يرقان
Arabic
Alternative forms
- أَرْق (ʾarq), أَرْقَان (ʾarqān), أَرَقَان (ʾaraqān), إِرْقَان (ʾirqān), أَرَق (ʾaraq), أُرَق (ʾuraq), أُرَاق (ʾurāq), أَرُقَان (ʾaruqān), رَهِيقَان (rahīqān), رَيْهُقَان (rayhuqān), رَقُون (raqūn)
Etymology
From Aramaic יַרקָאנָא / ܝܰܪܩܳܢܳܐ (yarqānā). Contaminated in Arabic with the root ء ر ق (ʾ-r-q) related to sleeplessness.
Noun
يَرَقَان • (yaraqān) m
- mildew (plant disease), blight
- jaundice
Declension
Declension of noun يَرَقَان (yaraqān)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | يَرَقَان yaraqān | الْيَرَقَان al-yaraqān | يَرَقَان yaraqān |
| Nominative | يَرَقَانٌ yaraqānun | الْيَرَقَانُ al-yaraqānu | يَرَقَانُ yaraqānu |
| Accusative | يَرَقَانًا yaraqānan | الْيَرَقَانَ al-yaraqāna | يَرَقَانَ yaraqāna |
| Genitive | يَرَقَانٍ yaraqānin | الْيَرَقَانِ al-yaraqāni | يَرَقَانِ yaraqāni |
Noun
يَرَقَان • (yaraqān) m (collective, singulative يَرَقَانَة f (yaraqāna) or يَرَقَة f (yaraqa), paucal يَرَقَانَات (yaraqānāt) or يَرَقَات (yaraqāt))
- (colloquial) larvae
Declension
Declension of noun يَرَقَان (yaraqān)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | يَرَقَان yaraqān | الْيَرَقَان al-yaraqān | يَرَقَان yaraqān |
| Nominative | يَرَقَانٌ yaraqānun | الْيَرَقَانُ al-yaraqānu | يَرَقَانُ yaraqānu |
| Accusative | يَرَقَانًا yaraqānan | الْيَرَقَانَ al-yaraqāna | يَرَقَانَ yaraqāna |
| Genitive | يَرَقَانٍ yaraqānin | الْيَرَقَانِ al-yaraqāni | يَرَقَانِ yaraqāni |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | يَرَقَانَة; يَرَقَة yaraqāna; yaraqa | الْيَرَقَانَة; الْيَرَقَة al-yaraqāna; al-yaraqa | يَرَقَانَة; يَرَقَة yaraqānat; yaraqat |
| Nominative | يَرَقَانَةٌ; يَرَقَةٌ yaraqānatun; yaraqatun | الْيَرَقَانَةُ; الْيَرَقَةُ al-yaraqānatu; al-yaraqatu | يَرَقَانَةُ; يَرَقَةُ yaraqānatu; yaraqatu |
| Accusative | يَرَقَانَةً; يَرَقَةً yaraqānatan; yaraqatan | الْيَرَقَانَةَ; الْيَرَقَةَ al-yaraqānata; al-yaraqata | يَرَقَانَةَ; يَرَقَةَ yaraqānata; yaraqata |
| Genitive | يَرَقَانَةٍ; يَرَقَةٍ yaraqānatin; yaraqatin | الْيَرَقَانَةِ; الْيَرَقَةِ al-yaraqānati; al-yaraqati | يَرَقَانَةِ; يَرَقَةِ yaraqānati; yaraqati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | يَرَقَانَتَيْن; يَرَقَتَيْن yaraqānatayn; yaraqatayn | الْيَرَقَانَتَيْن; الْيَرَقَتَيْن al-yaraqānatayn; al-yaraqatayn | يَرَقَانَتَيْ; يَرَقَتَيْ yaraqānatay; yaraqatay |
| Nominative | يَرَقَانَتَانِ; يَرَقَتَانِ yaraqānatāni; yaraqatāni | الْيَرَقَانَتَانِ; الْيَرَقَتَانِ al-yaraqānatāni; al-yaraqatāni | يَرَقَانَتَا; يَرَقَتَا yaraqānatā; yaraqatā |
| Accusative | يَرَقَانَتَيْنِ; يَرَقَتَيْنِ yaraqānatayni; yaraqatayni | الْيَرَقَانَتَيْنِ; الْيَرَقَتَيْنِ al-yaraqānatayni; al-yaraqatayni | يَرَقَانَتَيْ; يَرَقَتَيْ yaraqānatay; yaraqatay |
| Genitive | يَرَقَانَتَيْنِ; يَرَقَتَيْنِ yaraqānatayni; yaraqatayni | الْيَرَقَانَتَيْنِ; الْيَرَقَتَيْنِ al-yaraqānatayni; al-yaraqatayni | يَرَقَانَتَيْ; يَرَقَتَيْ yaraqānatay; yaraqatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | يَرَقَانَات; يَرَقَات yaraqānāt; yaraqāt | الْيَرَقَانَات; الْيَرَقَات al-yaraqānāt; al-yaraqāt | يَرَقَانَات; يَرَقَات yaraqānāt; yaraqāt |
| Nominative | يَرَقَانَاتٌ; يَرَقَاتٌ yaraqānātun; yaraqātun | الْيَرَقَانَاتُ; الْيَرَقَاتُ al-yaraqānātu; al-yaraqātu | يَرَقَانَاتُ; يَرَقَاتُ yaraqānātu; yaraqātu |
| Accusative | يَرَقَانَاتٍ; يَرَقَاتٍ yaraqānātin; yaraqātin | الْيَرَقَانَاتِ; الْيَرَقَاتِ al-yaraqānāti; al-yaraqāti | يَرَقَانَاتِ; يَرَقَاتِ yaraqānāti; yaraqāti |
| Genitive | يَرَقَانَاتٍ; يَرَقَاتٍ yaraqānātin; yaraqātin | الْيَرَقَانَاتِ; الْيَرَقَاتِ al-yaraqānāti; al-yaraqāti | يَرَقَانَاتِ; يَرَقَاتِ yaraqānāti; yaraqāti |
Derived terms
- مَيْرُوق (mayrūq, “affected by mildew”)
- يَرَقَان الضَفَادِع (yaraqān aḍ-ḍafādiʿ, “tadpoles”)
Descendants
- → Spanish: aliacán
References
- “yrqn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 149–150
- Freytag, Georg (1830), “أُرَاق”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 27
- Freytag, Georg (1837), “يرقان”, 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 518
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “يرقان”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 50
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “يرقان”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1446