ʕangarēb, wooden bed), بعنيب (baʕanēb, a kind of eagle), ويكاب (wēkāb, an ingredient of sauce).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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عنكوليب (ʕankōlīb?

  1. sugar cane

References

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  • Hillelson, Sigmar (1925) Sudan Arabic: English–Arabic Vocabulary[1], London, United Kingdom: Sudan Government, page 283
  • Kees Versteegh (2009) Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics[2], 5 edition, Brill, →ISBN, Sudan, pages 375-381
  • Reinisch, Leo (1895) Wörterbuch der Beḍauye-Sprache[3] (in German), Wien, Austria, page 25