قنداق

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κοντάκιον (kontákion), diminutive of Byzantine Greek κόνταξ (kóntax, “pole”), diminutive of κοντός (kontós, “pole”).

Noun

قِنْدَاق • (qindāq) m (plural قَنَادِيق (qanādīq))

  1. (obsolete) scroll, roll of writing, volumen
  2. (Christianity) prayer book, missal, kontakion
Declension
Declension of noun قِنْدَاق (qindāq)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِنْدَاق
qindāq 		الْقِنْدَاق
al-qindāq 		قِنْدَاق
qindāq
Nominative قِنْدَاقٌ
qindāqun 		الْقِنْدَاقُ
al-qindāqu 		قِنْدَاقُ
qindāqu
Accusative قِنْدَاقًا
qindāqan 		الْقِنْدَاقَ
al-qindāqa 		قِنْدَاقَ
qindāqa
Genitive قِنْدَاقٍ
qindāqin 		الْقِنْدَاقِ
al-qindāqi 		قِنْدَاقِ
qindāqi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِنْدَاقَيْن
qindāqayn 		الْقِنْدَاقَيْن
al-qindāqayn 		قِنْدَاقَيْ
qindāqay
Nominative قِنْدَاقَانِ
qindāqāni 		الْقِنْدَاقَانِ
al-qindāqāni 		قِنْدَاقَا
qindāqā
Accusative قِنْدَاقَيْنِ
qindāqayni 		الْقِنْدَاقَيْنِ
al-qindāqayni 		قِنْدَاقَيْ
qindāqay
Genitive قِنْدَاقَيْنِ
qindāqayni 		الْقِنْدَاقَيْنِ
al-qindāqayni 		قِنْدَاقَيْ
qindāqay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَنَادِيق
qanādīq 		الْقَنَادِيق
al-qanādīq 		قَنَادِيق
qanādīq
Nominative قَنَادِيقُ
qanādīqu 		الْقَنَادِيقُ
al-qanādīqu 		قَنَادِيقُ
qanādīqu
Accusative قَنَادِيقَ
qanādīqa 		الْقَنَادِيقَ
al-qanādīqa 		قَنَادِيقَ
qanādīqa
Genitive قَنَادِيقَ
qanādīqa 		الْقَنَادِيقِ
al-qanādīqi 		قَنَادِيقِ
qanādīqi

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قونداق (kundak, “bundle, faggot; rifle butt”), from Byzantine Greek κοντάκιον (kontákion), diminutive of Byzantine Greek κόνταξ (kóntax, “pole”), diminutive of κοντός (kontós, “pole”).

Alternative forms

Noun

قَنْدَاق • (qandāq) m (plural قَنْدَاقَات (qandāqāt) or قَنَادِيق (qanādīq)) (colloquial)

  1. cloths wrapped around an infant, “baby roll”, swaddling-clothes
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  2. (firearms) gun carriage, mount of a cannon
  3. (firearms) gunstock, rifle butt
Declension
Declension of noun قَنْدَاق (qandāq)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَنْدَاق
qandāq 		الْقَنْدَاق
al-qandāq 		قَنْدَاق
qandāq
Nominative قَنْدَاقٌ
qandāqun 		الْقَنْدَاقُ
al-qandāqu 		قَنْدَاقُ
qandāqu
Accusative قَنْدَاقًا
qandāqan 		الْقَنْدَاقَ
al-qandāqa 		قَنْدَاقَ
qandāqa
Genitive قَنْدَاقٍ
qandāqin 		الْقَنْدَاقِ
al-qandāqi 		قَنْدَاقِ
qandāqi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَنْدَاقَيْن
qandāqayn 		الْقَنْدَاقَيْن
al-qandāqayn 		قَنْدَاقَيْ
qandāqay
Nominative قَنْدَاقَانِ
qandāqāni 		الْقَنْدَاقَانِ
al-qandāqāni 		قَنْدَاقَا
qandāqā
Accusative قَنْدَاقَيْنِ
qandāqayni 		الْقَنْدَاقَيْنِ
al-qandāqayni 		قَنْدَاقَيْ
qandāqay
Genitive قَنْدَاقَيْنِ
qandāqayni 		الْقَنْدَاقَيْنِ
al-qandāqayni 		قَنْدَاقَيْ
qandāqay
Plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَنْدَاقَات‎; قَنَادِيق
qandāqāt‎; qanādīq 		الْقَنْدَاقَات‎; الْقَنَادِيق
al-qandāqāt‎; al-qanādīq 		قَنْدَاقَات‎; قَنَادِيق
qandāqāt‎; qanādīq
Nominative قَنْدَاقَاتٌ‎; قَنَادِيقُ
qandāqātun‎; qanādīqu 		الْقَنْدَاقَاتُ‎; الْقَنَادِيقُ
al-qandāqātu‎; al-qanādīqu 		قَنْدَاقَاتُ‎; قَنَادِيقُ
qandāqātu‎; qanādīqu
Accusative قَنْدَاقَاتٍ‎; قَنَادِيقَ
qandāqātin‎; qanādīqa 		الْقَنْدَاقَاتِ‎; الْقَنَادِيقَ
al-qandāqāti‎; al-qanādīqa 		قَنْدَاقَاتِ‎; قَنَادِيقَ
qandāqāti‎; qanādīqa
Genitive قَنْدَاقَاتٍ‎; قَنَادِيقَ
qandāqātin‎; qanādīqa 		الْقَنْدَاقَاتِ‎; الْقَنَادِيقِ
al-qandāqāti‎; al-qanādīqi 		قَنْدَاقَاتِ‎; قَنَادِيقِ
qandāqāti‎; qanādīqi

References

  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “قنداق”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎ (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 410
  • Vollers, Karl (1897) “Beiträge zur Kenntniss der lebenden arabischen Sprache in Aegypten”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 51, page 302
  • Wahrmund, Adolf (1887) “قنداق”, in Handwörterbuch der neu-arabischen und deutschen Sprache‎ (in German), volume 2, Gießen: J. Ricker’sche Buchhandlung, page 530

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

قنداق • (kundak)

  1. alternative spelling of قونداق (kundak)

Persian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قونداق (kundak, kondak, “bundle, faggot; rifle butt”), from Byzantine Greek κοντάκιον (kontákion), diminutive of Byzantine Greek κόνταξ (kóntax, “pole”), diminutive of κοντός (kontós, “pole”). The meaning of wrapped cloths may instead be from Sogdian, found prefixed with ni- in Sogdian (nɣʾwntʾk, “blanket”), (nɣʾwntʾ-, “to dress, to cover”) = Persian نهفتن (nehoftan).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? qundāq
Dari reading? qundāq
Iranian reading? ğondâğ
Tajik reading? qundoq

Noun

قنداق • (qondâq) (plural قنداق‌ها (qondâq-hâ))

  1. cloths wrapped around an infant, “baby roll”, swaddling-clothes
  2. (firearms) gun carriage, mount of a cannon
  3. (firearms) gunstock, rifle butt

References

  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1967) Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen [Turkic and Mongolian Elements in New Persian] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur: Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission)‎ (in German), volume 3, Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, pages 520–522
  • Monchi-Zadeh, Davoud (1990) Wörter aus Xurāsān und ihre Herkunft (Acta Iranica; 29)‎ (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 77 fn. 91
  • Vollers, Karl (1897) “Beiträge zur Kenntniss der lebenden arabischen Sprache in Aegypten”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 51, page 302
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