قرنينة

Arabic

نبتة القرنينة

Alternative forms

• قَرْنُون (qarnūn)
• ڨَرْنِينَة (garnīna) — Algeria

Etymology

From Medieval Latin carlina, modified after Carolus Magnus from cardina, carduina, a suffixation of carduus +‎ -īna. Berber mediation is likely, as it is found in Kabyle lqeṛnun (collective), taqeṛnunt (singulative) and borrowed with singulative marker in Spanish tagarnina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qar.niː.na/, /ɡar.niː.na/

Noun

قَرْنِينَة • (qarnīna) f

1. (Algeria, Morocco, * al-Andalus) common golden thistle (Scolymus hispanicus)

Declension

Declension of noun قَرْنِينَة (qarnīna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَرْنِينَة qarnīna	الْقَرْنِينَة al-qarnīna	قَرْنِينَة qarnīnat
Nominative	قَرْنِينَةٌ qarnīnatun	الْقَرْنِينَةُ al-qarnīnatu	قَرْنِينَةُ qarnīnatu
Accusative	قَرْنِينَةً qarnīnatan	الْقَرْنِينَةَ al-qarnīnata	قَرْنِينَةَ qarnīnata
Genitive	قَرْنِينَةٍ qarnīnatin	الْقَرْنِينَةِ al-qarnīnati	قَرْنِينَةِ qarnīnati