بعشوم

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Sudanese Arabic[edit]

بعشوم

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Beja ba'aashoob, the accusative form of ba'aasho (“fox, jackal”). Cognate with Coptic ⲃⲟⲓϣⲓ (boiši, “jackal”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

بعشوم • (baʿšōm) m (plural بعاشيم (baʿāšīm))

  1. fox
  2. jackal
  3. (dialectal, Rubatab) hyena

Descendants[edit]

  • >? Juba Arabic: basham

References[edit]

  • Sigmar Hillelson (1925) Sudan Arabic: English–Arabic Vocabulary‎[1], London, United Kingdom: Sudan Government, page 158
  • Leo Reinisch (1895) Wörterbuch der Beḍauye-Sprache‎[2] (in German), Wien, Austria, page 40
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=بعشوم&oldid=79097391"