يرقان

Arabic

Alternative forms

أَرْق (ʔarq), أَرْقَان (ʔarqān), أَرَقَان (ʔaraqān), إِرْقَان (ʔirqān), أَرَق (ʔaraq), أُرَق (ʔuraq), أُرَاق (ʔurāq), أَرُقَان (ʔaruqān), رَهِيقَان (rahīqān), رَيْهُقَان (rayhuqān), رَقُون (raqūn)

Etymology

From Aramaic יַרקָאנָא / ܝܰܪܩܳܢܳܐ (yarqānā). Contaminated in Arabic with the root ء ر ق (ʔ-r-q) related to sleeplessness.

Noun

يَرَقَان • (yaraqān) m

mildew (plant disease), blight
jaundice

Declension

Declension of noun يَرَقَان (yaraqān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَان yaraqān	الْيَرَقَان al-yaraqān	يَرَقَان yaraqān
Nominative	يَرَقَانٌ yaraqānun	الْيَرَقَانُ al-yaraqānu	يَرَقَانُ yaraqānu
Accusative	يَرَقَانًا yaraqānan	الْيَرَقَانَ al-yaraqāna	يَرَقَانَ yaraqāna
Genitive	يَرَقَانٍ yaraqānin	الْيَرَقَانِ al-yaraqāni	يَرَقَانِ yaraqāni

Noun

يَرَقَان • (yaraqān) m (collective, singulative يَرَقَانَة f (yaraqāna) or يَرَقَة (yaraqa), paucal يَرَقَانَات (yaraqānāt) or يَرَقَات (yaraqāt))

(colloquial) larvae

Declension

Declension of noun يَرَقَان (yaraqān)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَان yaraqān	الْيَرَقَان al-yaraqān	يَرَقَان yaraqān
Nominative	يَرَقَانٌ yaraqānun	الْيَرَقَانُ al-yaraqānu	يَرَقَانُ yaraqānu
Accusative	يَرَقَانًا yaraqānan	الْيَرَقَانَ al-yaraqāna	يَرَقَانَ yaraqāna
Genitive	يَرَقَانٍ yaraqānin	الْيَرَقَانِ al-yaraqāni	يَرَقَانِ yaraqāni
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَانَة‎; يَرَقَة yaraqāna‎; yaraqa	الْيَرَقَانَة‎; الْيَرَقَة al-yaraqāna‎; al-yaraqa	يَرَقَانَة‎; يَرَقَة yaraqānat‎; yaraqat
Nominative	يَرَقَانَةٌ‎; يَرَقَةٌ yaraqānatun‎; yaraqatun	الْيَرَقَانَةُ‎; الْيَرَقَةُ al-yaraqānatu‎; al-yaraqatu	يَرَقَانَةُ‎; يَرَقَةُ yaraqānatu‎; yaraqatu
Accusative	يَرَقَانَةً‎; يَرَقَةً yaraqānatan‎; yaraqatan	الْيَرَقَانَةَ‎; الْيَرَقَةَ al-yaraqānata‎; al-yaraqata	يَرَقَانَةَ‎; يَرَقَةَ yaraqānata‎; yaraqata
Genitive	يَرَقَانَةٍ‎; يَرَقَةٍ yaraqānatin‎; yaraqatin	الْيَرَقَانَةِ‎; الْيَرَقَةِ al-yaraqānati‎; al-yaraqati	يَرَقَانَةِ‎; يَرَقَةِ yaraqānati‎; yaraqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَانَتَيْن‎; يَرَقَتَيْن yaraqānatayn‎; yaraqatayn	الْيَرَقَانَتَيْن‎; الْيَرَقَتَيْن al-yaraqānatayn‎; al-yaraqatayn	يَرَقَانَتَيْ‎; يَرَقَتَيْ yaraqānatay‎; yaraqatay
Nominative	يَرَقَانَتَانِ‎; يَرَقَتَانِ yaraqānatāni‎; yaraqatāni	الْيَرَقَانَتَانِ‎; الْيَرَقَتَانِ al-yaraqānatāni‎; al-yaraqatāni	يَرَقَانَتَا‎; يَرَقَتَا yaraqānatā‎; yaraqatā
Accusative	يَرَقَانَتَيْنِ‎; يَرَقَتَيْنِ yaraqānatayni‎; yaraqatayni	الْيَرَقَانَتَيْنِ‎; الْيَرَقَتَيْنِ al-yaraqānatayni‎; al-yaraqatayni	يَرَقَانَتَيْ‎; يَرَقَتَيْ yaraqānatay‎; yaraqatay
Genitive	يَرَقَانَتَيْنِ‎; يَرَقَتَيْنِ yaraqānatayni‎; yaraqatayni	الْيَرَقَانَتَيْنِ‎; الْيَرَقَتَيْنِ al-yaraqānatayni‎; al-yaraqatayni	يَرَقَانَتَيْ‎; يَرَقَتَيْ yaraqānatay‎; yaraqatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَانَات‎; يَرَقَات yaraqānāt‎; yaraqāt	الْيَرَقَانَات‎; الْيَرَقَات al-yaraqānāt‎; al-yaraqāt	يَرَقَانَات‎; يَرَقَات yaraqānāt‎; yaraqāt
Nominative	يَرَقَانَاتٌ‎; يَرَقَاتٌ yaraqānātun‎; yaraqātun	الْيَرَقَانَاتُ‎; الْيَرَقَاتُ al-yaraqānātu‎; al-yaraqātu	يَرَقَانَاتُ‎; يَرَقَاتُ yaraqānātu‎; yaraqātu
Accusative	يَرَقَانَاتٍ‎; يَرَقَاتٍ yaraqānātin‎; yaraqātin	الْيَرَقَانَاتِ‎; الْيَرَقَاتِ al-yaraqānāti‎; al-yaraqāti	يَرَقَانَاتِ‎; يَرَقَاتِ yaraqānāti‎; yaraqāti
Genitive	يَرَقَانَاتٍ‎; يَرَقَاتٍ yaraqānātin‎; yaraqātin	الْيَرَقَانَاتِ‎; الْيَرَقَاتِ al-yaraqānāti‎; al-yaraqāti	يَرَقَانَاتِ‎; يَرَقَاتِ yaraqānāti‎; yaraqāti

Derived terms

مَيْرُوق (mayrūq, “affected by mildew”)
يَرَقَان الضَفَادِع (yaraqān aḍ-ḍafādiʕ, “tadpoles”)

Descendants

→ Spanish: aliacán

References

“yrqn”, 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, pages 149–150
Freytag, Georg (1830) “أُرَاق”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 27
Freytag, Georg (1837) “يرقان”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 518
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