قرن

See also: فرن

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *qarn- (“horn”). The root is associated with the sense of “being doubled, opposed, or equal”, and the meaning “century” can be derived from this through “equal in age, people of the same age”. Otherwise, it could have been borrowed from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”, also “lifespan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qarn/

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Noun

قَرْن • (qarn) m (plural قُرُون (qurūn))

1. horn
2. century

Declension

Declension of noun قَرْن (qarn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَرْن qarn	الْقَرْن al-qarn	قَرْن qarn
Nominative	قَرْنٌ qarnun	الْقَرْنُ al-qarnu	قَرْنُ qarnu
Accusative	قَرْنًا qarnan	الْقَرْنَ al-qarna	قَرْنَ qarna
Genitive	قَرْنٍ qarnin	الْقَرْنِ al-qarni	قَرْنِ qarni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَرْنَيْن qarnayn	الْقَرْنَيْن al-qarnayn	قَرْنَيْ qarnay
Nominative	قَرْنَانِ qarnāni	الْقَرْنَانِ al-qarnāni	قَرْنَا qarnā
Accusative	قَرْنَيْنِ qarnayni	الْقَرْنَيْنِ al-qarnayni	قَرْنَيْ qarnay
Genitive	قَرْنَيْنِ qarnayni	الْقَرْنَيْنِ al-qarnayni	قَرْنَيْ qarnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُرُون qurūn	الْقُرُون al-qurūn	قُرُون qurūn
Nominative	قُرُونٌ qurūnun	الْقُرُونُ al-qurūnu	قُرُونُ qurūnu
Accusative	قُرُونًا qurūnan	الْقُرُونَ al-qurūna	قُرُونَ qurūna
Genitive	قُرُونٍ qurūnin	الْقُرُونِ al-qurūni	قُرُونِ qurūni

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: قرن (qarn)
• → Hausa: ƙarni
• → Indonesian: kurun
• → Malay: kurun
• → Maltese: qarn
• → Persian: قرن (qarn)
• → Swahili: karne

Etymology 2

From the root ق ر ن (q-r-n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.ra.na/

Verb

1. to join, to couple, to yoke (something to something else)
2. to identify (something with something else)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قرن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qarn/

Noun

قَرْن • (qarn) m

1. verbal noun of قَرَنَ (qarana) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun قَرْن (qarn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَرْن qarn	الْقَرْن al-qarn	قَرْن qarn
Nominative	قَرْنٌ qarnun	الْقَرْنُ al-qarnu	قَرْنُ qarnu
Accusative	قَرْنًا qarnan	الْقَرْنَ al-qarna	قَرْنَ qarna
Genitive	قَرْنٍ qarnin	الْقَرْنِ al-qarni	قَرْنِ qarni

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَرْن (qarn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡarn/
  • IPA^(key): [qarn] (alternative pronunciation)

Noun

قَرْن • (garn) m (plural قُرُون ‎(gurūn))

1. horn
2. century

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic قَرْن (qarn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɢæɾn]

Noun

قرن • (qarn) (plural قرن‌ها (qarn-hâ) or قرون (qorun))

1. century

Synonyms

• سده (sade)