قطن

Andalusian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُطْن (quṭn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /quˈtˤun/

Noun

قطن (quṭun)

cotton

Descendants

→ Catalan: cotó
→ Galician: algodón
→ Old Spanish: algodon
- Spanish: algodón
  - → Bikol Central: algodon
  - → Chavacano: algodon
  - → Hiligaynon: algodon
  - → Tagalog: algodon
→ Portuguese: algodão

Arabic

Root
ق ط ن (q ṭ n)
5 terms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Aramaic כִיתָנָא / כִיתָאנָא (kittānā) and its Classical Syriac equivalent ܟܶܬܳܢܳܐ (kettānā), both meaning “flax; linen," from which also Arabic كَتّان (kattān, “flax”). The same Aramaic root also gives rise to the apparel-name Aramaic כִּיתּוּנָא (kittōnā) and the Syriac forms ܟܝܬܘܢܐ (kettōnā), and ܟܘܬܝܢܐ (kuttīnā, kottīnā, “tunic”), especially the Classical Syriac byform ܟܘܬܘܢܐ (kuttōnā, kottōnā).

Although Arabic قُطْن (quṭn) now denotes “cotton,” the absence of a direct Aramaic form meaning cotton suggests that it reflects an emphatic or dialectal variant of the same root - perhaps paralleling Ugaritic 𐎖𐎉 (qṭ, “flax”), which has not survived in written sources but was likely spoken in Western Aramaic dialects around ancient Ugarit.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qutˤn/

Noun

قُطْن or قُطُن • (quṭn or quṭun) m (collective, singulative قُطْنة f (quṭna), plural أَقْطَان (ʔaqṭān))

cotton
Synonyms: عُطْب (ʕuṭb), كُرْسُف (kursuf)

هٰذَا ٱلْقَمِيصُ مَصْنُوعٌ مِنَ ٱلْقُطْنِ.
hāḏā l-qamīṣu maṣnūʕun mina l-quṭni.
This shirt is made of cotton.

Declension

Declension of noun **قُطْن** (quṭn)‎; **قُطُن** (quṭun)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قُطْن‎; قُطُن quṭn‎; quṭun	الْقُطْن‎; الْقُطُن al-quṭn‎; al-quṭun	قُطْن‎; قُطُن quṭn‎; quṭun
nominative	قُطْنٌ‎; قُطُنٌ quṭnun‎; quṭunun	الْقُطْنُ‎; الْقُطُنُ al-quṭnu‎; al-quṭunu	قُطْنُ‎; قُطُنُ quṭnu‎; quṭunu
accusative	قُطْنًا‎; قُطُنًا quṭnan‎; quṭunan	الْقُطْنَ‎; الْقُطُنَ al-quṭna‎; al-quṭuna	قُطْنَ‎; قُطُنَ quṭna‎; quṭuna
genitive	قُطْنٍ‎; قُطُنٍ quṭnin‎; quṭunin	الْقُطْنِ‎; الْقُطُنِ al-quṭni‎; al-quṭuni	قُطْنِ‎; قُطُنِ quṭni‎; quṭuni
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قُطْنَيْن‎; قُطُنَيْن quṭnayn‎; quṭunayn	الْقُطْنَيْن‎; الْقُطُنَيْن al-quṭnayn‎; al-quṭunayn	قُطْنَيْ‎; قُطُنَيْ quṭnay‎; quṭunay
nominative	قُطْنَانِ‎; قُطُنَانِ quṭnāni‎; quṭunāni	الْقُطْنَانِ‎; الْقُطُنَانِ al-quṭnāni‎; al-quṭunāni	قُطْنَا‎; قُطُنَا quṭnā‎; quṭunā
accusative	قُطْنَيْنِ‎; قُطُنَيْنِ quṭnayni‎; quṭunayni	الْقُطْنَيْنِ‎; الْقُطُنَيْنِ al-quṭnayni‎; al-quṭunayni	قُطْنَيْ‎; قُطُنَيْ quṭnay‎; quṭunay
genitive	قُطْنَيْنِ‎; قُطُنَيْنِ quṭnayni‎; quṭunayni	الْقُطْنَيْنِ‎; الْقُطُنَيْنِ al-quṭnayni‎; al-quṭunayni	قُطْنَيْ‎; قُطُنَيْ quṭnay‎; quṭunay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَقْطَان ʔaqṭān	الْأَقْطَان al-ʔaqṭān	أَقْطَان ʔaqṭān
nominative	أَقْطَانٌ ʔaqṭānun	الْأَقْطَانُ al-ʔaqṭānu	أَقْطَانُ ʔaqṭānu
accusative	أَقْطَانًا ʔaqṭānan	الْأَقْطَانَ al-ʔaqṭāna	أَقْطَانَ ʔaqṭāna
genitive	أَقْطَانٍ ʔaqṭānin	الْأَقْطَانِ al-ʔaqṭāni	أَقْطَانِ ʔaqṭāni

