Borrowed in an urban environment from Aramaic קִיטֹונָא (qīṭūnā) / ܩܱܝܛܘܿܢܳܐ (qayṭōnā, “bed chamber”), absolute state קִיטֹון (qīṭūn) / ܩܱܝܛܘܿܢ (qayṭōn), from Ancient Greek κοιτών (koitṓn). According to Behnstedt and Woidich a genuine formation قَطَن (qaṭan) from the root ق ط ن (q-ṭ-n) cannot be excluded to partake in some dialectal areas, whereas influence of French coton in the course of the French building their colonial empire, though the meaning be in some samples “European-style tent”, is unlikely because of tents of cotton existing before.
قَيْطُون • (qayṭūn) m (plural قَيَاطِين (qayāṭīn))
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قَيْطُون qayṭūn |
الْقَيْطُون al-qayṭūn |
قَيْطُون qayṭūn |
Nominative | قَيْطُونٌ qayṭūnun |
الْقَيْطُونُ al-qayṭūnu |
قَيْطُونُ qayṭūnu |
Accusative | قَيْطُونًا qayṭūnan |
الْقَيْطُونَ al-qayṭūna |
قَيْطُونَ qayṭūna |
Genitive | قَيْطُونٍ qayṭūnin |
الْقَيْطُونِ al-qayṭūni |
قَيْطُونِ qayṭūni |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | قَيْطُونَيْن qayṭūnayn |
الْقَيْطُونَيْن al-qayṭūnayn |
قَيْطُونَيْ qayṭūnay |
Nominative | قَيْطُونَانِ qayṭūnāni |
الْقَيْطُونَانِ al-qayṭūnāni |
قَيْطُونَا qayṭūnā |
Accusative | قَيْطُونَيْنِ qayṭūnayni |
الْقَيْطُونَيْنِ al-qayṭūnayni |
قَيْطُونَيْ qayṭūnay |
Genitive | قَيْطُونَيْنِ qayṭūnayni |
الْقَيْطُونَيْنِ al-qayṭūnayni |
قَيْطُونَيْ qayṭūnay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قَيَاطِين qayāṭīn |
الْقَيَاطِين al-qayāṭīn |
قَيَاطِين qayāṭīn |
Nominative | قَيَاطِينُ qayāṭīnu |
الْقَيَاطِينُ al-qayāṭīnu |
قَيَاطِينُ qayāṭīnu |
Accusative | قَيَاطِينَ qayāṭīna |
الْقَيَاطِينَ al-qayāṭīna |
قَيَاطِينَ qayāṭīna |
Genitive | قَيَاطِينَ qayāṭīna |
الْقَيَاطِينِ al-qayāṭīni |
قَيَاطِينِ qayāṭīni |