قطن

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Andalusian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُطْن (quṭn).

Pronunciation

Noun

قطن (quṭun)

  1. cotton

Descendants

Arabic

Root
ق ط ن (q ṭ n)
4 terms

Etymology 1

In view of Aramaic כִיתָנָא / כִיתָאנָא (kittānā) / ܟܶܬܳܢܳܐ (kettānā, flax; linen), source of كَتّان (kattān, flax), and the derived apparel name Aramaic כִּיתּוּנָא (kittōnā), ܟܝܬܘܢܐ (kettōnā), ܟܘܬܝܢܐ (kuttīnā, kottīnā, tunic), noting especially its Classical Syriac byform ܟܘܬܘܢܐ (kuttōnā, kottōnā), if the semantic difference from linen to cotton is surmountable, a receival from an Aramaic dialect with an emphaticized byform corresponding to Ugaritic 𐎖𐎉 (qṭ, flax) is expected in spite of lacking attestation of the needed form, given that the Western Aramaic dialects in the area of former Ugarit are generally unattested.

Pronunciation

Noun

قُطْن or قُطُن (quṭn or quṭunm (collective, singulative قُطْنة f (quṭna), plural أَقْطَان (ʔaqṭān))

  1. cotton
    هٰذَا ٱلْقَمِيصُ مَصْنُوعٌ مِنَ ٱلْقُطْنِ.
    hāḏā l-qamīṣu maṣnūʕun mina l-quṭni.
    This shirt is made of cotton.
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Etymology 2

Root
ق ط ن (q ṭ n)
4 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

قَطَنَ (qaṭana) I (non-past يَقْطُنُ (yaqṭunu), verbal noun قُطُون (quṭūn))

  1. to inhabit, to reside in
  2. to serve
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

قَطَن (qaṭanm (plural أَقْطَان (ʔaqṭān))

  1. (medicine) lumbar region (lower back)
    أَلَمْ اَلْقَطَنْʔalam al-qaṭanlumbago
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References

  • Duschak, Moritz (1870) Die Botanik des Talmud (in German), Pest: I. Neuer, pages 7–10
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 42
  • Freytag, Georg (1835) “قطن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 469–470
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 92
  • Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 235 seqq., for Arabic Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 241–242
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قطن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 846

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

Pronunciation

Noun

قطن (giṭinm

  1. (uncountable) cotton
    دشداشة قطنdišdāšat giṭinA cotton dishdasha

Hijazi Arabic

قُطُن

Etymology

From Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

Pronunciation

Noun

قطن (guṭunm (construct state قُطْن (guṭn), plural قطنات (guṭnāt) or أقطان (ʔagṭān))

  1. cotton

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

Pronunciation

Noun

قطن (qṭunm (collective, singulative قطنة f (quṭna), paucal قطنات (quṭnāt))

  1. cotton

Derived terms

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قُطْن (quṭn, cotton).

Noun

قطن (kutn) (plural اقطان (aktan))

  1. cotton, the vegetal fibers produced by plants of the genus Gossypium
    Synonyms: پاموق (pamuk), پنبه (pembe)
  2. cotton, any plant in the genus Gossypium used as a source of this fiber
    Synonym: پاموق آغاجی (pamuk ağacı)

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