قطن
Andalusian Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
قطن (quṭun)
Descendants edit
Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
Root |
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ق ط ن (q-ṭ-n) |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
قَطَنَ • (qaṭana) I, non-past يَقْطُنُ (yaqṭunu)
Conjugation edit
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
quṭūn | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
qāṭin | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
maqṭūn | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | qaṭantu |
qaṭanta |
قَطَنَ qaṭana |
qaṭantumā |
qaṭanā |
qaṭannā |
qaṭantum |
qaṭanū | |||
f | qaṭanti |
qaṭanat |
qaṭanatā |
qaṭantunna |
قَطَنَّ qaṭanna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔaqṭunu |
taqṭunu |
yaqṭunu |
taqṭunāni |
yaqṭunāni |
naqṭunu |
taqṭunūna |
yaqṭunūna | |||
f | taqṭunīna |
taqṭunu |
taqṭunāni |
taqṭunna |
yaqṭunna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔaqṭuna |
taqṭuna |
yaqṭuna |
taqṭunā |
yaqṭunā |
naqṭuna |
taqṭunū |
yaqṭunū | |||
f | taqṭunī |
taqṭuna |
taqṭunā |
taqṭunna |
yaqṭunna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔaqṭun |
taqṭun |
yaqṭun |
taqṭunā |
yaqṭunā |
naqṭun |
taqṭunū |
yaqṭunū | |||
f | taqṭunī |
taqṭun |
taqṭunā |
taqṭunna |
yaqṭunna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | uqṭun |
uqṭunā |
uqṭunū |
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f | uqṭunī |
uqṭunna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | quṭintu |
quṭinta |
قُطِنَ quṭina |
quṭintumā |
quṭinā |
quṭinnā |
quṭintum |
quṭinū | |||
f | quṭinti |
quṭinat |
quṭinatā |
quṭintunna |
قُطِنَّ quṭinna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔuqṭanu |
tuqṭanu |
yuqṭanu |
tuqṭanāni |
yuqṭanāni |
nuqṭanu |
tuqṭanūna |
yuqṭanūna | |||
f | tuqṭanīna |
tuqṭanu |
tuqṭanāni |
tuqṭanna |
yuqṭanna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔuqṭana |
tuqṭana |
yuqṭana |
tuqṭanā |
yuqṭanā |
nuqṭana |
tuqṭanū |
yuqṭanū | |||
f | tuqṭanī |
tuqṭana |
tuqṭanā |
tuqṭanna |
yuqṭanna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔuqṭan |
tuqṭan |
yuqṭan |
tuqṭanā |
yuqṭanā |
nuqṭan |
tuqṭanū |
yuqṭanū | |||
f | tuqṭanī |
tuqṭan |
tuqṭanā |
tuqṭanna |
yuqṭanna |
Etymology 2 edit
In view of Aramaic כִיתָנָא / כִיתָאנָא (kittānā) / ܟܶܬܳܢܳܐ (kettānā, “flax; linen”), source of كَتّان (kattān, “flax”), and the derived apparel name Aramaic כִּיתּוּנָא (kittōnā), ܟܝܬܘܢܐ (kettōnā), ܟܘܬܝܢܐ (kuttīnā, kottīnā, “tunic”), noting especially its Classical Syriac byform ܟܘܬܘܢܐ (kuttōnā, kottōnā), if the semantic difference from linen to cotton is surmountable, a receival from an Aramaic dialect with an emphaticized byform corresponding to Ugaritic 𐎖𐎉 (qṭ, “flax”) is expected in spite of lacking attestation of the needed form, given that the Western Aramaic dialects in the area of former Ugarit are generally unattested.
Pronunciation 1 edit
Noun edit
قُطْن or قُطُن • (quṭn or quṭun) m (collective, singulative قُطْنة f (quṭna), plural أَقْطَان (ʔaqṭān))
- cotton
- هٰذَا ٱلْقَمِيصُ مَصْنُوعٌ مِنَ ٱلْقُطْنِ.
- hāḏā l-qamīṣu maṣnūʕun mina l-quṭni.
- This shirt is made of cotton.
