عثنون
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Apparently from the root ع ث ن (ʕ-ṯ-n) related to fumigation; the beard is an apt place to apply aromates, Ethiopian Semitic ዕጣን (ʿəṭan, “incense”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
عُثْنُون • (ʕuṯnūn) m (plural عَثَانِين (ʕaṯānīn))
- goatee
- rain beginning to fall or wind beginning to blow
- (plural only, figurative) commencement, first breeze of something
Declension edit
Declension of noun عُثْنُون (ʕuṯnūn)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عُثْنُون ʕuṯnūn |
الْعُثْنُون al-ʕuṯnūn |
عُثْنُون ʕuṯnūn |
Nominative | عُثْنُونٌ ʕuṯnūnun |
الْعُثْنُونُ al-ʕuṯnūnu |
عُثْنُونُ ʕuṯnūnu |
Accusative | عُثْنُونًا ʕuṯnūnan |
الْعُثْنُونَ al-ʕuṯnūna |
عُثْنُونَ ʕuṯnūna |
Genitive | عُثْنُونٍ ʕuṯnūnin |
الْعُثْنُونِ al-ʕuṯnūni |
عُثْنُونِ ʕuṯnūni |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | عُثْنُونَيْن ʕuṯnūnayn |
الْعُثْنُونَيْن al-ʕuṯnūnayn |
عُثْنُونَيْ ʕuṯnūnay |
Nominative | عُثْنُونَانِ ʕuṯnūnāni |
الْعُثْنُونَانِ al-ʕuṯnūnāni |
عُثْنُونَا ʕuṯnūnā |
Accusative | عُثْنُونَيْنِ ʕuṯnūnayni |
الْعُثْنُونَيْنِ al-ʕuṯnūnayni |
عُثْنُونَيْ ʕuṯnūnay |
Genitive | عُثْنُونَيْنِ ʕuṯnūnayni |
الْعُثْنُونَيْنِ al-ʕuṯnūnayni |
عُثْنُونَيْ ʕuṯnūnay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَثَانِين ʕaṯānīn |
الْعَثَانِين al-ʕaṯānīn |
عَثَانِين ʕaṯānīn |
Nominative | عَثَانِينُ ʕaṯānīnu |
الْعَثَانِينُ al-ʕaṯānīnu |
عَثَانِينُ ʕaṯānīnu |
Accusative | عَثَانِينَ ʕaṯānīna |
الْعَثَانِينَ al-ʕaṯānīna |
عَثَانِينَ ʕaṯānīna |
Genitive | عَثَانِينَ ʕaṯānīna |
الْعَثَانِينِ al-ʕaṯānīni |
عَثَانِينِ ʕaṯānīni |
Derived terms edit
- عَثْنَنَ (ʕaṯnana, “to bind the turban below the jaw”)