زقوم

Arabic

زَقُّوم – Balanites aegyptiacus
زَقُّوم – Euphorbia neriifolia

Etymology

From the root ز ق م‎ (z-q-m) related to gulping.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaq.quːm/

Noun

زَقُّوم • (zaqqūm) m

  1. Egyptian balsam (Balanites aegyptiacus fruit and tree)
    Hypernym: هِجْلِيج‎ (hijlīj)
    • 2019 June 24, مشاري الذايدي, “باتجاه سقوط محور تركيا وإيران وقطر”, in Aš-šarq al-ʾawsaṭ‎:
      ‏المعسكر الذي تقبع به سلطات قطر وتركيا وإيران في النازل لا الطالع، تحصد الزقوم وتتجرع العلقم وتضرس الحصرم على أسنان نخرة.‎‎
      The camp in which the powers of Qaṭar, Turkey, and Iran trumpet is descending, not ascending; they reap the Egyptian balsam, gorge the colocynth, and chomp on sour grapes high-nosed.
  2. spurge (Euphorbia spp., including Euphorbia neriifolia, Euphorbia resinifera, Euphorbia abyssinica)

Declension

Descendants

  • → Armenian: զխկում (zxkum)
  • → Azerbaijani: zəqqum
  • → English: zachun
  • → Hebrew: זַקּוּם‎ (zaqqūm)
  • → Kazakh: зақым (zaqym)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: زقوم‎ (zakkum, zikkum, zıkkum)

References

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic زَقُّوم‎ (zaqqūm).

Pronunciation

Interjection

زقوم • (zaqqūm)

  1. (slang) expression of, disgust, annoyance, anger, dismay

Ottoman Turkish

زَقُّوم – Nerium oleander

Etymology

From Arabic زَقُّوم‎ (zaqqūm).

Noun

زقوم • (zakkum, zikkum, zıkkum)

  1. oleander (Nerium oleander)
    Synonym: آغو آغاجی‎ (ağu ağacı)

Descendants

Noun

زقوم • (zıkkım)

  1. poison
    Synonyms: زهر‎ (zehr), آغو‎ (ağu)
  2. vex, bitter pill, a nuisant thing or behaviour or person
    Synonyms: الم‎ (elem), بلا‎ (belâ), علت‎ (ʼillet)

Descendants

  • Turkish: zıkkım

References

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