كندوج
Arabic
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (kndwg /kandūg/), whence Persian کندو (kandū, “a large clay-vessel wherein grain can be stored; beehive”), کندوج (kandūj, “id.”), کندوک (kandūk, “capacious jar as for grain”) for the semantic development of which compare Latin capistērium. Cognate to Parthian [Manichaean needed] (kndwg /kandūg/), Ossetian хӕндуг (xændug), хӕндыг (xændyg, “fence-structure to dry grain”) and Classical Syriac ܟܱܢܕܘܩܳܐ (kandūqā, “large grain-jar”), Ancient Greek κόνδυ (kóndu, “goblet”), Old Armenian քանդուկ (kʿanduk, “clayen grain bin”), Chagatai [script needed] (kündük, “water-jug”), Kipchak [script needed] (kendük, “flour-jar”), Iranian borrowings.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kan.duːd͡ʒ/
Noun
كَنْدُوج or كُنْدُوج • (kandūj or kundūj) m
- a large vessel wherein grain can be stored
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كَنْدُوج; كُنْدُوج kandūj; kundūj | الْكَنْدُوج; الْكُنْدُوج al-kandūj; al-kundūj | كَنْدُوج; كُنْدُوج kandūj; kundūj |
Nominative | كَنْدُوجٌ; كُنْدُوجٌ kandūjun; kundūjun | الْكَنْدُوجُ; الْكُنْدُوجُ al-kandūju; al-kundūju | كَنْدُوجُ; كُنْدُوجُ kandūju; kundūju |
Accusative | كَنْدُوجًا; كُنْدُوجًا kandūjan; kundūjan | الْكَنْدُوجَ; الْكُنْدُوجَ al-kandūja; al-kundūja | كَنْدُوجَ; كُنْدُوجَ kandūja; kundūja |
Genitive | كَنْدُوجٍ; كُنْدُوجٍ kandūjin; kundūjin | الْكَنْدُوجِ; الْكُنْدُوجِ al-kandūji; al-kundūji | كَنْدُوجِ; كُنْدُوجِ kandūji; kundūji |