قنة
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ق ن ي (q n y) related to acquiring, for the gum acquired. But rather so formed in Ge'ez where the same root exists and a broader meaning in ቀንአት (ḳännəʾät), ቅንአት (ḳənnəʾät), ቀንዓት (ḳännəʿat, “galbanum; stacta”), which to derive vice versa from Arabic is formally dubious. Possibly a phono-semantic matching of Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi) or in Ethiopia directly its Egyptian etymon or the Aramaic descendant.
Noun
قِنَّة • (qinna) f
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قِنَّة qinna |
الْقِنَّة al-qinna |
قِنَّة qinnat |
| nominative | قِنَّةٌ qinnatun |
الْقِنَّةُ al-qinnatu |
قِنَّةُ qinnatu |
| accusative | قِنَّةً qinnatan |
الْقِنَّةَ al-qinnata |
قِنَّةَ qinnata |
| genitive | قِنَّةٍ qinnatin |
الْقِنَّةِ al-qinnati |
قِنَّةِ qinnati |
References
- Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 434a, adduces Nöldeke without comment
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft[1] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, , pages 43–44, is unsure about the borrowing direction
Etymology 2
Compare قِمَّة (qimma), قُلَّة (qulla), and قُنّ (qunn, “summit, small mountain”), and Inor ቁኒድ (qunīd, “top, summit”)
Noun
قُنَّة • (qunna) f (plural قُنَن (qunan) or قِنَان (qinān) or قُنُون (qunūn))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قُنَّة qunna |
الْقُنَّة al-qunna |
قُنَّة qunnat |
| nominative | قُنَّةٌ qunnatun |
الْقُنَّةُ al-qunnatu |
قُنَّةُ qunnatu |
| accusative | قُنَّةً qunnatan |
الْقُنَّةَ al-qunnata |
قُنَّةَ qunnata |
| genitive | قُنَّةٍ qunnatin |
الْقُنَّةِ al-qunnati |
قُنَّةِ qunnati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | قُنَّتَيْن qunnatayn |
الْقُنَّتَيْن al-qunnatayn |
قُنَّتَيْ qunnatay |
| nominative | قُنَّتَانِ qunnatāni |
الْقُنَّتَانِ al-qunnatāni |
قُنَّتَا qunnatā |
| accusative | قُنَّتَيْنِ qunnatayni |
الْقُنَّتَيْنِ al-qunnatayni |
قُنَّتَيْ qunnatay |
| genitive | قُنَّتَيْنِ qunnatayni |
الْقُنَّتَيْنِ al-qunnatayni |
قُنَّتَيْ qunnatay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قُنَن; قِنَان; قُنُون qunan; qinān; qunūn |
الْقُنَن; الْقِنَان; الْقُنُون al-qunan; al-qinān; al-qunūn |
قُنَن; قِنَان; قُنُون qunan; qinān; qunūn |
| nominative | قُنَنٌ; قِنَانٌ; قُنُونٌ qunanun; qinānun; qunūnun |
الْقُنَنُ; الْقِنَانُ; الْقُنُونُ al-qunanu; al-qinānu; al-qunūnu |
قُنَنُ; قِنَانُ; قُنُونُ qunanu; qinānu; qunūnu |
| accusative | قُنَنًا; قِنَانًا; قُنُونًا qunanan; qinānan; qunūnan |
الْقُنَنَ; الْقِنَانَ; الْقُنُونَ al-qunana; al-qināna; al-qunūna |
قُنَنَ; قِنَانَ; قُنُونَ qunana; qināna; qunūna |
| genitive | قُنَنٍ; قِنَانٍ; قُنُونٍ qunanin; qinānin; qunūnin |
الْقُنَنِ; الْقِنَانِ; الْقُنُونِ al-qunani; al-qināni; al-qunūni |
قُنَنِ; قِنَانِ; قُنُونِ qunani; qināni; qunūni |