جنطيانا

Arabic

جَنْطِيَانَا – Gentiana verna

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܓܶܢܛܝܢܳܐ (genṭyānā, “gentian”), from Ancient Greek γεντιανή (gentianḗ, “gentian”), allegedly after Gentius of Illyria discovering its use.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒan.tˤi.jaː.naː/
•  IPA^(key): /d͡ʒun.tˤa.jaː.naː/ and IPA^(key): /d͡ʒin.tˤi.jaː.naː/

Noun

جَنْطِيَانَا • (janṭiyānā) f

1. gentian (Gentiana gen. et spp.)

   Synonyms: (Al-Andalus) بَشَلِشْكَة (bašališka), كُوشَاد (kūšād)

Declension

Declension of noun جَنْطِيَانَا (janṭiyānā)

Singular	singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَنْطِيَانَا janṭiyānā	الْجَنْطِيَانَا al-janṭiyānā	جَنْطِيَانَا janṭiyānā
Nominative	جَنْطِيَانَا janṭiyānā	الْجَنْطِيَانَا al-janṭiyānā	جَنْطِيَانَا janṭiyānā
Accusative	جَنْطِيَانَا janṭiyānā	الْجَنْطِيَانَا al-janṭiyānā	جَنْطِيَانَا janṭiyānā
Genitive	جَنْطِيَانَا janṭiyānā	الْجَنْطِيَانَا al-janṭiyānā	جَنْطِيَانَا janṭiyānā

Descendants

• → Middle Armenian: ջանդիան (ǰandian), ջանդիանէ (ǰandianē), ճինտիանէ (čintianē)
• → Persian: جنطیانا
• → Ottoman Turkish: جنطیانا (centiyana)
  • Turkish: centiyana