أقنثا
Arabic
Alternative forms
- أَقَنْث (ʔaqanṯ), أَقَنْثِين (ʔaqanṯīn)
- أَقَنْتَا (ʔaqantā), أَقَنْت (ʔaqant)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha) and ἀκάνθιον (akánthion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔa.qan.θaː/
Noun
أَقَنْثَا • (ʔaqanṯā) f
- (obsolete) various kinds of thistles mainly of the Cynareae and Cichorieae tribes
- Synonym: بَادَاوَرْد (bādāward)
- (now) the genus and any species of Acanthus
Declension
| singular | singular invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَقَنْثَا ʔaqanṯā |
الْأَقَنْثَا al-ʔaqanṯā |
أَقَنْثَا ʔaqanṯā |
| nominative | أَقَنْثَا ʔaqanṯā |
الْأَقَنْثَا al-ʔaqanṯā |
أَقَنْثَا ʔaqanṯā |
| accusative | أَقَنْثَا ʔaqanṯā |
الْأَقَنْثَا al-ʔaqanṯā |
أَقَنْثَا ʔaqanṯā |
| genitive | أَقَنْثَا ʔaqanṯā |
الْأَقَنْثَا al-ʔaqanṯā |
أَقَنْثَا ʔaqanṯā |