يرقان

Arabic

Alternative forms

أَرْق (ʔarq), أَرْقَان (ʔarqān), أَرَقَان (ʔaraqān), إِرْقَان (ʔirqān), أَرَق (ʔaraq), أُرَق (ʔuraq), أُرَاق (ʔurāq), أَرُقَان (ʔaruqān), رَهِيقَان (rahīqān), رَيْهُقَان (rayhuqān), رَقُون (raqūn)

Etymology

From Aramaic יַרקָאנָא / ܝܰܪܩܳܢܳܐ (yarqānā). Contaminated in Arabic with the root ء ر ق (ʔ r q) related to sleeplessness.

Noun

يَرَقَان • (yaraqān) m

mildew (plant disease), blight
jaundice

Declension

Declension of noun **يَرَقَان** (yaraqān)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	يَرَقَان yaraqān	الْيَرَقَان al-yaraqān	يَرَقَان yaraqān
nominative	يَرَقَانٌ yaraqānun	الْيَرَقَانُ al-yaraqānu	يَرَقَانُ yaraqānu
accusative	يَرَقَانًا yaraqānan	الْيَرَقَانَ al-yaraqāna	يَرَقَانَ yaraqāna
genitive	يَرَقَانٍ yaraqānin	الْيَرَقَانِ al-yaraqāni	يَرَقَانِ yaraqāni

Noun

يَرَقَان • (yaraqān) m (collective, singulative يَرَقَانَة f (yaraqāna) or يَرَقَة (yaraqa), paucal يَرَقَانَات (yaraqānāt) or يَرَقَات (yaraqāt))

(colloquial) larvae

Declension

Declension of noun **يَرَقَان** (yaraqān)
collective	basic collective triptote
collective	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	يَرَقَان yaraqān	الْيَرَقَان al-yaraqān	يَرَقَان yaraqān
nominative	يَرَقَانٌ yaraqānun	الْيَرَقَانُ al-yaraqānu	يَرَقَانُ yaraqānu
accusative	يَرَقَانًا yaraqānan	الْيَرَقَانَ al-yaraqāna	يَرَقَانَ yaraqāna
genitive	يَرَقَانٍ yaraqānin	الْيَرَقَانِ al-yaraqāni	يَرَقَانِ yaraqāni
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
singulative	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	يَرَقَانَة‎; يَرَقَة yaraqāna‎; yaraqa	الْيَرَقَانَة‎; الْيَرَقَة al-yaraqāna‎; al-yaraqa	يَرَقَانَة‎; يَرَقَة yaraqānat‎; yaraqat
nominative	يَرَقَانَةٌ‎; يَرَقَةٌ yaraqānatun‎; yaraqatun	الْيَرَقَانَةُ‎; الْيَرَقَةُ al-yaraqānatu‎; al-yaraqatu	يَرَقَانَةُ‎; يَرَقَةُ yaraqānatu‎; yaraqatu
accusative	يَرَقَانَةً‎; يَرَقَةً yaraqānatan‎; yaraqatan	الْيَرَقَانَةَ‎; الْيَرَقَةَ al-yaraqānata‎; al-yaraqata	يَرَقَانَةَ‎; يَرَقَةَ yaraqānata‎; yaraqata
genitive	يَرَقَانَةٍ‎; يَرَقَةٍ yaraqānatin‎; yaraqatin	الْيَرَقَانَةِ‎; الْيَرَقَةِ al-yaraqānati‎; al-yaraqati	يَرَقَانَةِ‎; يَرَقَةِ yaraqānati‎; yaraqati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	يَرَقَانَتَيْن‎; يَرَقَتَيْن yaraqānatayn‎; yaraqatayn	الْيَرَقَانَتَيْن‎; الْيَرَقَتَيْن al-yaraqānatayn‎; al-yaraqatayn	يَرَقَانَتَيْ‎; يَرَقَتَيْ yaraqānatay‎; yaraqatay
nominative	يَرَقَانَتَانِ‎; يَرَقَتَانِ yaraqānatāni‎; yaraqatāni	الْيَرَقَانَتَانِ‎; الْيَرَقَتَانِ al-yaraqānatāni‎; al-yaraqatāni	يَرَقَانَتَا‎; يَرَقَتَا yaraqānatā‎; yaraqatā
accusative	يَرَقَانَتَيْنِ‎; يَرَقَتَيْنِ yaraqānatayni‎; yaraqatayni	الْيَرَقَانَتَيْنِ‎; الْيَرَقَتَيْنِ al-yaraqānatayni‎; al-yaraqatayni	يَرَقَانَتَيْ‎; يَرَقَتَيْ yaraqānatay‎; yaraqatay
genitive	يَرَقَانَتَيْنِ‎; يَرَقَتَيْنِ yaraqānatayni‎; yaraqatayni	الْيَرَقَانَتَيْنِ‎; الْيَرَقَتَيْنِ al-yaraqānatayni‎; al-yaraqatayni	يَرَقَانَتَيْ‎; يَرَقَتَيْ yaraqānatay‎; yaraqatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
paucal (3-10)	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	يَرَقَانَات‎; يَرَقَات yaraqānāt‎; yaraqāt	الْيَرَقَانَات‎; الْيَرَقَات al-yaraqānāt‎; al-yaraqāt	يَرَقَانَات‎; يَرَقَات yaraqānāt‎; yaraqāt
nominative	يَرَقَانَاتٌ‎; يَرَقَاتٌ yaraqānātun‎; yaraqātun	الْيَرَقَانَاتُ‎; الْيَرَقَاتُ al-yaraqānātu‎; al-yaraqātu	يَرَقَانَاتُ‎; يَرَقَاتُ yaraqānātu‎; yaraqātu
accusative	يَرَقَانَاتٍ‎; يَرَقَاتٍ yaraqānātin‎; yaraqātin	الْيَرَقَانَاتِ‎; الْيَرَقَاتِ al-yaraqānāti‎; al-yaraqāti	يَرَقَانَاتِ‎; يَرَقَاتِ yaraqānāti‎; yaraqāti
genitive	يَرَقَانَاتٍ‎; يَرَقَاتٍ yaraqānātin‎; yaraqātin	الْيَرَقَانَاتِ‎; الْيَرَقَاتِ al-yaraqānāti‎; al-yaraqāti	يَرَقَانَاتِ‎; يَرَقَاتِ yaraqānāti‎; yaraqāti

Derived terms

مَيْرُوق (mayrūq, “affected by mildew”)
يَرَقَان الضَفَادِع (yaraqān aḍ-ḍafādiʕ, “tadpoles”)

Descendants

→ Old Spanish:
- Spanish: aliacán

References

“yrqn”, 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, pages 149–150
Freytag, Georg (1830) “أُرَاق”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 27
Freytag, Georg (1837) “يرقان”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 518
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