فدن
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Classical Syriac ܐܦܕܢܐ (ʾāppaḏnā), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎭𐎠𐎴 (apadāna), thus doublet of إِيوَان (ʔīwān).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
فَدَن • (fadan) m (plural أَفْدَان (ʔafdān)) (obsolete)
Declension edit
Declension of noun فَدَن (fadan)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | فَدَن fadan |
الْفَدَن al-fadan |
فَدَن fadan |
| Nominative | فَدَنٌ fadanun |
الْفَدَنُ al-fadanu |
فَدَنُ fadanu |
| Accusative | فَدَنًا fadanan |
الْفَدَنَ al-fadana |
فَدَنَ fadana |
| Genitive | فَدَنٍ fadanin |
الْفَدَنِ al-fadani |
فَدَنِ fadani |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | فَدَنَيْن fadanayn |
الْفَدَنَيْن al-fadanayn |
فَدَنَيْ fadanay |
| Nominative | فَدَنَانِ fadanāni |
الْفَدَنَانِ al-fadanāni |
فَدَنَا fadanā |
| Accusative | فَدَنَيْنِ fadanayni |
الْفَدَنَيْنِ al-fadanayni |
فَدَنَيْ fadanay |
| Genitive | فَدَنَيْنِ fadanayni |
الْفَدَنَيْنِ al-fadanayni |
فَدَنَيْ fadanay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَفْدَان ʔafdān |
الْأَفْدَان al-ʔafdān |
أَفْدَان ʔafdān |
| Nominative | أَفْدَانٌ ʔafdānun |
الْأَفْدَانُ al-ʔafdānu |
أَفْدَانُ ʔafdānu |
| Accusative | أَفْدَانًا ʔafdānan |
الْأَفْدَانَ al-ʔafdāna |
أَفْدَانَ ʔafdāna |
| Genitive | أَفْدَانٍ ʔafdānin |
الْأَفْدَانِ al-ʔafdāni |
أَفْدَانِ ʔafdāni |
References edit
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 27
- Guidi, Ignazio (1879) Della sede primitiva dei popoli semitici (in Italian), Rome: Tipi del Salviucci, page 16
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “فدن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2353