عبب

See also: غبب‎, عنب‎, غنت‎‎, and عنت‎

Arabic

Etymology

Likely related to Classical Syriac ܥܒܐ‎ (ʾāḇā, “forest, thicket”), the root ع ب ب‎ (ʿ-b-b) related to swellings and thickenings being the Aramaic reflex of the Arabic root ض ب ب‎ (ḍ-b-b) related to sticking, density, tumorosity. Later duplicated to عُبْعُب‎ (ʿubʿub).

Noun

عُبَب • (ʿubab) m

  1. husk tomato (Physalis gen. sensu lato)
    Synonym: حَرَنْكَش‎ (ḥarankaš)
    1. winter cherry, bladder cherry (Physalis alkekengi) specifically
      Synonyms: كَاكَنْج‎ (kākanj), عُبَب الثَّعْلَب‎ (ʿubab aṯ-ṯaʿlab), عِنَب الثَّعْلَب‎ (ʿinab aṯ-ṯaʿlab)
    2. winter cherry, poison gooseberry, ashwagandha (Withania somnifera, syn. Physalis somnifera)
      Synonyms: عُبَب الثَّعْلَب‎ (ʿubab aṯ-ṯaʿlab), عِنَب الثَّعْلَب‎ (ʿinab aṯ-ṯaʿlab)

Noun

عُبُب • (ʿubub) pl

  1. plural of عُبَاب‎ (ʿubāb, “waves or billows of a torrent of water”)
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