From Middle Persian pndk' (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν (Pontikón, “Pontic nut”), q.v. From hazelnuts, the sense spread to similarly shaped pebbles used in slings and similar projectile weapons and then to early muskets. In some dialects, the word then came to be used for the slingshots and muskets themselves.
بُنْدُق • (bunduq) m (collective, singulative بُنْدُقَة f (bunduqa), plural بَنَادِق (banādiq))
Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بُنْدُق bunduq |
الْبُنْدُق al-bunduq |
بُنْدُق bunduq |
Nominative | بُنْدُقٌ bunduqun |
الْبُنْدُقُ al-bunduqu |
بُنْدُقُ bunduqu |
Accusative | بُنْدُقًا bunduqan |
الْبُنْدُقَ al-bunduqa |
بُنْدُقَ bunduqa |
Genitive | بُنْدُقٍ bunduqin |
الْبُنْدُقِ al-bunduqi |
بُنْدُقِ bunduqi |
Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بُنْدُقَة bunduqa |
الْبُنْدُقَة al-bunduqa |
بُنْدُقَة bunduqat |
Nominative | بُنْدُقَةٌ bunduqatun |
الْبُنْدُقَةُ al-bunduqatu |
بُنْدُقَةُ bunduqatu |
Accusative | بُنْدُقَةً bunduqatan |
الْبُنْدُقَةَ al-bunduqata |
بُنْدُقَةَ bunduqata |
Genitive | بُنْدُقَةٍ bunduqatin |
الْبُنْدُقَةِ al-bunduqati |
بُنْدُقَةِ bunduqati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | بُنْدُقَتَيْن bunduqatayn |
الْبُنْدُقَتَيْن al-bunduqatayn |
بُنْدُقَتَيْ bunduqatay |
Nominative | بُنْدُقَتَانِ bunduqatāni |
الْبُنْدُقَتَانِ al-bunduqatāni |
بُنْدُقَتَا bunduqatā |
Accusative | بُنْدُقَتَيْنِ bunduqatayni |
الْبُنْدُقَتَيْنِ al-bunduqatayni |
بُنْدُقَتَيْ bunduqatay |
Genitive | بُنْدُقَتَيْنِ bunduqatayni |
الْبُنْدُقَتَيْنِ al-bunduqatayni |
بُنْدُقَتَيْ bunduqatay |
Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بُنْدُقَات bunduqāt |
الْبُنْدُقَات al-bunduqāt |
بُنْدُقَات bunduqāt |
Nominative | بُنْدُقَاتٌ bunduqātun |
الْبُنْدُقَاتُ al-bunduqātu |
بُنْدُقَاتُ bunduqātu |
Accusative | بُنْدُقَاتٍ bunduqātin |
الْبُنْدُقَاتِ al-bunduqāti |
بُنْدُقَاتِ bunduqāti |
Genitive | بُنْدُقَاتٍ bunduqātin |
الْبُنْدُقَاتِ al-bunduqāti |
بُنْدُقَاتِ bunduqāti |
Plural of variety | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بَنَادِق banādiq |
الْبَنَادِق al-banādiq |
بَنَادِق banādiq |
Nominative | بَنَادِقُ banādiqu |
الْبَنَادِقُ al-banādiqu |
بَنَادِقُ banādiqu |
Accusative | بَنَادِقَ banādiqa |
الْبَنَادِقَ al-banādiqa |
بَنَادِقَ banādiqa |
Genitive | بَنَادِقَ banādiqa |
الْبَنَادِقِ al-banādiqi |
بَنَادِقِ banādiqi |
بُنْدُق • (bundug) m (collective, singulative بندقة f (bunduga), plural بنادق (banādig) or بندقات (bundugāt))