سقطرى
Arabic
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Alternative forms
[edit]- سُقُطْرَة (suquṭra), أَسْقُطْرَة (ʔasquṭra), أَسْقُطْرَى (ʔasquṭrā)
Etymology
[edit]In respect of the age of the name, the derivation is not set in stone, but one thinks of سُوق (sūq, “market”) + قَطْرَة (qaṭra, “drop”), respectively a corresponding Old South Arabian or Modern South Arabian combination, due to the trading port basing its economy around the plantation of aloe, dragon blood trees, frankincense and such resins.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]سُقُطْرَى • (suquṭrā) f
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun سُقُطْرَى (suquṭrā)
| Singular | singular invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | سُقُطْرَى suquṭrā |
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| Nominative | — | سُقُطْرَى suquṭrā |
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| Accusative | — | سُقُطْرَى suquṭrā |
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| Genitive | — | سُقُطْرَى suquṭrā |
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Further reading
[edit]- Elie, Serge D. (2020) A Post-Exotic Anthropology of Soqotra, Volume II: Cultural and Environmental Annexation of an Indigenous Community, Cham: Springer Nature, →ISBN, pages 38–39
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