نقانق

Arabic

Alternative forms

• مَقَانِق (maqāniq), لَقَانِق (laqāniq)

Etymology

From Aramaic נוקניק (nūqānīq), variant of לוקניק (lūqānīq), from Byzantine Greek λουκάνικον (loukánikon), λουκάνικα (loukánika), from Latin lūcānica (“sausage from Lūcānia”). Cognate to Greek λουκάνικο (loukániko), Persian نکانک (nakânak); influenced Hebrew נַקְנִיק (naqnīq).

Noun

نَقَانِق or نُقَانِق • (naqāniq or nuqāniq) m

1. (plural only) sausage, baloney

Declension

Declension of noun نَقَانِق (naqāniq)‎; نُقَانِق (nuqāniq)

Singular	basic singular diptote‎; basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقَانِق‎; نُقَانِق naqāniq‎; nuqāniq	النَّقَانِق‎; النُّقَانِق an-naqāniq‎; an-nuqāniq	نَقَانِق‎; نُقَانِق naqāniq‎; nuqāniq
Nominative	نَقَانِقُ‎; نُقَانِقٌ naqāniqu‎; nuqāniqun	النَّقَانِقُ‎; النُّقَانِقُ an-naqāniqu‎; an-nuqāniqu	نَقَانِقُ‎; نُقَانِقُ naqāniqu‎; nuqāniqu
Accusative	نَقَانِقَ‎; نُقَانِقًا naqāniqa‎; nuqāniqan	النَّقَانِقَ‎; النُّقَانِقَ an-naqāniqa‎; an-nuqāniqa	نَقَانِقَ‎; نُقَانِقَ naqāniqa‎; nuqāniqa
Genitive	نَقَانِقَ‎; نُقَانِقٍ naqāniqa‎; nuqāniqin	النَّقَانِقِ‎; النُّقَانِقِ an-naqāniqi‎; an-nuqāniqi	نَقَانِقِ‎; نُقَانِقِ naqāniqi‎; nuqāniqi

References

• “lwqnyq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 38