Derived terms

قَطَّان (qaṭṭān)

Descendants

Andalusian Arabic: قطن (quṭun)
- → Catalan: cotó
- → Galician: algodón
- → Old Spanish: algodon
  - Spanish: algodón
    - → Bikol Central: algodon
    - → Chavacano: algodon
    - → Hiligaynon: algodon
    - → Tagalog: algodon
- → Portuguese: algodão
Gulf Arabic: قطن (giṭin)
Hijazi Arabic: قطن (guṭun)
Maltese: qoton
Moroccan Arabic: قطن (qṭun)
→ Coptic: ⲕⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ (koutōn), ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ (kontion) — Bohairic
→ Ge'ez: ቍጥን (ḳʷəṭən)
→ Italian: cotone
- → Old French: coton, cotun
  - French: coton
    - → Portuguese: cotão
  - → Middle Dutch: catoen
    - Dutch: katoen
      - Afrikaans: katoen
      - Berbice Creole Dutch: katun
      - → Lokono: káruñ
      - → Caribbean Hindustani: kátun
      - → German: Kattun (“calico”)
      - → Indonesian: katun
      - → Munsee: kátoon
      - → Papiamentu: katuna, katoena
      - → Sranan Tongo: katun
        → Aukan: katun
      - → West Frisian: katoen
  - → Middle English: cotoun
    - English: cotton

Etymology 2

Root
ق ط ن (q ṭ n)
5 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qa.tˤa.na/

Verb

قَطَنَ • (qaṭana) I (non-past يَقْطُنُ (yaqṭunu), verbal noun قُطُون (quṭūn))

to inhabit, to reside in
الْحَيُّ الَّذِي كَانَ يَقْطُنُهُ مَا لَا يَقِلُّ عَنْ ٨٠ أَلْفَ نَسَمَةٍ.
al-ḥayyu llaḏī kāna yaqṭunuhu mā lā yaqillu ʕan 80 ʔalfa nasamatin.
The neighborhood was inhabited by no less than 80,000 people.
to serve

