قند

Arabic

Etymology

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    Persian کندbor.
    Arabic قند

    From Persian کند (kand, “candied sugar”), from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “scrap, broken piece, candied sugar, dried molasses”).

    Noun

    قَنْد • (qand) m (plural قُنُود (qunūd))

    1. rock sugar (originally: the solidified sap of the sugarcane)

    Declension

    Declension of noun قَنْد (qand)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal قَنْد
    qand     		الْقَنْد
    al-qand     		قَنْد
    qand
    nominative قَنْدٌ
    qandun     		الْقَنْدُ
    al-qandu     		قَنْدُ
    qandu
    accusative قَنْدًا
    qandan     		الْقَنْدَ
    al-qanda     		قَنْدَ
    qanda
    genitive قَنْدٍ
    qandin     		الْقَنْدِ
    al-qandi     		قَنْدِ
    qandi
    dual indefinite definite construct
    informal قَنْدَيْن
    qandayn     		الْقَنْدَيْن
    al-qandayn     		قَنْدَيْ
    qanday
    nominative قَنْدَانِ
    qandāni     		الْقَنْدَانِ
    al-qandāni     		قَنْدَا
    qandā
    accusative قَنْدَيْنِ
    qandayni     		الْقَنْدَيْنِ
    al-qandayni     		قَنْدَيْ
    qanday
    genitive قَنْدَيْنِ
    qandayni     		الْقَنْدَيْنِ
    al-qandayni     		قَنْدَيْ
    qanday
    plural basic broken plural triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal قُنُود
    qunūd     		الْقُنُود
    al-qunūd     		قُنُود
    qunūd
    nominative قُنُودٌ
    qunūdun     		الْقُنُودُ
    al-qunūdu     		قُنُودُ
    qunūdu
    accusative قُنُودًا
    qunūdan     		الْقُنُودَ
    al-qunūda     		قُنُودَ
    qunūda
    genitive قُنُودٍ
    qunūdin     		الْقُنُودِ
    al-qunūdi     		قُنُودِ
    qunūdi

    Descendants

    Chagatai

    Etymology

    From Persian کند (kand, “candied sugar”), from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “scrap, broken piece, candied sugar, dried molasses”).

    Noun

    قند (qand) (uncountable)

    1. sugar
    2. sugar cube

    Gulf Arabic

    Etymology

    From Persian قند (qand), from Classical Arabic قَنْد (qand).

    Pronunciation

    • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /qənd/, (q-ʁ merger) /ʁənd/

    Noun

    قَنْد • (qand) m (collective, singulative قَنْدة (qanda), plural قَنْدات (qandāt))

    1. sugar cube

    Usage notes

    The word can be used with حَبّة (ḥabba, “piece”) to indicate number of pieces, for example: حطلي حبتين قند بالچاي (ḥiṭli ḥabbitēn qand bič-čāy, “Put two pieces of sugar cube in the tea for me”). Alternatively, regular plural (and dual) can be used, eg: حطلي قندتين بالچاي (ḥiṭli qanditēn bič-čāy, “Put two sugar cubes in the tea for me”). Finally, the word can be used as is preceded by a number, ex: حطلي اثنين قند بالچاي (ḥiṭli aṯnēn qand bič-čāy, “Put two sugar cube in the tea for me”).

    Ottoman Turkish

    Etymology

    From Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock sugar”), from Persian کند (kand, “candied sugar”), from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “scrap, broken piece, candied sugar, dried molasses”).

    Noun

    قند • (kand)

    1. rock sugar, sugar candy, crystals of sucrose

    Derived terms

    • قندی (kandi, “made of sugar candy”)

    Further reading

    Persian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic قَنْد (qand), displacing older کند (kand) or کاند (kând).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? qand
    Dari reading? qand
    Iranian reading? ġand
    Tajik reading? qand
    • Audio (Iran):(file)

    Noun

    قند • (qand) (plural قندها)

    1. sugar cube

    Derived terms

    • قندی (qandi)
    • قندان (qandân)
    • کله‌قند (kalle-qand)
    • چغندر قند (čoġondar-e qand)

    Descendants

    • → Gulf Arabic: قند (qand)
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