Fig

See also: fîg, fig, fig., and fiğ

English

Etymology 1

Calque of Arabic التِين (at-tīn), after the first word of the sura.

Proper noun

the Fig

1. The 95th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

   Synonym: the Fig-tree

Translations

95th sura of the Qur'an

• Arabic: سورة التين (ar)
• Polish: At-Tin m inan
• Uyghur: تىن (tin)

Etymology 2

Clipping.

Proper noun

the Fig

1. (slang) Figueroa Street (street in Los Angeles)

Anagrams

• FGI, GFI, GIF, IGF, gif

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Feig (dialectal, eastern, now dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from French figue. The long vowel reflects the slight lengthening effect that following voiced obstruents (here the French [ɡ]) tend to have in closed syllables. This also explains the obsolete Luxembourgish plural Figgen (with short [i] in an open syllable).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fiːk]

Noun

Fig f (plural Figen)

1. fig (plant, fruit)

Derived terms

• Figebam
• Figeblat