Conjugation

Conjugation of **قَطَنَ** (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun *قُطُون*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					قُطُون quṭūn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					قَاطِن qāṭin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَقْطُون maqṭūn
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَطَنْتُ qaṭantu	قَطَنْتَ qaṭanta	قَطَنَ qaṭana	قَطَنْتُمَا qaṭantumā	قَطَنَا qaṭanā	قَطَنَّا qaṭannā	قَطَنْتُمْ qaṭantum	قَطَنُوا qaṭanū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	قَطَنْتُ qaṭantu	قَطَنْتِ qaṭanti	قَطَنَتْ qaṭanat	قَطَنْتُمَا qaṭantumā	قَطَنَتَا qaṭanatā	قَطَنَّا qaṭannā	قَطَنْتُنَّ qaṭantunna	قَطَنَّ qaṭanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقْطُنُ ʔaqṭunu	تَقْطُنُ taqṭunu	يَقْطُنُ yaqṭunu	تَقْطُنَانِ taqṭunāni	يَقْطُنَانِ yaqṭunāni	نَقْطُنُ naqṭunu	تَقْطُنُونَ taqṭunūna	يَقْطُنُونَ yaqṭunūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَقْطُنُ ʔaqṭunu	تَقْطُنِينَ taqṭunīna	تَقْطُنُ taqṭunu	تَقْطُنَانِ taqṭunāni	تَقْطُنَانِ taqṭunāni	نَقْطُنُ naqṭunu	تَقْطُنَّ taqṭunna	يَقْطُنَّ yaqṭunna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقْطُنَ ʔaqṭuna	تَقْطُنَ taqṭuna	يَقْطُنَ yaqṭuna	تَقْطُنَا taqṭunā	يَقْطُنَا yaqṭunā	نَقْطُنَ naqṭuna	تَقْطُنُوا taqṭunū	يَقْطُنُوا yaqṭunū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَقْطُنَ ʔaqṭuna	تَقْطُنِي taqṭunī	تَقْطُنَ taqṭuna	تَقْطُنَا taqṭunā	تَقْطُنَا taqṭunā	نَقْطُنَ naqṭuna	تَقْطُنَّ taqṭunna	يَقْطُنَّ yaqṭunna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقْطُنْ ʔaqṭun	تَقْطُنْ taqṭun	يَقْطُنْ yaqṭun	تَقْطُنَا taqṭunā	يَقْطُنَا yaqṭunā	نَقْطُنْ naqṭun	تَقْطُنُوا taqṭunū	يَقْطُنُوا yaqṭunū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَقْطُنْ ʔaqṭun	تَقْطُنِي taqṭunī	تَقْطُنْ taqṭun	تَقْطُنَا taqṭunā	تَقْطُنَا taqṭunā	نَقْطُنْ naqṭun	تَقْطُنَّ taqṭunna	يَقْطُنَّ yaqṭunna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُقْطُنْ uqṭun		اُقْطُنَا uqṭunā			اُقْطُنُوا uqṭunū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُقْطُنِي uqṭunī		اُقْطُنَا uqṭunā			اُقْطُنَّ uqṭunna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُطِنْتُ quṭintu	قُطِنْتَ quṭinta	قُطِنَ quṭina	قُطِنْتُمَا quṭintumā	قُطِنَا quṭinā	قُطِنَّا quṭinnā	قُطِنْتُمْ quṭintum	قُطِنُوا quṭinū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	قُطِنْتُ quṭintu	قُطِنْتِ quṭinti	قُطِنَتْ quṭinat	قُطِنْتُمَا quṭintumā	قُطِنَتَا quṭinatā	قُطِنَّا quṭinnā	قُطِنْتُنَّ quṭintunna	قُطِنَّ quṭinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقْطَنُ ʔuqṭanu	تُقْطَنُ tuqṭanu	يُقْطَنُ yuqṭanu	تُقْطَنَانِ tuqṭanāni	يُقْطَنَانِ yuqṭanāni	نُقْطَنُ nuqṭanu	تُقْطَنُونَ tuqṭanūna	يُقْطَنُونَ yuqṭanūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُقْطَنُ ʔuqṭanu	تُقْطَنِينَ tuqṭanīna	تُقْطَنُ tuqṭanu	تُقْطَنَانِ tuqṭanāni	تُقْطَنَانِ tuqṭanāni	نُقْطَنُ nuqṭanu	تُقْطَنَّ tuqṭanna	يُقْطَنَّ yuqṭanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقْطَنَ ʔuqṭana	تُقْطَنَ tuqṭana	يُقْطَنَ yuqṭana	تُقْطَنَا tuqṭanā	يُقْطَنَا yuqṭanā	نُقْطَنَ nuqṭana	تُقْطَنُوا tuqṭanū	يُقْطَنُوا yuqṭanū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُقْطَنَ ʔuqṭana	تُقْطَنِي tuqṭanī	تُقْطَنَ tuqṭana	تُقْطَنَا tuqṭanā	تُقْطَنَا tuqṭanā	نُقْطَنَ nuqṭana	تُقْطَنَّ tuqṭanna	يُقْطَنَّ yuqṭanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقْطَنْ ʔuqṭan	تُقْطَنْ tuqṭan	يُقْطَنْ yuqṭan	تُقْطَنَا tuqṭanā	يُقْطَنَا yuqṭanā	نُقْطَنْ nuqṭan	تُقْطَنُوا tuqṭanū	يُقْطَنُوا yuqṭanū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُقْطَنْ ʔuqṭan	تُقْطَنِي tuqṭanī	تُقْطَنْ tuqṭan	تُقْطَنَا tuqṭanā	تُقْطَنَا tuqṭanā	نُقْطَنْ nuqṭan	تُقْطَنَّ tuqṭanna	يُقْطَنَّ yuqṭanna

