ضأن
See also: صان
Arabic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́aʾn- (“small cattle, sheep”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒇇𒇻𒄭𒀀 (ṣēnum) and Biblical Hebrew צֹאן (ṣoʾn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dˤaʔn/
Noun
ضَأْن • (ḍaʔn) f (collective, singulative ضَائِن f (ḍāʔin), paucal أَضْؤُن (ʔaḍʔun))
- (collective) sheep
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | ضَأْن ḍaʔn |
الضَّأْن aḍ-ḍaʔn |
ضَأْن ḍaʔn |
| nominative | ضَأْنٌ ḍaʔnun |
الضَّأْنُ aḍ-ḍaʔnu |
ضَأْنُ ḍaʔnu |
| accusative | ضَأْنًا ḍaʔnan |
الضَّأْنَ aḍ-ḍaʔna |
ضَأْنَ ḍaʔna |
| genitive | ضَأْنٍ ḍaʔnin |
الضَّأْنِ aḍ-ḍaʔni |
ضَأْنِ ḍaʔni |
| singulative | basic singulative triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | ضَائِن ḍāʔin |
الضَّائِن aḍ-ḍāʔin |
ضَائِن ḍāʔin |
| nominative | ضَائِنٌ ḍāʔinun |
الضَّائِنُ aḍ-ḍāʔinu |
ضَائِنُ ḍāʔinu |
| accusative | ضَائِنًا ḍāʔinan |
الضَّائِنَ aḍ-ḍāʔina |
ضَائِنَ ḍāʔina |
| genitive | ضَائِنٍ ḍāʔinin |
الضَّائِنِ aḍ-ḍāʔini |
ضَائِنِ ḍāʔini |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | ضَائِنَيْن ḍāʔinayn |
الضَّائِنَيْن aḍ-ḍāʔinayn |
ضَائِنَيْ ḍāʔinay |
| nominative | ضَائِنَانِ ḍāʔināni |
الضَّائِنَانِ aḍ-ḍāʔināni |
ضَائِنَا ḍāʔinā |
| accusative | ضَائِنَيْنِ ḍāʔinayni |
الضَّائِنَيْنِ aḍ-ḍāʔinayni |
ضَائِنَيْ ḍāʔinay |
| genitive | ضَائِنَيْنِ ḍāʔinayni |
الضَّائِنَيْنِ aḍ-ḍāʔinayni |
ضَائِنَيْ ḍāʔinay |
| paucal (3-10) | basic broken paucal triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَضْؤُن ʔaḍʔun |
الْأَضْؤُن al-ʔaḍʔun |
أَضْؤُن ʔaḍʔun |
| nominative | أَضْؤُنٌ ʔaḍʔunun |
الْأَضْؤُنُ al-ʔaḍʔunu |
أَضْؤُنُ ʔaḍʔunu |
| accusative | أَضْؤُنًا ʔaḍʔunan |
الْأَضْؤُنَ al-ʔaḍʔuna |
أَضْؤُنَ ʔaḍʔuna |
| genitive | أَضْؤُنٍ ʔaḍʔunin |
الْأَضْؤُنِ al-ʔaḍʔuni |
أَضْؤُنِ ʔaḍʔuni |
Synonyms
See also
References
- Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “ضأن”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “ضأن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “ضأن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN