شنك
Arabic
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish شنلك (şenlik).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃin.nik/, /ʃan.nik/
Noun
شِنِّك or شَنِّك • (šinnik or šannik) m (plural شَنَانِك (šanānik))
- (obsolete, Egypt) festivities, fair, Marybone
- 1822, ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān al-Jabartīy, عجائب الآثار في التراجم والأخبار:
- فلما كانت ليلة الأربع طاف المنادون بالرايات الحمر، ونادَوْا بالوفاء وعُمِل الشنك والوقدة تلك الليلة على العادة.
- And when it was Wednesday night the callers circled with red banners and hight confidence, and the festive feats and fireworks worked as usual.
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Declension
Declension of noun شِنِّك (šinnik); شَنِّك (šannik)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شِنِّك; شَنِّك šinnik; šannik | الشِّنِّك; الشَّنِّك aš-šinnik; aš-šannik | شِنِّك; شَنِّك šinnik; šannik |
| Nominative | شِنِّكٌ; شَنِّكٌ šinnikun; šannikun | الشِّنِّكُ; الشَّنِّكُ aš-šinniku; aš-šanniku | شِنِّكُ; شَنِّكُ šinniku; šanniku |
| Accusative | شِنِّكًا; شَنِّكًا šinnikan; šannikan | الشِّنِّكَ; الشَّنِّكَ aš-šinnika; aš-šannika | شِنِّكَ; شَنِّكَ šinnika; šannika |
| Genitive | شِنِّكٍ; شَنِّكٍ šinnikin; šannikin | الشِّنِّكِ; الشَّنِّكِ aš-šinniki; aš-šanniki | شِنِّكِ; شَنِّكِ šinniki; šanniki |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | شِنِّكَيْن; شَنِّكَيْن šinnikayn; šannikayn | الشِّنِّكَيْن; الشَّنِّكَيْن aš-šinnikayn; aš-šannikayn | شِنِّكَيْ; شَنِّكَيْ šinnikay; šannikay |
| Nominative | شِنِّكَانِ; شَنِّكَانِ šinnikāni; šannikāni | الشِّنِّكَانِ; الشَّنِّكَانِ aš-šinnikāni; aš-šannikāni | شِنِّكَا; شَنِّكَا šinnikā; šannikā |
| Accusative | شِنِّكَيْنِ; شَنِّكَيْنِ šinnikayni; šannikayni | الشِّنِّكَيْنِ; الشَّنِّكَيْنِ aš-šinnikayni; aš-šannikayni | شِنِّكَيْ; شَنِّكَيْ šinnikay; šannikay |
| Genitive | شِنِّكَيْنِ; شَنِّكَيْنِ šinnikayni; šannikayni | الشِّنِّكَيْنِ; الشَّنِّكَيْنِ aš-šinnikayni; aš-šannikayni | شِنِّكَيْ; شَنِّكَيْ šinnikay; šannikay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَنَانِك šanānik | الشَّنَانِك aš-šanānik | شَنَانِك šanānik |
| Nominative | شَنَانِكُ šanāniku | الشَّنَانِكُ aš-šanāniku | شَنَانِكُ šanāniku |
| Accusative | شَنَانِكَ šanānika | الشَّنَانِكَ aš-šanānika | شَنَانِكَ šanānika |
| Genitive | شَنَانِكَ šanānika | الشَّنَانِكِ aš-šanāniki | شَنَانِكِ šanāniki |
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “شنك”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 792b
- Kremer, Alfred von (1883) Beiträge zur arabischen Lexikographie (in German), Wien: In Commission bei Carl Gerold’s Sohn, page 87
- Littmann, Enno (1954), “Türkisches Sprachgut im Ägyptisch-Arabischen”, in Fritz Meier, editor, Westöstliche Abhandlungen : Rudolf Tschudi zum 70. Geburtstag überreicht von Freunden und Schülern, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, page 119
- Vollers, Karl (1897), “Beiträge zur Kenntniss der lebenden arabischen Sprache in Aegypten”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 51, page 308 Nr. 63