مرزاب

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic מַרְזְבָא‎ (marzəḇā), מִרְזְבָא‎ (mirzəḇā, “gutter, spout, water-pipe”), from earlier Aramaic נַרְזְבָא‎ (narzəḇā, “drain pipe, gutter”), considered a variant of Akkadian 𒄿𒍝𒁉 (naṣṣabū, “water outlet, drain”); cognate with native ن ض ب‎ (n-ḍ-b) meaning “water disappeared or sank into the earth”, “to drain or dry up”.

Noun

مِرْزَاب • (mirzāb) m (plural مَرَازِيب‎ (marāzīb))

  1. gutter, downspout, gargoyle
  2. long ship

Declension

References

  • “mrzb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
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