يربوع

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿakbar- (mouse) mingled with عُرْقُوب (ʕurqūb, 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 • (yarbūʕ) m (plural يَرَابِيع (yarābīʕ))

  1. jerboa

Declension

Descendants

  • English: jerboa
  • Latin: gerbo
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