كندرة

Arabic

Alternative forms

• قُنْدُرَة (qundura), قُنْدَرَة (qundara)

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]‎^[1], 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/, [ˈkʊn.dɑ.rˤɑ]

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Noun

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

1. (pair of) shoes

   Synonym: صرماية (ṣurmāye)

   فردة كندرة ― fardet kundara ― a (single) shoe

Derived terms

• كندرجي (kundarji, “shoemaker”)