عصا الراعي

Arabic
عصا الراعي – Cyclamen persicum

Etymology

Calque of Classical Syriac ܚܘܛܪܝ ܪܥܝܐ (ḥuṭray rāʿyā), itself a calque of Akkadian 𒌑𒃻𒉺 (U₂GAR.PA /⁠ḫaṭṭi rē’î⁠/, literally “herd’s staff”), or an unattested expression with 𒄷𒁕𒊒 (ḫu-ṭa-ru /⁠ḫuṭāru⁠/, “staff”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕa.sˤa‿r.raː.ʕiː/
  • (Palestine) IPA(key): /ʕa.sˤat‿ir.raː.ʕi/

Noun

عَصَا الرَاعِي • (ʕaṣā r-rāʕī) f

  1. sowbread (Cyclamen spp., especially Cyclamen persicum the leaves of which are filled and eaten as rolls, the roots are used for saponin)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:بخور مريم
  2. bistort (Polygonum aviculare and Bistorta officinalis)
  3. Misconstruction of كِيس الرَاعِي (kīs ar-rāʕī) “shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris”

Declension
Declension of noun عَصَا الرَّاعِي (ʕaṣā r-rāʕī)
Singular singular in ـًا (-an)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — عَصَا الرَّاعِي
ʕaṣā r-rāʕī		 —
Nominative — عَصَا الرَّاعِي
ʕaṣā r-rāʕī		 —
Accusative — عَصَا الرَّاعِي
ʕaṣā r-rāʕī		 —
Genitive — عَصَا الرَّاعِي
ʕaṣā r-rāʕī		 —

References
  • “ḥwṭry**rˁyˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 34
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎ (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 368
  • Stol, Marten (2012) “[Review of] GIGNOUX, P. - Lexique des termes de la pharmacopée syriaque. (Cahiers de Studia Iranica 47, Chétiens en terre d'Iran V). Peeters, Leuven, 2011”, in Bibliotheca Orientalis‎, volume 69, numbers 5–6, column 628
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