يربوع

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿakbar- (mouse) mingled with عُرْقُوب (ʿurqūb, hamstring, Achilles tendon) from *ʿarqūb- (hamstring, Achilles tendon) in specialization to the fauna of the Arabian desert where the jerboa is marked by its jumping muscles. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܽܘܩܒܪܳܐ (ʾuqbarā, mouse), Hebrew עַכְבָּר‏ (ʾaḵbār, mouse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jar.buːʕ/

Noun

يَرْبُوع (yarbūʿ) m (plural يَرَابِيع (yarābīʿ))

  1. jerboa

Declension

Descendants

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