كركدن
Arabic
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܟܪܟܕܢܐ (karkǝḏānā, “rhinoceros”), from Middle Persian klg (karg, “rhinoceros; horn”) + -dʾn' (-dān, “bearer, holder”), ultimately from Sanskrit खड्ग (khaḍga, “rhinoceros; literally sword bearer”); compare with Persian کرگدن (kargadan) and Hindi खाँग (khāṅg).
Noun
كَرْكَدَّن or كَرْكَدَنّ • (karkaddan or karkadann) m
- rhinoceros
- Synonym: حَرِيش (ḥarīš)
- ellipsis of كَرْكَدَّن الْبَحْر (karkaddan al-baḥr, “sea unicorn, narwhal”).
- Synonym: حَرِيش (ḥarīš)
Declension
Declension of noun كَرْكَدَّن (karkaddan); كَرْكَدَنّ (karkadann)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَرْكَدَّن; كَرْكَدَنّ karkaddan; karkadann | الْكَرْكَدَّن; الْكَرْكَدَنّ al-karkaddan; al-karkadann | كَرْكَدَّن; كَرْكَدَنّ karkaddan; karkadann |
| Nominative | كَرْكَدَّنٌ; كَرْكَدَنٌّ karkaddanun; karkadannun | الْكَرْكَدَّنُ; الْكَرْكَدَنُّ al-karkaddanu; al-karkadannu | كَرْكَدَّنُ; كَرْكَدَنُّ karkaddanu; karkadannu |
| Accusative | كَرْكَدَّنًا; كَرْكَدَنًّا karkaddanan; karkadannan | الْكَرْكَدَّنَ; الْكَرْكَدَنَّ al-karkaddana; al-karkadanna | كَرْكَدَّنَ; كَرْكَدَنَّ karkaddana; karkadanna |
| Genitive | كَرْكَدَّنٍ; كَرْكَدَنٍّ karkaddanin; karkadannin | الْكَرْكَدَّنِ; الْكَرْكَدَنِّ al-karkaddani; al-karkadanni | كَرْكَدَّنِ; كَرْكَدَنِّ karkaddani; karkadanni |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1837), “كركدن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 28
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “كركدن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 961
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “كركدن”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1096