نمرقة
Arabic
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Parthian nmr (namr, “soft”) + -k (-ak, “adjectival suffix”), "thing having softness"; compare Zazaki nemr (“soft”) and Persian نرم (narm, “soft, gentle”).
Noun
[edit]نُمْرُقَة or نِمْرِقَة or نَمْرَقَة • (numruqa or nimriqa or namraqa) f (plural نَمَارِق (namāriq))
- cushion, bolster (for sitting)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 88:8-16:
- وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ
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Declension
[edit]Declension of noun نُمْرُقَة (numruqa); نِمْرِقَة (nimriqa); نَمْرَقَة (namraqa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نُمْرُقَة; نِمْرِقَة; نَمْرَقَة numruqa; nimriqa; namraqa |
النُّمْرُقَة; النِّمْرِقَة; النَّمْرَقَة an-numruqa; an-nimriqa; an-namraqa |
نُمْرُقَة; نِمْرِقَة; نَمْرَقَة numruqat; nimriqat; namraqat |
| Nominative | نُمْرُقَةٌ; نِمْرِقَةٌ; نَمْرَقَةٌ numruqatun; nimriqatun; namraqatun |
النُّمْرُقَةُ; النِّمْرِقَةُ; النَّمْرَقَةُ an-numruqatu; an-nimriqatu; an-namraqatu |
نُمْرُقَةُ; نِمْرِقَةُ; نَمْرَقَةُ numruqatu; nimriqatu; namraqatu |
| Accusative | نُمْرُقَةً; نِمْرِقَةً; نَمْرَقَةً numruqatan; nimriqatan; namraqatan |
النُّمْرُقَةَ; النِّمْرِقَةَ; النَّمْرَقَةَ an-numruqata; an-nimriqata; an-namraqata |
نُمْرُقَةَ; نِمْرِقَةَ; نَمْرَقَةَ numruqata; nimriqata; namraqata |
| Genitive | نُمْرُقَةٍ; نِمْرِقَةٍ; نَمْرَقَةٍ numruqatin; nimriqatin; namraqatin |
النُّمْرُقَةِ; النِّمْرِقَةِ; النَّمْرَقَةِ an-numruqati; an-nimriqati; an-namraqati |
نُمْرُقَةِ; نِمْرِقَةِ; نَمْرَقَةِ numruqati; nimriqati; namraqati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | نُمْرُقَتَيْن; نِمْرِقَتَيْن; نَمْرَقَتَيْن numruqatayn; nimriqatayn; namraqatayn |
النُّمْرُقَتَيْن; النِّمْرِقَتَيْن; النَّمْرَقَتَيْن an-numruqatayn; an-nimriqatayn; an-namraqatayn |
نُمْرُقَتَيْ; نِمْرِقَتَيْ; نَمْرَقَتَيْ numruqatay; nimriqatay; namraqatay |
| Nominative | نُمْرُقَتَانِ; نِمْرِقَتَانِ; نَمْرَقَتَانِ numruqatāni; nimriqatāni; namraqatāni |
النُّمْرُقَتَانِ; النِّمْرِقَتَانِ; النَّمْرَقَتَانِ an-numruqatāni; an-nimriqatāni; an-namraqatāni |
نُمْرُقَتَا; نِمْرِقَتَا; نَمْرَقَتَا numruqatā; nimriqatā; namraqatā |
| Accusative | نُمْرُقَتَيْنِ; نِمْرِقَتَيْنِ; نَمْرَقَتَيْنِ numruqatayni; nimriqatayni; namraqatayni |
النُّمْرُقَتَيْنِ; النِّمْرِقَتَيْنِ; النَّمْرَقَتَيْنِ an-numruqatayni; an-nimriqatayni; an-namraqatayni |
نُمْرُقَتَيْ; نِمْرِقَتَيْ; نَمْرَقَتَيْ numruqatay; nimriqatay; namraqatay |
| Genitive | نُمْرُقَتَيْنِ; نِمْرِقَتَيْنِ; نَمْرَقَتَيْنِ numruqatayni; nimriqatayni; namraqatayni |
النُّمْرُقَتَيْنِ; النِّمْرِقَتَيْنِ; النَّمْرَقَتَيْنِ an-numruqatayni; an-nimriqatayni; an-namraqatayni |
نُمْرُقَتَيْ; نِمْرِقَتَيْ; نَمْرَقَتَيْ numruqatay; nimriqatay; namraqatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نَمَارِق namāriq |
النَّمَارِق an-namāriq |
نَمَارِق namāriq |
| Nominative | نَمَارِقُ namāriqu |
النَّمَارِقُ an-namāriqu |
نَمَارِقُ namāriqu |
| Accusative | نَمَارِقَ namāriqa |
النَّمَارِقَ an-namāriqa |
نَمَارِقَ namāriqa |
| Genitive | نَمَارِقَ namāriqa |
النَّمَارِقِ an-namāriqi |
نَمَارِقِ namāriqi |
References
[edit]- Cheung, Johnny (2017) On the (Middle) Iranian borrowings in Qurʾānic (and pre-Islamic) Arabic[1], Leiden: Leiden University, page 17
- Eilers, Wilhelm (1962) “Iranisches Lehngut im arabischen Lexikon”, in Indo-Iranian Journal (in German), volume 5, number 3, page 206
- Freytag, Georg (1837) “نمرقة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 338
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “نمرقة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1317
- Worrell, William Hoyt (1935) “More about Arabic Terms for ”Rug””, in Ars Islamica, volume 2, number 1, , pages 65–66