كيلجة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- كَيْلَكة (kaylaka), كَيْلَقَة (kaylaqa), قَيْلَقَة (qaylaqa)
Etymology
A Medieval Iraqi re-borrowing presumed to be derived from an Iranian variant of كَيْل (kayl) and كَيْلَة (kayla), both Medieval dry measures found in Syria and Egypt respectively, all ultimately rooting from ك ي ل (k-y-l).
Noun
كَيْلَجَة • (kaylaja) f (plural كَيَالِجَة (kayālija) or كَيَالِج (kayālij))
- (in 10th century Iraq) a dry measure (equivalent to 2 مَنّ (mann) - approximately 1.625 kg. or 2.138 liters)
Declension
Declension of noun كَيْلَجَة (kaylaja)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَيْلَجَة kaylaja | الْكَيْلَجَة al-kaylaja | كَيْلَجَة kaylajat |
| Nominative | كَيْلَجَةٌ kaylajatun | الْكَيْلَجَةُ al-kaylajatu | كَيْلَجَةُ kaylajatu |
| Accusative | كَيْلَجَةً kaylajatan | الْكَيْلَجَةَ al-kaylajata | كَيْلَجَةَ kaylajata |
| Genitive | كَيْلَجَةٍ kaylajatin | الْكَيْلَجَةِ al-kaylajati | كَيْلَجَةِ kaylajati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | كَيْلَجَتَيْن kaylajatayn | الْكَيْلَجَتَيْن al-kaylajatayn | كَيْلَجَتَيْ kaylajatay |
| Nominative | كَيْلَجَتَانِ kaylajatāni | الْكَيْلَجَتَانِ al-kaylajatāni | كَيْلَجَتَا kaylajatā |
| Accusative | كَيْلَجَتَيْنِ kaylajatayni | الْكَيْلَجَتَيْنِ al-kaylajatayni | كَيْلَجَتَيْ kaylajatay |
| Genitive | كَيْلَجَتَيْنِ kaylajatayni | الْكَيْلَجَتَيْنِ al-kaylajatayni | كَيْلَجَتَيْ kaylajatay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a); basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَيَالِجَة; كَيَالِج kayālija; kayālij | الْكَيَالِجَة; الْكَيَالِج al-kayālija; al-kayālij | كَيَالِجَة; كَيَالِج kayālijat; kayālij |
| Nominative | كَيَالِجَةٌ; كَيَالِجُ kayālijatun; kayāliju | الْكَيَالِجَةُ; الْكَيَالِجُ al-kayālijatu; al-kayāliju | كَيَالِجَةُ; كَيَالِجُ kayālijatu; kayāliju |
| Accusative | كَيَالِجَةً; كَيَالِجَ kayālijatan; kayālija | الْكَيَالِجَةَ; الْكَيَالِجَ al-kayālijata; al-kayālija | كَيَالِجَةَ; كَيَالِجَ kayālijata; kayālija |
| Genitive | كَيَالِجَةٍ; كَيَالِجَ kayālijatin; kayālija | الْكَيَالِجَةِ; الْكَيَالِجِ al-kayālijati; al-kayāliji | كَيَالِجَةِ; كَيَالِجِ kayālijati; kayāliji |
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “كيلجة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 506
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 204
- Freytag, Georg (1837), “كيلجة”, 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 53
- Michael Jan de Goeje, editor (1879) Indices, glossarium et addenda et emendanda ad part. I–III (Bibliotheca Geographorum Arabicorum; 7) (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1879, pages 346
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “كيلجة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 903