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كستناء

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Arabic

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كَسْتَنَاء
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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In some variants borrowed from Classical Syriac ܩܣܛܢܝܐ (qasṭāniyā) from Ancient Greek κᾰστᾰ́νειᾰ (kastáneia), in others directly from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kástana).

Noun

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كَسْتَنَاء (kastanāʔf

  1. chestnut (Castanea gen. et spp. and Aesculus spp.)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Gulf Arabic: كستنا (kastana)
  • Hijazi Arabic: كَسْتَنَا (kastana)
  • Maltese: qastan

References

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  • 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