نقانق
Arabic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic נוקניק (nūqānīq), variant of לוקניק (lūqānīq), from Byzantine Greek λουκάνικον (loukánikon), λουκάνικα (loukánika), from Latin lūcānica (“sausage from Lūcānia”). Cognate with Greek λουκάνικο (loukániko), Classical Persian نَکَانَک (nakānak); influenced Hebrew נַקְנִיק (naqnīq).
Noun
نَقَانِق or نُقَانِق • (naqāniq or nuqāniq) pl
Declension
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | نَقَانِق; نُقَانِق naqāniq; nuqāniq |
النَّقَانِق; النُّقَانِق an-naqāniq; an-nuqāniq |
نَقَانِق; نُقَانِق naqāniq; nuqāniq |
| nominative | نَقَانِقُ; نُقَانِقُ naqāniqu; nuqāniqu |
النَّقَانِقُ; النُّقَانِقُ an-naqāniqu; an-nuqāniqu |
نَقَانِقُ; نُقَانِقُ naqāniqu; nuqāniqu |
| accusative | نَقَانِقَ; نُقَانِقَ naqāniqa; nuqāniqa |
النَّقَانِقَ; النُّقَانِقَ an-naqāniqa; an-nuqāniqa |
نَقَانِقَ; نُقَانِقَ naqāniqa; nuqāniqa |
| genitive | نَقَانِقَ; نُقَانِقَ naqāniqa; nuqāniqa |
النَّقَانِقِ; النُّقَانِقِ an-naqāniqi; an-nuqāniqi |
نَقَانِقِ; نُقَانِقِ naqāniqi; nuqāniqi |
References
- “lwqnyq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 38