قصدير
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Aramaic קְסְטִירָא (qəsṭīrā), קַסִּיטְרָא (qassīṭrā, “tin”), from Ancient Greek κασσίτερον (kassíteron), κασσίτερος (kassíteros, “tin”, literally “the metal or earth from the land of the Kassi”); ultimately of obscure origin, considered of pre-Greek substrate. Identification and the meaning of κασσί (kassí) has been disputed; see Kassites, a historically significant bronze age people from the Zagros Mountains, the nearest source of Mesopotamian tin – which could relate us to مَرْقَشِيتَا (marqašītā, “marcasite”) –, and the Cassiterides and cassiterite.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
قَصْدِير • (qaṣdīr) m
Declension edit
Declension of noun قَصْدِير (qaṣdīr)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَصْدِير qaṣdīr |
الْقَصْدِير al-qaṣdīr |
قَصْدِير qaṣdīr |
| Nominative | قَصْدِيرٌ qaṣdīrun |
الْقَصْدِيرُ al-qaṣdīru |
قَصْدِيرُ qaṣdīru |
| Accusative | قَصْدِيرًا qaṣdīran |
الْقَصْدِيرَ al-qaṣdīra |
قَصْدِيرَ qaṣdīra |
| Genitive | قَصْدِيرٍ qaṣdīrin |
الْقَصْدِيرِ al-qaṣdīri |
قَصْدِيرِ qaṣdīri |
References edit
- “qsyṭr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “قصدير” in Almaany
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 153
- Vollers, Karl (1897) “Beiträge zur Kenntniss der lebenden arabischen Sprache in Aegypten”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft[1] (in German), volume 51, page 301
Hijazi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
قصدير • (gaṣdīr) m
South Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Arabic قَصْدِير (qaṣdīr).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /qasˤ.diːr/, [qɑzˤˈdˤiːrˤ]
- IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔasˤ.diːr/, [ʔɑzˤˈdˤiːrˤ]
- IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡasˤ.diːr/, [ɡɑzˤˈdˤiːrˤ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun edit
قصدير • (ʔaṣdīr) m