كستناء
Arabic
Alternative forms
- كَسْتَانِيَة (kastāniya), كَسْتَنَا (kastanā), قَسْطَن (qasṭan), قَسْطَل (qasṭal), قَصْطَل (qaṣṭal)
Etymology
In some variants borrowed from Classical Syriac ܩܣܛܢܝܐ (qasṭāniyā) from Ancient Greek κᾰστᾰ́νειᾰ (kastáneia), in others directly from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kástana).
Noun
كَسْتَنَاء • (kastanāʔ) f
Declension
Declension of noun كَسْتَنَاء (kastanāʔ)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَسْتَنَاء kastanāʔ |
الْكَسْتَنَاء al-kastanāʔ |
كَسْتَنَاء kastanāʔ |
| Nominative | كَسْتَنَاءُ kastanāʔu |
الْكَسْتَنَاءُ al-kastanāʔu |
كَسْتَنَاءُ kastanāʔu |
| Accusative | كَسْتَنَاءَ kastanāʔa |
الْكَسْتَنَاءَ al-kastanāʔa |
كَسْتَنَاءَ kastanāʔa |
| Genitive | كَسْتَنَاءَ kastanāʔa |
الْكَسْتَنَاءِ al-kastanāʔi |
كَسْتَنَاءِ kastanāʔi |
Descendants
- Hijazi Arabic: كَسْتَنَا (kastana)
References
- “qsṭnyˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “قَسْطَن, قَسْطَل, قَصْطَل”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 345
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “كَسْتَانِيَة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[2] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 464
- Freytag, Georg (1835) “قَسْطَل”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[3] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 443
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden[4] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 612–615
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “قَسْطَل”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[5] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1024