عرعر

Meaning

Noun

1. juniper (Juniperus gen.)
2. juniper (Juniperus gen.)

Name

Arar (a city in Saudi Arabia)

Concepts

juniper

bottle cap

Arar

Translations

zimbro

baie de genièvre

ginepro

enebrina

Wacholderbeere

Arar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʕar.ʕar/

Etymology

From the root ع ر ر (ʕ r r) meaning “to be mangy” “to be covered in scabs or scales”, “to strip or flake”, the juniper plant being characterized by its tiny scale-like leaves; cognate with Hebrew עַרְעָר (ʿarʿār, “juniper”), and also Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗𐎓𐎗 (ʿrʿr, “tamarisk”), Classical Syriac ܥܰܪܳܐ (ʿarrā, “tamarisk”) as tamarisks look similar in texture.