Declension edit
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قُطْن; قُطُن quṭn; quṭun |
الْقُطْن; الْقُطُن al-quṭn; al-quṭun |
قُطْن; قُطُن quṭn; quṭun |
Nominative | قُطْنٌ; قُطُنٌ quṭnun; quṭunun |
الْقُطْنُ; الْقُطُنُ al-quṭnu; al-quṭunu |
قُطْنُ; قُطُنُ quṭnu; quṭunu |
Accusative | قُطْنًا; قُطُنًا quṭnan; quṭunan |
الْقُطْنَ; الْقُطُنَ al-quṭna; al-quṭuna |
قُطْنَ; قُطُنَ quṭna; quṭuna |
Genitive | قُطْنٍ; قُطُنٍ quṭnin; quṭunin |
الْقُطْنِ; الْقُطُنِ al-quṭni; al-quṭuni |
قُطْنِ; قُطُنِ quṭni; quṭuni |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | قُطْنَيْن; قُطُنَيْن quṭnayn; quṭunayn |
الْقُطْنَيْن; الْقُطُنَيْن al-quṭnayn; al-quṭunayn |
قُطْنَيْ; قُطُنَيْ quṭnay; quṭunay |
Nominative | قُطْنَانِ; قُطُنَانِ quṭnāni; quṭunāni |
الْقُطْنَانِ; الْقُطُنَانِ al-quṭnāni; al-quṭunāni |
قُطْنَا; قُطُنَا quṭnā; quṭunā |
Accusative | قُطْنَيْنِ; قُطُنَيْنِ quṭnayni; quṭunayni |
الْقُطْنَيْنِ; الْقُطُنَيْنِ al-quṭnayni; al-quṭunayni |
قُطْنَيْ; قُطُنَيْ quṭnay; quṭunay |
Genitive | قُطْنَيْنِ; قُطُنَيْنِ quṭnayni; quṭunayni |
الْقُطْنَيْنِ; الْقُطُنَيْنِ al-quṭnayni; al-quṭunayni |
قُطْنَيْ; قُطُنَيْ quṭnay; quṭunay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَقْطَان ʔaqṭān |
الْأَقْطَان al-ʔaqṭān |
أَقْطَان ʔaqṭān |
Nominative | أَقْطَانٌ ʔaqṭānun |
الْأَقْطَانُ al-ʔaqṭānu |
أَقْطَانُ ʔaqṭānu |
Accusative | أَقْطَانًا ʔaqṭānan |
الْأَقْطَانَ al-ʔaqṭāna |
أَقْطَانَ ʔaqṭāna |
Genitive | أَقْطَانٍ ʔaqṭānin |
الْأَقْطَانِ al-ʔaqṭāni |
أَقْطَانِ ʔaqṭāni |
Derived terms edit
- قَطَّان (qaṭṭān)
Descendants edit
- Andalusian Arabic: قطن (quṭun)
- Gulf Arabic: قطن (giṭin)
- Hijazi Arabic: قطن (guṭun)
- Catalan: cotó
- Maltese: qoton
- → Coptic: ⲕⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ (koutōn), ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ (kontion)
- → Ge'ez: ቍጥን (ḳʷəṭən)
- → Italian: cotone
Pronunciation 2 edit
Noun edit
قَطَن • (qaṭan) m (plural أَقْطَان (ʔaqṭān))
Declension edit
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قَطَن qaṭan |
الْقَطَن al-qaṭan |
قَطَن qaṭan |
Nominative | قَطَنٌ qaṭanun |
الْقَطَنُ al-qaṭanu |
قَطَنُ qaṭanu |
Accusative | قَطَنًا qaṭanan |
الْقَطَنَ al-qaṭana |
قَطَنَ qaṭana |
Genitive | قَطَنٍ qaṭanin |
الْقَطَنِ al-qaṭani |
قَطَنِ qaṭani |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | قَطَنَيْن qaṭanayn |
الْقَطَنَيْن al-qaṭanayn |
قَطَنَيْ qaṭanay |
Nominative | قَطَنَانِ qaṭanāni |
الْقَطَنَانِ al-qaṭanāni |
قَطَنَا qaṭanā |
Accusative | قَطَنَيْنِ qaṭanayni |
الْقَطَنَيْنِ al-qaṭanayni |
قَطَنَيْ qaṭanay |
Genitive | قَطَنَيْنِ qaṭanayni |
الْقَطَنَيْنِ al-qaṭanayni |
قَطَنَيْ qaṭanay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَقْطَان ʔaqṭān |
الْأَقْطَان al-ʔaqṭān |
أَقْطَان ʔaqṭān |
Nominative | أَقْطَانٌ ʔaqṭānun |
الْأَقْطَانُ al-ʔaqṭānu |
أَقْطَانُ ʔaqṭānu |
Accusative | أَقْطَانًا ʔaqṭānan |
الْأَقْطَانَ al-ʔaqṭāna |
أَقْطَانَ ʔaqṭāna |
Genitive | أَقْطَانٍ ʔaqṭānin |
الْأَقْطَانِ al-ʔaqṭāni |
أَقْطَانِ ʔaqṭāni |
Derived terms edit
- قَطَنِيّ (qaṭaniyy, “lumbar”)
References edit
- Duschak, Moritz (1870) Die Botanik des Talmud (in German), Pest: I. Neuer, pages 7–10
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 42
- Freytag, Georg (1835) “قطن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 469–470
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 92
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[3] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 235 seqq., for Arabic Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[4] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 241–242
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قطن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[5], London: W.H. Allen, page 846
Gulf Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
- گطن (giṭin)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
قطن • (giṭin) m
- (uncountable) cotton
- دشداشة قطن ― dišdāšat giṭin ― A cotton dishdasha
Hijazi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
قطن • (guṭun) m (construct state قُطْن (guṭn), plural قطنات (guṭnāt) or أقطان (ʔagṭān))
Moroccan Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
قطن • (qṭun) m (collective, singulative قطنة f (quṭna), paucal قطنات (quṭnāt))
Derived terms edit
- قطني (quṭni)
Ottoman Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic قُطْن (quṭn, “cotton”).
Noun edit
قطن • (kutn) (plural اقطان (aktan))
- cotton, the vegetal fibers produced by plants of the genus Gossypium
- cotton, any plant in the genus Gossypium used as a source of this fiber
- Synonym: پاموق آغاجی (pamuk ağacı)
Derived terms edit
- قطن باروت (kutn-i barut, “fulmicotton”)
Descendants edit
- Turkish: kutn
Further reading edit
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “kutn”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2867
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قطن”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[6], Constantinople: Mihran, page 965
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Gossipium”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum[7], Vienna, column 660
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “قطن”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[8], Vienna, column 3725
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قطن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[9], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1464