خروبة

Arabic

Etymology

Singulative noun composed of خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb, carob) + ـَة (-a). The coin meaning is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κερᾱ́τῐον (kerā́tion).

Noun

خَرُّوبَة (ḵarrūba) f (singulative, collective خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb))

  1. carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.)
  2. an old coin of Tunisia weighing one carat
  3. a name of some human settlements
Declension
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