قرنينة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- قَرْنُون (qarnūn)
- ڨَرْنِينَة (garnīna) — Algeria
Etymology
From Medieval Latin carlina, modified after Carolus Magnus from cardina, carduina, a suffixation of carduus + -īna. Berber mediation is likely, as it is found in Kabyle lqeṛnun (collective), taqeṛnunt (singulative) and borrowed with singulative marker in Spanish tagarnina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qar.niː.na/, /ɡar.niː.na/
Noun
قَرْنِينَة • (qarnīna) f
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قَرْنِينَة qarnīna |
الْقَرْنِينَة al-qarnīna |
قَرْنِينَة qarnīnat |
| nominative | قَرْنِينَةٌ qarnīnatun |
الْقَرْنِينَةُ al-qarnīnatu |
قَرْنِينَةُ qarnīnatu |
| accusative | قَرْنِينَةً qarnīnatan |
الْقَرْنِينَةَ al-qarnīnata |
قَرْنِينَةَ qarnīnata |
| genitive | قَرْنِينَةٍ qarnīnatin |
الْقَرْنِينَةِ al-qarnīnati |
قَرْنِينَةِ qarnīnati |