قطن

Andalusian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُطْن (quṭn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /quˈtˤun/

Noun

قطن (quṭun)

1. cotton

Descendants

• → Catalan: cotó
• → Galician: algodón
• → Old Spanish: algodon
  • Spanish: algodón
    • → Bikol Central: algodon
    • → Chavacano: algodon
    • → Hiligaynon: algodon
    • → Tagalog: algodon
• → Portuguese: algodão

Arabic

Root
ق ط ن (q ṭ n)
4 terms

Etymology 1

In view of Aramaic כִיתָנָא / כִיתָאנָא (kittānā) / ܟܶܬܳܢܳܐ (kettānā, “flax; linen”), source of كَتّان (kattān, “flax”), and the derived apparel name Aramaic כִּיתּוּנָא (kittōnā), ܟܝܬܘܢܐ (kettōnā), ܟܘܬܝܢܐ (kuttīnā, kottīnā, “tunic”), noting especially its Classical Syriac byform ܟܘܬܘܢܐ (kuttōnā, kottōnā), if the semantic difference from linen to cotton is surmountable, a receival from an Aramaic dialect with an emphaticized byform corresponding to Ugaritic 𐎖𐎉 (qṭ, “flax”) is expected in spite of lacking attestation of the needed form, given that the Western Aramaic dialects in the area of former Ugarit are generally unattested.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qutˤn/

Noun

قُطْن or قُطُن • (quṭn or quṭun) m (collective, singulative قُطْنة f (quṭna), plural أَقْطَان (ʔaqṭān))

1. cotton

   هٰذَا ٱلْقَمِيصُ مَصْنُوعٌ مِنَ ٱلْقُطْنِ.

   hāḏā l-qamīṣu maṣnūʕun mina l-quṭni.

   This shirt is made of cotton.

Declension

Declension of noun قُطْن (quṭn)‎; قُطُن (quṭun)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُطْن‎; قُطُن quṭn‎; quṭun	الْقُطْن‎; الْقُطُن al-quṭn‎; al-quṭun	قُطْن‎; قُطُن quṭn‎; quṭun
Nominative	قُطْنٌ‎; قُطُنٌ quṭnun‎; quṭunun	الْقُطْنُ‎; الْقُطُنُ al-quṭnu‎; al-quṭunu	قُطْنُ‎; قُطُنُ quṭnu‎; quṭunu
Accusative	قُطْنًا‎; قُطُنًا quṭnan‎; quṭunan	الْقُطْنَ‎; الْقُطُنَ al-quṭna‎; al-quṭuna	قُطْنَ‎; قُطُنَ quṭna‎; quṭuna
Genitive	قُطْنٍ‎; قُطُنٍ quṭnin‎; quṭunin	الْقُطْنِ‎; الْقُطُنِ al-quṭni‎; al-quṭuni	قُطْنِ‎; قُطُنِ quṭni‎; quṭuni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُطْنَيْن‎; قُطُنَيْن quṭnayn‎; quṭunayn	الْقُطْنَيْن‎; الْقُطُنَيْن al-quṭnayn‎; al-quṭunayn	قُطْنَيْ‎; قُطُنَيْ quṭnay‎; quṭunay
Nominative	قُطْنَانِ‎; قُطُنَانِ quṭnāni‎; quṭunāni	الْقُطْنَانِ‎; الْقُطُنَانِ al-quṭnāni‎; al-quṭunāni	قُطْنَا‎; قُطُنَا quṭnā‎; quṭunā
Accusative	قُطْنَيْنِ‎; قُطُنَيْنِ quṭnayni‎; quṭunayni	الْقُطْنَيْنِ‎; الْقُطُنَيْنِ al-quṭnayni‎; al-quṭunayni	قُطْنَيْ‎; قُطُنَيْ quṭnay‎; quṭunay
Genitive	قُطْنَيْنِ‎; قُطُنَيْنِ quṭnayni‎; quṭunayni	الْقُطْنَيْنِ‎; الْقُطُنَيْنِ al-quṭnayni‎; al-quṭunayni	قُطْنَيْ‎; قُطُنَيْ quṭnay‎; quṭunay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَقْطَان ʔaqṭān	الْأَقْطَان al-ʔaqṭān	أَقْطَان ʔaqṭān
Nominative	أَقْطَانٌ ʔaqṭānun	الْأَقْطَانُ al-ʔaqṭānu	أَقْطَانُ ʔaqṭānu
Accusative	أَقْطَانًا ʔaqṭānan	الْأَقْطَانَ al-ʔaqṭāna	أَقْطَانَ ʔaqṭāna
Genitive	أَقْطَانٍ ʔaqṭānin	الْأَقْطَانِ al-ʔaqṭāni	أَقْطَانِ ʔaqṭāni

Derived terms

• قَطَّان (qaṭṭān)

 

