بركان
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بُرْكَان
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Sicilian vurcanu, from Latin Vulcānus, absorbed after the Arab invasion in Sicily.
Pronunciation
Noun
بُرْكَان • (burkān) m (plural بَرَاكِين (barākīn))
- volcano
- Synonym: (dated) جَبَل النَّار (jabal an-nār)
Declension
Declension of noun بُرْكَان (burkān)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بُرْكَان burkān |
الْبُرْكَان al-burkān |
بُرْكَان burkān |
| Nominative | بُرْكَانٌ burkānun |
الْبُرْكَانُ al-burkānu |
بُرْكَانُ burkānu |
| Accusative | بُرْكَانًا burkānan |
الْبُرْكَانَ al-burkāna |
بُرْكَانَ burkāna |
| Genitive | بُرْكَانٍ burkānin |
الْبُرْكَانِ al-burkāni |
بُرْكَانِ burkāni |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بُرْكَانَيْن burkānayn |
الْبُرْكَانَيْن al-burkānayn |
بُرْكَانَيْ burkānay |
| Nominative | بُرْكَانَانِ burkānāni |
الْبُرْكَانَانِ al-burkānāni |
بُرْكَانَا burkānā |
| Accusative | بُرْكَانَيْنِ burkānayni |
الْبُرْكَانَيْنِ al-burkānayni |
بُرْكَانَيْ burkānay |
| Genitive | بُرْكَانَيْنِ burkānayni |
الْبُرْكَانَيْنِ al-burkānayni |
بُرْكَانَيْ burkānay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَرَاكِين barākīn |
الْبَرَاكِين al-barākīn |
بَرَاكِين barākīn |
| Nominative | بَرَاكِينُ barākīnu |
الْبَرَاكِينُ al-barākīnu |
بَرَاكِينُ barākīnu |
| Accusative | بَرَاكِينَ barākīna |
الْبَرَاكِينَ al-barākīna |
بَرَاكِينَ barākīna |
| Genitive | بَرَاكِينَ barākīna |
الْبَرَاكِينِ al-barākīni |
بَرَاكِينِ barākīni |
Derived terms
- بُرْكَانِيّ (burkāniyy, “volcanic”)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Classical Persian پرنگان (parnagān, parnigān), پرندگان (parandigān), from Middle Persian (parniyān). Suffixed to پرند (parand), پرنده (paranda) which gave the fabric-name فِرِنْد (firind).
Alternative forms
- بَرَنْكَان (barankān), بَرَّكَانِيّ (barrakāniyy), بَرَنْكَانِيّ (barankāniyy)
Pronunciation
Noun
بَرَّكَان • (barrakān) m (plural بَرَّكَانَات (barrakānāt))
Declension
Declension of noun بَرَّكَان (barrakān)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَرَّكَان barrakān |
الْبَرَّكَان al-barrakān |
بَرَّكَان barrakān |
| Nominative | بَرَّكَانٌ barrakānun |
الْبَرَّكَانُ al-barrakānu |
بَرَّكَانُ barrakānu |
| Accusative | بَرَّكَانًا barrakānan |
الْبَرَّكَانَ al-barrakāna |
بَرَّكَانَ barrakāna |
| Genitive | بَرَّكَانٍ barrakānin |
الْبَرَّكَانِ al-barrakāni |
بَرَّكَانِ barrakāni |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بَرَّكَانَيْن barrakānayn |
الْبَرَّكَانَيْن al-barrakānayn |
بَرَّكَانَيْ barrakānay |
| Nominative | بَرَّكَانَانِ barrakānāni |
الْبَرَّكَانَانِ al-barrakānāni |
بَرَّكَانَا barrakānā |
| Accusative | بَرَّكَانَيْنِ barrakānayni |
الْبَرَّكَانَيْنِ al-barrakānayni |
بَرَّكَانَيْ barrakānay |
| Genitive | بَرَّكَانَيْنِ barrakānayni |
الْبَرَّكَانَيْنِ al-barrakānayni |
بَرَّكَانَيْ barrakānay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَرَّكَانَات barrakānāt |
الْبَرَّكَانَات al-barrakānāt |
بَرَّكَانَات barrakānāt |
| Nominative | بَرَّكَانَاتٌ barrakānātun |
الْبَرَّكَانَاتُ al-barrakānātu |
بَرَّكَانَاتُ barrakānātu |
| Accusative | بَرَّكَانَاتٍ barrakānātin |
الْبَرَّكَانَاتِ al-barrakānāti |
بَرَّكَانَاتِ barrakānāti |
| Genitive | بَرَّكَانَاتٍ barrakānātin |
الْبَرَّكَانَاتِ al-barrakānāti |
بَرَّكَانَاتِ barrakānāti |
Descendants
- → Catalan: barragà
- → Dutch: barkaan
- → English: barracan
- → Old French: barracan
- → Middle High German: barchant, barchât, barchet, barkân
- → Italian: baracane
- → Medieval Latin: barracanus
- → Occitan: barracan
- → Polish: barakan
- → Portuguese: barragana
- → Russian: бара́кан (barákan)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- → Spanish: barragán
- → Venetan: baracan
Etymology 3
From Tarifit ⴰⴱⴻⵔⴽⴰⵏ (aberkan, “black”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
بَرْكَان • (barkān) f
Declension
Declension of noun بَرْكَان (barkān)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | بَرْكَان barkān |
— |
| Nominative | — | بَرْكَانُ barkānu |
— |
| Accusative | — | بَرْكَانَ barkāna |
— |
| Genitive | — | بَرْكَانَ barkāna |
— |
References
- Corriente, F. (1997) A Dictionary of Andalusi Arabic (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 29), Leiden, New York, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 48
- Dold-Ghadar, Gabriele (2016) Pers–Andalus. Iranische Kulturdenkmäler in „al-Andalus al-aqṣā“. Bewertung der Forschungsergebnisse für das 8.–12. Jahrhundert (Islamkundliche Untersuchungen; 330) (in German), Berlin: Klaus Schwarz Verlag, , page 219
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1845) Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les arabes (in French), Amsterdam: Jean Müller, pages 68–71
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “بركان”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 76
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic بُرْكَان (burkān).