كولان
Arabic
Etymology
An Aramaic loanword, attested as Jewish Babylonian Aramaic כולניתא (*kūlānīṯā, “a kind of papyrus reed”) and Punic κουλουμ (kūlūm, “common knotgrass(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), Polygonum aviculare”), regularly cognate to it by the Canaanite shift.
Noun
كُولَان or كَوْلَان • (kūlān or kawlān) m
- the desert papyrus Cyperus conglomeratus
Declension
Declension of noun كُولَان (kūlān); كَوْلَان (kawlān)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كُولَان; كَوْلَان kūlān; kawlān |
الْكُولَان; الْكَوْلَان al-kūlān; al-kawlān |
كُولَان; كَوْلَان kūlān; kawlān |
| Nominative | كُولَانٌ; كَوْلَانٌ kūlānun; kawlānun |
الْكُولَانُ; الْكَوْلَانُ al-kūlānu; al-kawlānu |
كُولَانُ; كَوْلَانُ kūlānu; kawlānu |
| Accusative | كُولَانًا; كَوْلَانًا kūlānan; kawlānan |
الْكُولَانَ; الْكَوْلَانَ al-kūlāna; al-kawlāna |
كُولَانَ; كَوْلَانَ kūlāna; kawlāna |
| Genitive | كُولَانٍ; كَوْلَانٍ kūlānin; kawlānin |
الْكُولَانِ; الْكَوْلَانِ al-kūlāni; al-kawlāni |
كُولَانِ; كَوْلَانِ kūlāni; kawlāni |
References
- “kwlnytˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 411
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden[2] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 563–564
- Löw, Immanuel (1916) “Schachtelhalm und Schwaden”, in Orientalistische Literaturzeitung (in German), volume 19, number 12, columns 353a–360b
- Sokoloff, Michael (2002) A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic periods, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, page 563a