كرموس

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From كرمة‎ (karma, “fig tree”), a word common to Maghrebi Arabic derived from Arabic كَرْم‎ (karm, “orchard”). Compare Maltese karmus (“unripe fig”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kar.muːs/

Noun

كرموس • (karmūs) m (collective, singulative كرموسة‎ f (karmūsa), paucal كرموسات‎ (karmūsāt))

fig, figs
Synonym: كرموس المسلمين‎ (karmūs el-misilmīn, karmūs le-msilmīn)

Derived terms

كرموس المسلمين‎ (karmūs el-misilmīn, karmūs le-msilmīn, “figs”)
كرموس النصارى‎ (karmūs en-nṣāra, “prickly pears”)
كرموس هندي‎ (karmūs handi, “prickly pears”)

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