كمون
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Aramaic כַּמֹּונָֹא / ܩܰܡܽܘܢܳܐ (kammōnā, “cumin”), from Akkadian 𒌑𒁷𒊺𒉪 (Ú.GAMUN /kamūnu/, “cumin”). Note also Old Armenian չաման (čʻaman).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]كَمُّون • (kammūn) m
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun كَمُّون (kammūn)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كَمُّون kammūn |
الْكَمُّون al-kammūn |
كَمُّون kammūn |
Nominative | كَمُّونٌ kammūnun |
الْكَمُّونُ al-kammūnu |
كَمُّونُ kammūnu |
Accusative | كَمُّونًا kammūnan |
الْكَمُّونَ al-kammūna |
كَمُّونَ kammūna |
Genitive | كَمُّونٍ kammūnin |
الْكَمُّونِ al-kammūni |
كَمُّونِ kammūni |
Derived terms
[edit]- كَمُّون أَسْوَد (kammūn ʔaswad, “black caraway, Nigella sativa”)
- كَمُّون بَرِّي (kammūn barrī, “black caraway, Nigella sativa”)
- كَمُّون حُلْو (kammūn ḥulw, “anise, aniseed, Pimpinella anisum”)
Descendants
[edit]- → Middle Armenian: քամոն (kʻamon), քամուն (kʻamun)
- → Ottoman Turkish: كمیون (kimyon), كمنون (kimnun)
- ⇒ Portuguese: alcomonia, alcamonia
Etymology 2
[edit]Related to the verb كَمَنَ (kamana, “to hide”) from the root ك م ن (k-m-n).
Noun
[edit]كُمُون • (kumūn) m
Declension
[edit]Declension of noun كُمُون (kumūn)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كُمُون kumūn |
الْكُمُون al-kumūn |
كُمُون kumūn |
Nominative | كُمُونٌ kumūnun |
الْكُمُونُ al-kumūnu |
كُمُونُ kumūnu |
Accusative | كُمُونًا kumūnan |
الْكُمُونَ al-kumūna |
كُمُونَ kumūna |
Genitive | كُمُونٍ kumūnin |
الْكُمُونِ al-kumūni |
كُمُونِ kumūni |
References
[edit]- Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 57
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