كشنى
Arabic
Alternative forms
- كُشْنَة (kušna) — more vulgar
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܟܘܫܢܐ (kūšnā). Doublet of كَرْسَنَّة (karsanna, “Vicia ervilia”) which is from Aramaic כַּרְשִׁינָא (karšinnā) or Hebrew כַּרְשִׁינָה (karšīna), if both are ultimately from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa, “black”). Also encountered in Akkadian 𒄘𒃻𒄯𒊏 (/kiššanu/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuʃ.naː/
Noun
كُشْنَى • (kušnā) f
Declension
| singular | singular invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | كُشْنَى kušnā |
الْكُشْنَى al-kušnā |
كُشْنَى kušnā |
| nominative | كُشْنَى kušnā |
الْكُشْنَى al-kušnā |
كُشْنَى kušnā |
| accusative | كُشْنَى kušnā |
الْكُشْنَى al-kušnā |
كُشْنَى kušnā |
| genitive | كُشْنَى kušnā |
الْكُشْنَى al-kušnā |
كُشْنَى kušnā |
Descendants
- → Middle Armenian: քուշնայ (kʻušnay)
- Armenian: քուշնա (kʻušna)
- → Georgian: ქვიშნა (kvišna), ქუშნა (kušna)
- → Mingrelian: ქვიშნა (kvišna)
- → Persian: کشنه (košne)
- → Ottoman Turkish: كوشنه (küşne, küşene)
- Turkish: küşne, köşne, güşne, güşne (dialectal)
References
- “kwšnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ksnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Levey, Martin (1973) Early Arabic Pharmacology. An Introduction Based on Ancient and Medieval Sources, Leiden: E. J. Brill, , →ISBN, page 59
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 481–491
- Stol, Marten (2012) “[Review of] GIGNOUX, P. - Lexique des termes de la pharmacopée syriaque. (Cahiers de Studia Iranica 47, Chétiens en terre d'Iran V). Peeters, Leuven, 2011”, in Bibliotheca Orientalis[2], volume 69, numbers 5–6, column 628