كندرة

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Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek κονδοῦρα (kondoûra, “cutter”), originally referring to a kind of post-horse. For the word for “shoe” widespread in the dialects, it is supposedly only from Ottoman Turkish قوندورا (kundura) that it was acquired.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kun.du.ra/, /kun.da.ra/

Noun

كُنْدُرَة or كُنْدَرَة • (kundura or kundara) f (plural كَنَادِر (kanādir))

  1. (colloquial) (pair of) shoes
  2. a kind of boat by which one picks up a ship’s crew landing e.g. the Maldives
    • 1355, اِبْن بَطُّوطَة [ibn baṭṭūṭa, Ibn Baṭṭūṭa], edited by Charles Defrémery & Beniamino Sanguinetti, تُحْفَةُ ٱلنُّظَّارِ فِي غَرَائِبِ ٱلْأَمْصَارِ وَعَجَائِبِ ٱلْأَسْفَارِ [tuḥfatu n-nuẓẓāri fī ḡarāʔibi l-ʔamṣāri waʕajāʔibi l-ʔasfāri]‎, volume IV, Paris: L'imprimerie impériale/nationale, published 1858, pages 119 lines 4–5:

Declension

Declension of noun كُنْدُرَة (kundura)‎; كُنْدَرَة (kundara)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كُنْدُرَة‎; كُنْدَرَة
kundura‎; kundara 		الْكُنْدُرَة‎; الْكُنْدَرَة
al-kundura‎; al-kundara 		كُنْدُرَة‎; كُنْدَرَة
kundurat‎; kundarat
Nominative كُنْدُرَةٌ‎; كُنْدَرَةٌ
kunduratun‎; kundaratun 		الْكُنْدُرَةُ‎; الْكُنْدَرَةُ
al-kunduratu‎; al-kundaratu 		كُنْدُرَةُ‎; كُنْدَرَةُ
kunduratu‎; kundaratu
Accusative كُنْدُرَةً‎; كُنْدَرَةً
kunduratan‎; kundaratan 		الْكُنْدُرَةَ‎; الْكُنْدَرَةَ
al-kundurata‎; al-kundarata 		كُنْدُرَةَ‎; كُنْدَرَةَ
kundurata‎; kundarata
Genitive كُنْدُرَةٍ‎; كُنْدَرَةٍ
kunduratin‎; kundaratin 		الْكُنْدُرَةِ‎; الْكُنْدَرَةِ
al-kundurati‎; al-kundarati 		كُنْدُرَةِ‎; كُنْدَرَةِ
kundurati‎; kundarati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كُنْدُرَتَيْن‎; كُنْدَرَتَيْن
kunduratayn‎; kundaratayn 		الْكُنْدُرَتَيْن‎; الْكُنْدَرَتَيْن
al-kunduratayn‎; al-kundaratayn 		كُنْدُرَتَيْ‎; كُنْدَرَتَيْ
kunduratay‎; kundaratay
Nominative كُنْدُرَتَانِ‎; كُنْدَرَتَانِ
kunduratāni‎; kundaratāni 		الْكُنْدُرَتَانِ‎; الْكُنْدَرَتَانِ
al-kunduratāni‎; al-kundaratāni 		كُنْدُرَتَا‎; كُنْدَرَتَا
kunduratā‎; kundaratā
Accusative كُنْدُرَتَيْنِ‎; كُنْدَرَتَيْنِ
kunduratayni‎; kundaratayni 		الْكُنْدُرَتَيْنِ‎; الْكُنْدَرَتَيْنِ
al-kunduratayni‎; al-kundaratayni 		كُنْدُرَتَيْ‎; كُنْدَرَتَيْ
kunduratay‎; kundaratay
Genitive كُنْدُرَتَيْنِ‎; كُنْدَرَتَيْنِ
kunduratayni‎; kundaratayni 		الْكُنْدُرَتَيْنِ‎; الْكُنْدَرَتَيْنِ
al-kunduratayni‎; al-kundaratayni 		كُنْدُرَتَيْ‎; كُنْدَرَتَيْ
kunduratay‎; kundaratay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَنَادِر
kanādir 		الْكَنَادِر
al-kanādir 		كَنَادِر
kanādir
Nominative كَنَادِرُ
kanādiru 		الْكَنَادِرُ
al-kanādiru 		كَنَادِرُ
kanādiru
Accusative كَنَادِرَ
kanādira 		الْكَنَادِرَ
al-kanādira 		كَنَادِرَ
kanādira
Genitive كَنَادِرَ
kanādira 		الْكَنَادِرِ
al-kanādiri 		كَنَادِرِ
kanādiri

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوندورا (kundura).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kun.da.ra/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

كندرة • (kundara) f (plural كنادر (kanāder))

  1. (pair of) shoes
    Synonym: صرماية (ṣurmāye)
    فردة كندرة ― fardet kundara ― a (single) shoe

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