سكنجبين

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Persian سکنگبین (sekangabin), سرکنگبین (serkangabin), from سرکه (serke, “vinegar”) + انگبین (angabin, angobin, “honey”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /si.kan.d͡ʒa.biːn/ and less often IPA(key): /si.kan.d͡ʒu.biːn/

Noun

سِكَنْجَبِين or سِكَنْجُبِين • (sikanjabīn or sikanjubīn) m

  1. (historical) oxymel, a conserve or drink of vinegar, water, honey

Declension
Declension of noun سِكَنْجَبِين (sikanjabīn)‎; سِكَنْجُبِين (sikanjubīn)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِكَنْجَبِين‎; سِكَنْجُبِين
sikanjabīn‎; sikanjubīn		 السِّكَنْجَبِين‎; السِّكَنْجُبِين
as-sikanjabīn‎; as-sikanjubīn		 سِكَنْجَبِين‎; سِكَنْجُبِين
sikanjabīn‎; sikanjubīn
Nominative سِكَنْجَبِينٌ‎; سِكَنْجُبِينٌ
sikanjabīnun‎; sikanjubīnun		 السِّكَنْجَبِينُ‎; السِّكَنْجُبِينُ
as-sikanjabīnu‎; as-sikanjubīnu		 سِكَنْجَبِينُ‎; سِكَنْجُبِينُ
sikanjabīnu‎; sikanjubīnu
Accusative سِكَنْجَبِينًا‎; سِكَنْجُبِينًا
sikanjabīnan‎; sikanjubīnan		 السِّكَنْجَبِينَ‎; السِّكَنْجُبِينَ
as-sikanjabīna‎; as-sikanjubīna		 سِكَنْجَبِينَ‎; سِكَنْجُبِينَ
sikanjabīna‎; sikanjubīna
Genitive سِكَنْجَبِينٍ‎; سِكَنْجُبِينٍ
sikanjabīnin‎; sikanjubīnin		 السِّكَنْجَبِينِ‎; السِّكَنْجُبِينِ
as-sikanjabīni‎; as-sikanjubīni		 سِكَنْجَبِينِ‎; سِكَنْجُبِينِ
sikanjabīni‎; sikanjubīni

Descendants
  • Algerian Arabic: سْکَنْجْبِير (skanjbir)
  • → Persian: سکنجبین (sekanjabin)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: سركنجبین (sirkencebin, sirkencübin), سكنجبین (sikencebin, sikencübin)
    • Turkish: sirkencebin, sikencebin

References
  • Freytag, Georg (1830) “سكنجبين”, 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 336a
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