See also: حورب and جوزت

Arabic

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Etymology

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Possibly from (or cognate with) Persian جوراب (jôrâb, sock, stocking), with earlier forms گورب (gôrab), گوراب (gôrâb), speculatively a metathesis of Middle Persian *gōrb/pāy (literally grave of foot), which has potential to be folk etymology. Alternatively, the Persian and/or the Arab forms might have been borrowed from Aramaic גְּרָב / גְּרַב (gəraḇ, gərāḇ, skin bottle or pouch), though it remains unknown in which language the new meaning as a footwear developed first. Cognate with Classical Syriac ܓܽܘܪܒܳܐ (gurbā) and Central Kurdish گۆروا (gorwa), گۆرە (gore); the Modern Hebrew גֶּרֶב (gérev) is a modern invention based on the Arabic root.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaw.rab/
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Noun

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جَوْرَب (jawrabm (plural جَوَارِب (jawārib) or جَوَارِبَة (jawāriba))

  1. sock
  2. stocking

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Hebrew: גֶּרֶב

References

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