سبيدج
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Arabic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Since, often, calamar on a plate or in its natural habitat appears white, it is probably the same word as سِبِيدَاج (sibīdāj, “white lead”). Compare the repurposing of كَرْكَنْد (karkand, “ruby spinel”) for “lobster”.
Noun[edit]
سَبِّيدَج • (sabbīdaj) m
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun سَبِّيدَج (sabbīdaj)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سَبِّيدَج sabbīdaj |
السَّبِّيدَج as-sabbīdaj |
سَبِّيدَج sabbīdaj |
| Nominative | سَبِّيدَجٌ sabbīdajun |
السَّبِّيدَجُ as-sabbīdaju |
سَبِّيدَجُ sabbīdaju |
| Accusative | سَبِّيدَجًا sabbīdajan |
السَّبِّيدَجَ as-sabbīdaja |
سَبِّيدَجَ sabbīdaja |
| Genitive | سَبِّيدَجٍ sabbīdajin |
السَّبِّيدَجِ as-sabbīdaji |
سَبِّيدَجِ sabbīdaji |
References[edit]
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “سبيدج”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 631
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “سبيدج”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 551