أبنوس

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian آبنوس‎ (âbnus), Middle Persian ʾpnws (abnūs), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj (“ebony”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔab.nuːs/ and IPA(key): /ʔa.ba.nuːs/

Noun

أَبْنُوس or أَبَنُوس • (ʾabnūs or ʾabanūs) m

  1. ebony (Diospyros ebenum tree and wood)

Declension
Declension of noun أَبْنُوس (ʾabnūs)‎; أَبَنُوس (ʾabanūs)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَبْنُوس‎; أَبَنُوس
ʾabnūs‎; ʾabanūs		 الْأَبْنُوس‎‎; الْأَبَنُوس‎
al-ʾabnūs‎; al-ʾabanūs		 أَبْنُوس‎; أَبَنُوس
ʾabnūs‎; ʾabanūs
Nominative أَبْنُوسٌ‎; أَبَنُوسٌ
ʾabnūsun‎; ʾabanūsun		 الْأَبْنُوسُ‎‎; الْأَبَنُوسُ‎
al-ʾabnūsu‎; al-ʾabanūsu		 أَبْنُوسُ‎; أَبَنُوسُ
ʾabnūsu‎; ʾabanūsu
Accusative أَبْنُوسًا‎‎; أَبَنُوسًا‎
ʾabnūsan‎; ʾabanūsan		 الْأَبْنُوسَ‎‎; الْأَبَنُوسَ‎
al-ʾabnūsa‎; al-ʾabanūsa		 أَبْنُوسَ‎; أَبَنُوسَ
ʾabnūsa‎; ʾabanūsa
Genitive أَبْنُوسٍ‎; أَبَنُوسٍ
ʾabnūsin‎; ʾabanūsin		 الْأَبْنُوسِ‎‎; الْأَبَنُوسِ‎
al-ʾabnūsi‎; al-ʾabanūsi		 أَبْنُوسِ‎; أَبَنُوسِ
ʾabnūsi‎; ʾabanūsi

References
  • Freytag, Georg (1830), “أبنوس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 6
  • Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “أبنوس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 3
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