بركان

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Sicilian vurcanu, from Latin Vulcānus, absorbed after the Arab invasion in Sicily.

Noun

بُرْكَان • (burkān) m (plural بَرَاكِين (barākīn))

1. volcano

   Synonym: (dated) جَبَل النَّار (jabal an-nār)

Declension

Declension of noun بُرْكَان (burkān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُرْكَان burkān	الْبُرْكَان al-burkān	بُرْكَان burkān
Nominative	بُرْكَانٌ burkānun	الْبُرْكَانُ al-burkānu	بُرْكَانُ burkānu
Accusative	بُرْكَانًا burkānan	الْبُرْكَانَ al-burkāna	بُرْكَانَ burkāna
Genitive	بُرْكَانٍ burkānin	الْبُرْكَانِ al-burkāni	بُرْكَانِ burkāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُرْكَانَيْن burkānayn	الْبُرْكَانَيْن al-burkānayn	بُرْكَانَيْ burkānay
Nominative	بُرْكَانَانِ burkānāni	الْبُرْكَانَانِ al-burkānāni	بُرْكَانَا burkānā
Accusative	بُرْكَانَيْنِ burkānayni	الْبُرْكَانَيْنِ al-burkānayni	بُرْكَانَيْ burkānay
Genitive	بُرْكَانَيْنِ burkānayni	الْبُرْكَانَيْنِ al-burkānayni	بُرْكَانَيْ burkānay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَرَاكِين barākīn	الْبَرَاكِين al-barākīn	بَرَاكِين barākīn
Nominative	بَرَاكِينُ barākīnu	الْبَرَاكِينُ al-barākīnu	بَرَاكِينُ barākīnu
Accusative	بَرَاكِينَ barākīna	الْبَرَاكِينَ al-barākīna	بَرَاكِينَ barākīna
Genitive	بَرَاكِينَ barākīna	الْبَرَاكِينِ al-barākīni	بَرَاكِينِ barākīni

Derived terms

• بُرْكَانِيّ (burkāniyy, “volcanic”)

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: بركان (burkān)
• Hijazi Arabic: بركان (burkān)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• بَرَنْكَان (barankān), بَرَّكَانِيّ (barrakāniyy), بَرَنْكَانِيّ (barankāniyy)

Noun

بَرَّكَان • (barrakān) m (plural بَرَّكَانَات (barrakānāt))

1. a kind of rougher camlet used for clothing items

Declension

Declension of noun بَرَّكَان (barrakān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَرَّكَان barrakān	الْبَرَّكَان al-barrakān	بَرَّكَان barrakān
Nominative	بَرَّكَانٌ barrakānun	الْبَرَّكَانُ al-barrakānu	بَرَّكَانُ barrakānu
Accusative	بَرَّكَانًا barrakānan	الْبَرَّكَانَ al-barrakāna	بَرَّكَانَ barrakāna
Genitive	بَرَّكَانٍ barrakānin	الْبَرَّكَانِ al-barrakāni	بَرَّكَانِ barrakāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَرَّكَانَيْن barrakānayn	الْبَرَّكَانَيْن al-barrakānayn	بَرَّكَانَيْ barrakānay
Nominative	بَرَّكَانَانِ barrakānāni	الْبَرَّكَانَانِ al-barrakānāni	بَرَّكَانَا barrakānā
Accusative	بَرَّكَانَيْنِ barrakānayni	الْبَرَّكَانَيْنِ al-barrakānayni	بَرَّكَانَيْ barrakānay
Genitive	بَرَّكَانَيْنِ barrakānayni	الْبَرَّكَانَيْنِ al-barrakānayni	بَرَّكَانَيْ barrakānay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَرَّكَانَات barrakānāt	الْبَرَّكَانَات al-barrakānāt	بَرَّكَانَات barrakānāt
Nominative	بَرَّكَانَاتٌ barrakānātun	الْبَرَّكَانَاتُ al-barrakānātu	بَرَّكَانَاتُ barrakānātu
Accusative	بَرَّكَانَاتٍ barrakānātin	الْبَرَّكَانَاتِ al-barrakānāti	بَرَّكَانَاتِ barrakānāti
Genitive	بَرَّكَانَاتٍ barrakānātin	الْبَرَّكَانَاتِ al-barrakānāti	بَرَّكَانَاتِ barrakānāti

Descendants

• → Catalan: barragà
• → Dutch: barkaan
• → English: barracan
• → Old French: barracan
  • French: bouracan (secondarily related with bourre)
• → Middle High German: barchant, barchât, barchet, barkân
  • German: Barchent, Barchet, Parchet, Barchend, Parchent, Parchend, Barchat, Parchat, Berkan
  • → Russian: ба́рхат (bárxat)
• → Italian: baracane
• → Medieval Latin: barracanus
• → Occitan: barracan
• → Polish: barakan
• → Portuguese: barragana
• → Russian: бара́кан (barákan)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: бара̀ка̄н

  Latin script: baràkān

• → Spanish: barragán
• → Venetian: baracan

References

• Corriente, F. (1997) A Dictionary of Andalusi Arabic (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 29)‎^[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 48
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1845) Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les arabes‎^[2] (in French), Amsterdam: Jean Müller, pages 68–71
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “بركان”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[3] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 76

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Hijazi Arabic

بُرْكان

Etymology

From Arabic بُرْكَان (burkān), from Sicilian vurcanu, from Latin Vulcānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /burˈkaːn/

Noun

بُرْكان • (burkān) m (plural بَراكين ‎(barākīn))

1. volcano