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qa.tˤan/

Noun

قَطَن • (qaṭan) m (plural أَقْطَان (ʔaqṭān))

(medicine) lumbar region (lower back)
أَلَمْ اَلْقَطَنْ ― ʔalam al-qaṭan ― lumbago

Declension

Declension of noun **قَطَن** (qaṭan)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَطَن qaṭan	الْقَطَن al-qaṭan	قَطَن qaṭan
nominative	قَطَنٌ qaṭanun	الْقَطَنُ al-qaṭanu	قَطَنُ qaṭanu
accusative	قَطَنًا qaṭanan	الْقَطَنَ al-qaṭana	قَطَنَ qaṭana
genitive	قَطَنٍ qaṭanin	الْقَطَنِ al-qaṭani	قَطَنِ qaṭani
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَطَنَيْن qaṭanayn	الْقَطَنَيْن al-qaṭanayn	قَطَنَيْ qaṭanay
nominative	قَطَنَانِ qaṭanāni	الْقَطَنَانِ al-qaṭanāni	قَطَنَا qaṭanā
accusative	قَطَنَيْنِ qaṭanayni	الْقَطَنَيْنِ al-qaṭanayni	قَطَنَيْ qaṭanay
genitive	قَطَنَيْنِ qaṭanayni	الْقَطَنَيْنِ al-qaṭanayni	قَطَنَيْ qaṭanay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَقْطَان ʔaqṭān	الْأَقْطَان al-ʔaqṭān	أَقْطَان ʔaqṭān
nominative	أَقْطَانٌ ʔaqṭānun	الْأَقْطَانُ al-ʔaqṭānu	أَقْطَانُ ʔaqṭānu
accusative	أَقْطَانًا ʔaqṭānan	الْأَقْطَانَ al-ʔaqṭāna	أَقْطَانَ ʔaqṭāna
genitive	أَقْطَانٍ ʔaqṭānin	الْأَقْطَانِ al-ʔaqṭāni	أَقْطَانِ ʔaqṭāni

Derived terms

قَطَنِيّ (qaṭaniyy, “lumbar”)

References

Duschak, Moritz (1870) Die Botanik des Talmud (in German), Pest: I. Neuer, pages 7–10
Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 42
Freytag, Georg (1835) “قطن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 469–470
Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, →DOI, page 92
Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[3] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 235 seqq., for Arabic Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[4] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 241–242
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قطن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[5], London: W.H. Allen, page 846

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

گطن (giṭin)

Etymology

From Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

Pronunciation

(Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪ.tˤɪn/
Rhymes: -ɪn

Noun

قطن • (giṭin) m

(uncountable) cotton
دشداشة قطن ― dišdāšat giṭin ― A cotton dishdasha

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡu.tˤun/, [ɡʊtˤʊn]

Noun

قطن • (guṭun) m (construct state قُطْن (guṭn), plural قطنات (guṭnāt) or أقطان (ʔagṭān))

cotton

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qtˤun/

Noun

قطن • (qṭun) m (collective, singulative قطنة f (quṭna), paucal قطنات (quṭnāt))

cotton

Derived terms

قطني (quṭni)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قُطْن (quṭn, “cotton”).

Noun

قطن • (kutn) (plural اقطان (aktan))

cotton, the vegetal fibers produced by plants of the genus Gossypium
Synonyms: پاموق (pamuk), پنبه (pembe)
cotton, any plant in the genus Gossypium used as a source of this fiber
Synonym: پاموق آغاجی (pamuk ağacı)

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قطن باروت (kutn-i barut, “fulmicotton”)

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Turkish: kutn

Andalusian Arabic

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Noun

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Arabic

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Noun

Declension

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Verb

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Noun

Declension

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Gulf Arabic

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Noun

Hijazi Arabic

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Noun

Moroccan Arabic

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Ottoman Turkish

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Noun

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