خرشوف

Arabic

خُرْشُوف

Etymology

Connections to Akkadian 𒅈𒋢𒌒𒁍 (arsuppu, a type of cereal with a braid appearance; an unidentified type of apple or produce, literally carp fish, scales), so applied from the appearance of its head.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xur.ʃuːf/

Noun

خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf) m (plural خَرَاشِيف (ḵarāšīf))

  1. artichoke

Declension

References

  • Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 407–412
  • suādu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011, pages 307-308

Hijazi Arabic

خَرْشوف

Etymology

From Arabic خُرْشُوف (ḵuršūf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xarˈʃuːf/

Noun

خَرشوف • (ḵaršūf) m

(plural خَرَاشِيف ‎(ḵarāšīf))
  1. artichoke
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