Descendants

• Andalusian Arabic: قطن (quṭun)
  • → Catalan: cotó
  • → Galician: algodón
  • → Old Spanish: algodon
    • Spanish: algodón
      • → Bikol Central: algodon
      • → Chavacano: algodon
      • → Hiligaynon: algodon
      • → Tagalog: algodon
  • → Portuguese: algodão
• Gulf Arabic: قطن (giṭin)
• Hijazi Arabic: قطن (guṭun)
• Maltese: qoton
• Moroccan Arabic: قطن (qṭun)
• → Coptic: ⲕⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ (koutōn), ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ (kontion) — Bohairic
• → Ge'ez: ቍጥን (ḳʷəṭən)
• → Italian: cotone
  • → Old French: coton, cotun
    • French: coton
      • → Portuguese: cotão
    • → Middle Dutch: catoen
      • Dutch: katoen
        • Afrikaans: katoen
        • Berbice Creole Dutch: katun
        • → Lokono: káruñ
        • → Caribbean Hindustani: kátun
        • → German: Kattun (“calico”)
        • → Indonesian: katun
        • → Munsee: kátoon
        • → Papiamentu: katuna, katoena
        • → Sranan Tongo: katun
          • → Aukan: katun
        • → West Frisian: katoen
    • → Middle English: cotoun
      • English: cotton

Etymology 2

Root
ق ط ن (q ṭ n)
4 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.tˤa.na/

Verb

قَطَنَ • (qaṭana) I (non-past يَقْطُنُ (yaqṭunu), verbal noun قُطُون (quṭūn))

1. to inhabit, to reside in
2. to serve

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قَطَنَ (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun قُطُون)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						قُطُون quṭūn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						قَاطِن qāṭin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَقْطُون maqṭūn
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَطَنْتُ qaṭantu	قَطَنْتَ qaṭanta	قَطَنَ qaṭana		قَطَنْتُمَا qaṭantumā	قَطَنَا qaṭanā		قَطَنَّا qaṭannā	قَطَنْتُمْ qaṭantum	قَطَنُوا qaṭanū
	f		قَطَنْتِ qaṭanti	قَطَنَتْ qaṭanat			قَطَنَتَا qaṭanatā			قَطَنْتُنَّ qaṭantunna	قَطَنَّ qaṭanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقْطُنُ ʔaqṭunu	تَقْطُنُ taqṭunu	يَقْطُنُ yaqṭunu		تَقْطُنَانِ taqṭunāni	يَقْطُنَانِ yaqṭunāni		نَقْطُنُ naqṭunu	تَقْطُنُونَ taqṭunūna	يَقْطُنُونَ yaqṭunūna
	f		تَقْطُنِينَ taqṭunīna	تَقْطُنُ taqṭunu			تَقْطُنَانِ taqṭunāni			تَقْطُنَّ taqṭunna	يَقْطُنَّ yaqṭunna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقْطُنَ ʔaqṭuna	تَقْطُنَ taqṭuna	يَقْطُنَ yaqṭuna		تَقْطُنَا taqṭunā	يَقْطُنَا yaqṭunā		نَقْطُنَ naqṭuna	تَقْطُنُوا taqṭunū	يَقْطُنُوا yaqṭunū
	f		تَقْطُنِي taqṭunī	تَقْطُنَ taqṭuna			تَقْطُنَا taqṭunā			تَقْطُنَّ taqṭunna	يَقْطُنَّ yaqṭunna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقْطُنْ ʔaqṭun	تَقْطُنْ taqṭun	يَقْطُنْ yaqṭun		تَقْطُنَا taqṭunā	يَقْطُنَا yaqṭunā		نَقْطُنْ naqṭun	تَقْطُنُوا taqṭunū	يَقْطُنُوا yaqṭunū
	f		تَقْطُنِي taqṭunī	تَقْطُنْ taqṭun			تَقْطُنَا taqṭunā			تَقْطُنَّ taqṭunna	يَقْطُنَّ yaqṭunna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُقْطُنْ uqṭun			اُقْطُنَا uqṭunā				اُقْطُنُوا uqṭunū
	f		اُقْطُنِي uqṭunī							اُقْطُنَّ uqṭunna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُطِنْتُ quṭintu	قُطِنْتَ quṭinta	قُطِنَ quṭina		قُطِنْتُمَا quṭintumā	قُطِنَا quṭinā		قُطِنَّا quṭinnā	قُطِنْتُمْ quṭintum	قُطِنُوا quṭinū
	f		قُطِنْتِ quṭinti	قُطِنَتْ quṭinat			قُطِنَتَا quṭinatā			قُطِنْتُنَّ quṭintunna	قُطِنَّ quṭinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقْطَنُ ʔuqṭanu	تُقْطَنُ tuqṭanu	يُقْطَنُ yuqṭanu		تُقْطَنَانِ tuqṭanāni	يُقْطَنَانِ yuqṭanāni		نُقْطَنُ nuqṭanu	تُقْطَنُونَ tuqṭanūna	يُقْطَنُونَ yuqṭanūna
	f		تُقْطَنِينَ tuqṭanīna	تُقْطَنُ tuqṭanu			تُقْطَنَانِ tuqṭanāni			تُقْطَنَّ tuqṭanna	يُقْطَنَّ yuqṭanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقْطَنَ ʔuqṭana	تُقْطَنَ tuqṭana	يُقْطَنَ yuqṭana		تُقْطَنَا tuqṭanā	يُقْطَنَا yuqṭanā		نُقْطَنَ nuqṭana	تُقْطَنُوا tuqṭanū	يُقْطَنُوا yuqṭanū
	f		تُقْطَنِي tuqṭanī	تُقْطَنَ tuqṭana			تُقْطَنَا tuqṭanā			تُقْطَنَّ tuqṭanna	يُقْطَنَّ yuqṭanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقْطَنْ ʔuqṭan	تُقْطَنْ tuqṭan	يُقْطَنْ yuqṭan		تُقْطَنَا tuqṭanā	يُقْطَنَا yuqṭanā		نُقْطَنْ nuqṭan	تُقْطَنُوا tuqṭanū	يُقْطَنُوا yuqṭanū
	f		تُقْطَنِي tuqṭanī	تُقْطَنْ tuqṭan			تُقْطَنَا tuqṭanā			تُقْطَنَّ tuqṭanna	يُقْطَنَّ yuqṭanna

