كركدن

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Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܟܪܟܕܢܐ (karkǝḏānā, rhinoceros), from Middle Persian klg (karg, rhinoceros; horn) + -dʾn' (-dān, bearer, holder), ultimately from Sanskrit खड्ग (khaḍga, rhinoceros; literally sword bearer); compare with Persian کرگدن (kargadan) and Hindi खाँग (khāṅg).

Noun

كَرْكَدَّن or كَرْكَدَنّ (karkaddan or karkadannm

  1. rhinoceros
    Synonyms: حَرِيش (ḥarīš), وَحِيد قَرْن (waḥīd qarn)
  2. ellipsis of كَرْكَدَّن الْبَحْر (karkaddan al-baḥr, sea unicorn, narwhal).
    Synonym: حَرِيش (ḥarīš)

Declension

References

  • Freytag, Georg (1837) “كركدن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 28
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “كركدن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 961
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “كركدن”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1096