قرنينة
Arabic
نبتة القرنينة
Alternative forms
- قَرْنُون (qarnūn)
- ڨَرْنِينَة (garnīna) – Algeria
Etymology
From Medieval Latin carlina, modified after Carolus Magnus from cardina, carduina, a suffixation of carduus + -īna. Berber mediation is likely, as it is found in Kabyle lqeṛnun (collective), taqeṛnunt (singulative) and borrowed with singulative marker in Spanish tagarnina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qar.niː.na/, /ɡar.niː.na/
Noun
قَرْنِينَة • (qarnīna) f
- (Algeria, Morocco, * al-Andalus)common golden thistle (Scolymus hispanicus)
Declension
Declension of noun قَرْنِينَة (qarnīna)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَرْنِينَة qarnīna | الْقَرْنِينَة al-qarnīna | قَرْنِينَة qarnīnat |
| Nominative | قَرْنِينَةٌ qarnīnatun | الْقَرْنِينَةُ al-qarnīnatu | قَرْنِينَةُ qarnīnatu |
| Accusative | قَرْنِينَةً qarnīnatan | الْقَرْنِينَةَ al-qarnīnata | قَرْنِينَةَ qarnīnata |
| Genitive | قَرْنِينَةٍ qarnīnatin | الْقَرْنِينَةِ al-qarnīnati | قَرْنِينَةِ qarnīnati |