سنجاب

Arabic
سنجاب
squirrel

Etymology

From Persian سنجاب‎ (sanjâb).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sin.d͡ʒaːb/

Noun

سِنْجَاب • (sinjāb) m (plural سَنَاجِب‎ (sanājib))

  1. squirrel

Declension
Declension of noun سِنْجَاب (sinjāb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِنْجَاب
sinjāb		 السِّنْجَاب‎
as-sinjāb		 سِنْجَاب
sinjāb
Nominative سِنْجَابٌ
sinjābun		 السِّنْجَابُ‎
as-sinjābu		 سِنْجَابُ
sinjābu
Accusative سِنْجَابًا‎
sinjāban		 السِّنْجَابَ‎
as-sinjāba		 سِنْجَابَ
sinjāba
Genitive سِنْجَابٍ
sinjābin		 السِّنْجَابِ‎
as-sinjābi		 سِنْجَابِ
sinjābi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِنْجَابَيْن‎
sinjābayn		 السِّنْجَابَيْن‎
as-sinjābayn		 سِنْجَابَيْ‎
sinjābay
Nominative سِنْجَابَانِ‎
sinjābāni		 السِّنْجَابَانِ‎
as-sinjābāni		 سِنْجَابَا‎
sinjābā
Accusative سِنْجَابَيْنِ‎
sinjābayni		 السِّنْجَابَيْنِ‎
as-sinjābayni		 سِنْجَابَيْ‎
sinjābay
Genitive سِنْجَابَيْنِ‎
sinjābayni		 السِّنْجَابَيْنِ‎
as-sinjābayni		 سِنْجَابَيْ‎
sinjābay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَنَاجِب‎
sanājib		 السَّنَاجِب‎
as-sanājib		 سَنَاجِب‎
sanājib
Nominative سَنَاجِبُ‎
sanājibu		 السَّنَاجِبُ‎
as-sanājibu		 سَنَاجِبُ‎
sanājibu
Accusative سَنَاجِبَ‎
sanājiba		 السَّنَاجِبَ‎
as-sanājiba		 سَنَاجِبَ‎
sanājiba
Genitive سَنَاجِبَ‎
sanājiba		 السَّنَاجِبِ‎
as-sanājibi		 سَنَاجِبِ‎
sanājibi

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سِنْجَاب‎ (sinjāb).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sinˈd͡ʒaːb/

Noun

سِنْجاب • (sinjāb) m (plural سَنَاجِب‎ (sanājib))

  1. squirrel

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سِنْجَاب‎ (sinjāb).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sin.ʒaːb/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

سنجاب • (sinjāb) m (plural سناجب‎ (snājeb))

  1. squirrel
    Synonym: نمس‎ (nams)

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Persian سنجاب‎ (senjâb).

Noun

سنجاب • (sincab, sıncab)

  1. squirrel, especially Sciurus anomalus
    Synonym: تیون‎ (teyin)
    • 1871, François-René de Chateaubriand, Atala‎, Terakkî Matbaası:
      ‏سیاه سنجابلر صیق اغاجلرك یاپراقلری آره‌سنده اویون اوینار.‎‎
      Siyah sincablar sık ağacların yaprakları arasında oyun oynar.
      Black squirrels play in the dense foliage.
  • سنجابی‎ (sincabî)

Descendants
  • Turkish: sincap
  • → Armenian: սնճապ (snčap)

See also

References

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (snc'p /sanjâb/), perhaps from the same root as سمور‎ (samur, “sable, Martes zibellina”). Cognate with Southern Kurdish سنجاو‎ (sincaw).

Pronunciation
    • (Dari): IPA(key): /sand͡ʒɒːb~sɪnd͡ʒɒːb/
    • (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /sænd͡ʒɒːb~send͡ʒɒːb/
    • (Tajik): IPA(key): /sand͡ʒɔːb~sind͡ʒɔːb/

    Noun
    Dari سنجاب
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik санҷоб (sanjob)

    سنجاب • (sanjâb, senjâb) (plural سنجاب‌ها‎ (sanjâb-hâ, senjâb-hâ))

    1. squirrel
    2. gray squirrel, Sciurus anomalus
    3. fur of the gray squirrel

    Synonyms
    • وروره‎ (varvare)

    Descendants
    • → Arabic: سِنْجَاب‎ (sinjāb)
    • → Azerbaijani: sincab
    • → Georgian: სინჯაფი (sinǯapi)
    • → Northern Kurdish: sencab
    • → Ottoman Turkish: سنجاب‎ (sıncab), زنجاب‎ (zincab, zıncab)
      • Turkish: sincap
      • → Armenian: սնճապ (snčap)

    South Levantine Arabic

    Etymology

    From Persian سنجاب‎ (sanjâb).

    Noun

    سنجاب • (sinjāb) m

    1. squirrel
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