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.tˤan/

Noun

قَطَن • (qaṭan) m (plural أَقْطَان (ʔaqṭān))

1. (medicine) lumbar region (lower back)

   أَلَمْ اَلْقَطَنْ ― ʔalam al-qaṭan ― lumbago

Declension

Declension of noun قَطَن (qaṭan)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَطَن qaṭan	الْقَطَن al-qaṭan	قَطَن qaṭan
Nominative	قَطَنٌ qaṭanun	الْقَطَنُ al-qaṭanu	قَطَنُ qaṭanu
Accusative	قَطَنًا qaṭanan	الْقَطَنَ al-qaṭana	قَطَنَ qaṭana
Genitive	قَطَنٍ qaṭanin	الْقَطَنِ al-qaṭani	قَطَنِ qaṭani
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَطَنَيْن qaṭanayn	الْقَطَنَيْن al-qaṭanayn	قَطَنَيْ qaṭanay
Nominative	قَطَنَانِ qaṭanāni	الْقَطَنَانِ al-qaṭanāni	قَطَنَا qaṭanā
Accusative	قَطَنَيْنِ qaṭanayni	الْقَطَنَيْنِ al-qaṭanayni	قَطَنَيْ qaṭanay
Genitive	قَطَنَيْنِ qaṭanayni	الْقَطَنَيْنِ al-qaṭanayni	قَطَنَيْ qaṭanay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَقْطَان ʔaqṭān	الْأَقْطَان al-ʔaqṭān	أَقْطَان ʔaqṭān
Nominative	أَقْطَانٌ ʔaqṭānun	الْأَقْطَانُ al-ʔaqṭānu	أَقْطَانُ ʔaqṭānu
Accusative	أَقْطَانًا ʔaqṭānan	الْأَقْطَانَ al-ʔaqṭāna	أَقْطَانَ ʔaqṭāna
Genitive	أَقْطَانٍ ʔaqṭānin	الْأَقْطَانِ al-ʔaqṭāni	أَقْطَانِ ʔaqṭāni

Derived terms

• قَطَنِيّ (qaṭaniyy, “lumbar”)

References

• Duschak, Moritz (1870) Die Botanik des Talmud (in German), Pest: I. Neuer, pages 7–10
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 42
• Freytag, Georg (1835) “قطن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 469–470
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 92
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[3] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 235 seqq., for Arabic Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[4] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 241–242
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قطن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[5], London: W.H. Allen, page 846

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

• گطن (giṭin)

Etymology

From Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪ.tˤɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn

Noun

قطن • (giṭin) m

1. (uncountable) cotton

   دشداشة قطن ― dišdāšat giṭin ― A cotton dishdasha

Hijazi Arabic

قُطُن

Etymology

From Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.tˤun/, [ɡʊtˤʊn]

Noun

قطن • (guṭun) m (construct state قُطْن (guṭn), plural قطنات (guṭnāt) or أقطان (ʔagṭān))

1. cotton

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qtˤun/

Noun

قطن • (qṭun) m (collective, singulative قطنة f (quṭna), paucal قطنات (quṭnāt))

1. cotton

Derived terms

• قطني (quṭni)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قُطْن (quṭn, “cotton”).

Noun

قطن • (kutn) (plural اقطان (aktan))

1. cotton, the vegetal fibers produced by plants of the genus Gossypium

   Synonyms: پاموق (pamuk), پنبه (pembe)

2. cotton, any plant in the genus Gossypium used as a source of this fiber

   Synonym: پاموق آغاجی (pamuk ağacı)

Derived terms

• قطن باروت (kutn-i barut, “fulmicotton”)

Descendants

• Turkish: kutn

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “kutn”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2867
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قطن”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[6], Constantinople: Mihran, page 965
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Gossipium”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum‎^[7], Vienna, column 660
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “قطن”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[8], Vienna, column 3725
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قطن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[9], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1464