حندقوق

Arabic

Alternative forms

حَنْدَقُوقَا (ḥandaqūqā), حَنْدَقُوقِيّ (ḥandaqūqiyy)

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic חַנְדְּקוּקׇא (ḥandəqūqā), הַנְדְּקוּקׇא (handəqūqā, “melilot”), derived from Middle Persian *hndwkʾwkʾy (hindūgūgī), likely from Middle Persian hndwk' (hindūg, “Indian”), due to the heavy use of fenugreek and sourclover in Indian cuisine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħan.da.quːq/

Noun

حَنْدَقُوق • (ḥandaqūq) m

Melilotus, melilot, sweet clover, sour clover
Trifolium, trifolium, clovers
Lotus, birdsfoot trefoil
Trigonella, fenugreek

Declension

Declension of noun حَنْدَقُوق (ḥandaqūq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَنْدَقُوق ḥandaqūq	الْحَنْدَقُوق al-ḥandaqūq	حَنْدَقُوق ḥandaqūq
Nominative	حَنْدَقُوقٌ ḥandaqūqun	الْحَنْدَقُوقُ al-ḥandaqūqu	حَنْدَقُوقُ ḥandaqūqu
Accusative	حَنْدَقُوقًا ḥandaqūqan	الْحَنْدَقُوقَ al-ḥandaqūqa	حَنْدَقُوقَ ḥandaqūqa
Genitive	حَنْدَقُوقٍ ḥandaqūqin	الْحَنْدَقُوقِ al-ḥandaqūqi	حَنْدَقُوقِ ḥandaqūqi

References

Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 473–474
Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 94–96

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