كركدن

Arabic

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܟܪܟܕܢܐ (karkǝḏānā, “rhinoceros”), from Middle Persian klg (karg, “rhinoceros; horn”) + -dʾn' (-dān, “bearer, holder”), ultimately from Sanskrit खड्ग (khaḍga, “rhinoceros; literally sword bearer”); compare with Persian کرگدن (kargadan) and Hindi खाँग (khāṅg).

Noun

كَرْكَدَّن or كَرْكَدَنّ • (karkaddan or karkadann) m

1. rhinoceros

   Synonyms: حَرِيش (ḥarīš), وَحِيد قَرْن (waḥīd qarn)

2. ellipsis of كَرْكَدَّن الْبَحْر (karkaddan al-baḥr, “sea unicorn, narwhal”).

   Synonym: حَرِيش (ḥarīš)

Declension

Declension of noun كَرْكَدَّن (karkaddan)‎; كَرْكَدَنّ (karkadann)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَرْكَدَّن‎; كَرْكَدَنّ karkaddan‎; karkadann	الْكَرْكَدَّن‎; الْكَرْكَدَنّ al-karkaddan‎; al-karkadann	كَرْكَدَّن‎; كَرْكَدَنّ karkaddan‎; karkadann
Nominative	كَرْكَدَّنٌ‎; كَرْكَدَنٌّ karkaddanun‎; karkadannun	الْكَرْكَدَّنُ‎; الْكَرْكَدَنُّ al-karkaddanu‎; al-karkadannu	كَرْكَدَّنُ‎; كَرْكَدَنُّ karkaddanu‎; karkadannu
Accusative	كَرْكَدَّنًا‎; كَرْكَدَنًّا karkaddanan‎; karkadannan	الْكَرْكَدَّنَ‎; الْكَرْكَدَنَّ al-karkaddana‎; al-karkadanna	كَرْكَدَّنَ‎; كَرْكَدَنَّ karkaddana‎; karkadanna
Genitive	كَرْكَدَّنٍ‎; كَرْكَدَنٍّ karkaddanin‎; karkadannin	الْكَرْكَدَّنِ‎; الْكَرْكَدَنِّ al-karkaddani‎; al-karkadanni	كَرْكَدَّنِ‎; كَرْكَدَنِّ karkaddani‎; karkadanni

References

• Freytag, Georg (1837) “كركدن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 28
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “كركدن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 961
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “كركدن”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1096