دردار

Arabic

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܕܕܪܐ‎ (daddārā, “elm, oak”), from Middle Persian dʾl (/dār/, “tree, gallows; wood”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”); cognate with Persian دردار‎ (dardâr, “elm”).

False cognate with Akkadian 𒌑𒁕𒁕𒊒 (/daddaru/, “a thorny plant, thistle; ill tasting or smelling plant”), Hebrew דַּרְדַר‎ (dardar, “thistle”), Aramaic דַּרְדָּרָא‎ (dardārā, “thistle”), Classical Syriac ܕܪܕܪܐ‎ (dardərā, “thistle”), Arabic دَرْدَر‎ (dardar, “thistle”), Ge'ez ደንደር (dändär, “thistle”), Amharic ደንደር (dändär, “thistle”); ultimately from Proto-Semitic *drr (“to give difficulty, to be too hard to handle, to be uneasy or unpleasant, to be overwhelming”)

Noun

دَرْدَار or دِرْدَار • (dardār or dirdār) m

  1. elm (Ulmus gen. et spp.)
    Synonym: شَجَرة البَقّ‎ (šajara(t) al-baqq)
  2. ash (Fraxinus spp.)
    Synonym: مُرَّان‎ (murrān)

Declension
Declension of noun دَرْدَار (dardār)‎; دِرْدَار (dirdār)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَرْدَار‎; دِرْدَار
dardār‎; dirdār		 الدَّرْدَار‎‎; الدِّرْدَار‎
ad-dardār‎; ad-dirdār		 دَرْدَار‎; دِرْدَار
dardār‎; dirdār
Nominative دَرْدَارٌ‎; دِرْدَارٌ
dardārun‎; dirdārun		 الدَّرْدَارُ‎‎; الدِّرْدَارُ‎
ad-dardāru‎; ad-dirdāru		 دَرْدَارُ‎; دِرْدَارُ
dardāru‎; dirdāru
Accusative دَرْدَارًا‎‎; دِرْدَارًا‎
dardāran‎; dirdāran		 الدَّرْدَارَ‎‎; الدِّرْدَارَ‎
ad-dardāra‎; ad-dirdāra		 دَرْدَارَ‎; دِرْدَارَ
dardāra‎; dirdāra
Genitive دَرْدَارٍ‎; دِرْدَارٍ
dardārin‎; dirdārin		 الدَّرْدَارِ‎‎; الدِّرْدَارِ‎
ad-dardāri‎; ad-dirdāri		 دَرْدَارِ‎; دِرْدَارِ
dardāri‎; dirdāri

References
  • “ddr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “drdr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “دردار”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 432
  • Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 136
  • Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 417–419
  • Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 286
  • Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 404–407
  • Neishtadt, Mila (2015), “The Lexical Component in the Aramaic Substrate of Palestinian Arabic”, in Aaron Michael Butts, editor, Semitic Languages in Contact (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 82), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 305–309

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic דַּרְדָּרָא‎ (dardārā), ܕܪܕܪܐ‎ (dardarā, “thistle”).

Noun

دردار (durdār)

  1. yellow starthistle (Centaurea pallescens)
    Synonyms: مرار‎ (murrār), مرير‎ (murrēr)

References
  • “drdr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 404–407
  • Neishtadt, Mila (2015), “The Lexical Component in the Aramaic Substrate of Palestinian Arabic”, in Aaron Michael Butts, editor, Semitic Languages in Contact (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 82), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 305–309
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