حرذون
Arabic
Alternative forms
- حِرْدَوْن (ḥirdawn), حَرْدُون (ḥardūn)
Etymology
Derived from Aramaic חַרְדּוֹנ (ḥardōn, “crocodile; large lizard”), cognates with ܚܲܪܕܵܢܵܐ (ḥarḏōnā), Hebrew חַרְדּוֹן (ḥardôn); ultimately from Aramaic חרּד (ḥarrēd, “to terrify”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ħir.ðawn/, IPA(key): /ħar.ðuːn/
Noun
حِرْذَوْن or حَرْذُون • (ḥirḏawn or ḥarḏūn) m (plural حَرَاذِين (ḥarāḏīn))
- (general) lizard, reptile
- agama; members of Agamidae, dragon lizards
Declension
Declension of noun حِرْذَوْن (ḥirḏawn); حَرْذُون (ḥarḏūn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حِرْذَوْن; حَرْذُون ḥirḏawn; ḥarḏūn | الْحِرْذَوْن; الْحَرْذُون al-ḥirḏawn; al-ḥarḏūn | حِرْذَوْن; حَرْذُون ḥirḏawn; ḥarḏūn |
| Nominative | حِرْذَوْنٌ; حَرْذُونٌ ḥirḏawnun; ḥarḏūnun | الْحِرْذَوْنُ; الْحَرْذُونُ al-ḥirḏawnu; al-ḥarḏūnu | حِرْذَوْنُ; حَرْذُونُ ḥirḏawnu; ḥarḏūnu |
| Accusative | حِرْذَوْنًا; حَرْذُونًا ḥirḏawnan; ḥarḏūnan | الْحِرْذَوْنَ; الْحَرْذُونَ al-ḥirḏawna; al-ḥarḏūna | حِرْذَوْنَ; حَرْذُونَ ḥirḏawna; ḥarḏūna |
| Genitive | حِرْذَوْنٍ; حَرْذُونٍ ḥirḏawnin; ḥarḏūnin | الْحِرْذَوْنِ; الْحَرْذُونِ al-ḥirḏawni; al-ḥarḏūni | حِرْذَوْنِ; حَرْذُونِ ḥirḏawni; ḥarḏūni |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | حِرْذَوْنَيْن; حَرْذُونَيْن ḥirḏawnayn; ḥarḏūnayn | الْحِرْذَوْنَيْن; الْحَرْذُونَيْن al-ḥirḏawnayn; al-ḥarḏūnayn | حِرْذَوْنَيْ; حَرْذُونَيْ ḥirḏawnay; ḥarḏūnay |
| Nominative | حِرْذَوْنَانِ; حَرْذُونَانِ ḥirḏawnāni; ḥarḏūnāni | الْحِرْذَوْنَانِ; الْحَرْذُونَانِ al-ḥirḏawnāni; al-ḥarḏūnāni | حِرْذَوْنَا; حَرْذُونَا ḥirḏawnā; ḥarḏūnā |
| Accusative | حِرْذَوْنَيْنِ; حَرْذُونَيْنِ ḥirḏawnayni; ḥarḏūnayni | الْحِرْذَوْنَيْنِ; الْحَرْذُونَيْنِ al-ḥirḏawnayni; al-ḥarḏūnayni | حِرْذَوْنَيْ; حَرْذُونَيْ ḥirḏawnay; ḥarḏūnay |
| Genitive | حِرْذَوْنَيْنِ; حَرْذُونَيْنِ ḥirḏawnayni; ḥarḏūnayni | الْحِرْذَوْنَيْنِ; الْحَرْذُونَيْنِ al-ḥirḏawnayni; al-ḥarḏūnayni | حِرْذَوْنَيْ; حَرْذُونَيْ ḥirḏawnay; ḥarḏūnay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حَرَاذِين ḥarāḏīn | الْحَرَاذِين al-ḥarāḏīn | حَرَاذِين ḥarāḏīn |
| Nominative | حَرَاذِينُ ḥarāḏīnu | الْحَرَاذِينُ al-ḥarāḏīnu | حَرَاذِينُ ḥarāḏīnu |
| Accusative | حَرَاذِينَ ḥarāḏīna | الْحَرَاذِينَ al-ḥarāḏīna | حَرَاذِينَ ḥarāḏīna |
| Genitive | حَرَاذِينَ ḥarāḏīna | الْحَرَاذِينِ al-ḥarāḏīni | حَرَاذِينِ ḥarāḏīni |
Descendants
- → Aragonese: fardacho, fardazo, gardacho
- → Catalan: fardatxo, fardaix, fardatx
- → Galician: xardón
- → Ottoman Turkish: حرذون (hırzun)
- → Portuguese: sardão
- → Spanish: fardacho, ardacho
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