زردخانة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zar.da.xaː.na/

Noun

زَرْدَخَانَة • (zardaḵāna) f

1. Alternative form of زَرْدَخَان (zardaḵān, “astrakhan fabric”)

Declension

Declension of noun زَرْدَخَانَة (zardaḵāna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَرْدَخَانَة zardaḵāna	الزَّرْدَخَانَة az-zardaḵāna	زَرْدَخَانَة zardaḵānat
Nominative	زَرْدَخَانَةٌ zardaḵānatun	الزَّرْدَخَانَةُ az-zardaḵānatu	زَرْدَخَانَةُ zardaḵānatu
Accusative	زَرْدَخَانَةً zardaḵānatan	الزَّرْدَخَانَةَ az-zardaḵānata	زَرْدَخَانَةَ zardaḵānata
Genitive	زَرْدَخَانَةٍ zardaḵānatin	الزَّرْدَخَانَةِ az-zardaḵānati	زَرْدَخَانَةِ zardaḵānati

Etymology 2

From Persian زردخانه (zarad-xâne, literally “armshouse”), compound of the Arabic زَرَد (zarad, “armour”) and Persian خانه (xâne, “house”). Akin to Georgian ზარადხანა (zaradxana), ზარდახანა (zardaxana), Middle Armenian զառատխանայ (zaṙatxanay).

Alternative forms

• زَرَدْخَانَاة (zaradḵānāh)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za.rad.xaː.na/

Noun

زَرَدْخَانَة • (zaradḵāna) f (historical)

1. arsenal, armoury
2. a kind of detention facility

Declension

Declension of noun زَرَدْخَانَة (zaradḵāna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَرَدْخَانَة zaradḵāna	الزَّرَدْخَانَة az-zaradḵāna	زَرَدْخَانَة zaradḵānat
Nominative	زَرَدْخَانَةٌ zaradḵānatun	الزَّرَدْخَانَةُ az-zaradḵānatu	زَرَدْخَانَةُ zaradḵānatu
Accusative	زَرَدْخَانَةً zaradḵānatan	الزَّرَدْخَانَةَ az-zaradḵānata	زَرَدْخَانَةَ zaradḵānata
Genitive	زَرَدْخَانَةٍ zaradḵānatin	الزَّرَدْخَانَةِ az-zaradḵānati	زَرَدْخَانَةِ zaradḵānati

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “զրահ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 111a
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “زردخانة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 585a