قند

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian کند (kand, “candied sugar”), from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “scrap, broken piece, candied sugar, dried molasses”).

Noun

قَنْد • (qand) m (plural قُنُود (qunūd))

  1. rock sugar (originally: the solidified sap of the sugarcane)

Declension
Declension of noun قَنْد (qand)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَنْد
qand		 الْقَنْد
al-qand		 قَنْد
qand
Nominative قَنْدٌ
qandun		 الْقَنْدُ
al-qandu		 قَنْدُ
qandu
Accusative قَنْدًا
qandan		 الْقَنْدَ
al-qanda		 قَنْدَ
qanda
Genitive قَنْدٍ
qandin		 الْقَنْدِ
al-qandi		 قَنْدِ
qandi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَنْدَيْن
qandayn		 الْقَنْدَيْن
al-qandayn		 قَنْدَيْ
qanday
Nominative قَنْدَانِ
qandāni		 الْقَنْدَانِ
al-qandāni		 قَنْدَا
qandā
Accusative قَنْدَيْنِ
qandayni		 الْقَنْدَيْنِ
al-qandayni		 قَنْدَيْ
qanday
Genitive قَنْدَيْنِ
qandayni		 الْقَنْدَيْنِ
al-qandayni		 قَنْدَيْ
qanday
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قُنُود
qunūd		 الْقُنُود
al-qunūd		 قُنُود
qunūd
Nominative قُنُودٌ
qunūdun		 الْقُنُودُ
al-qunūdu		 قُنُودُ
qunūdu
Accusative قُنُودًا
qunūdan		 الْقُنُودَ
al-qunūda		 قُنُودَ
qunūda
Genitive قُنُودٍ
qunūdin		 الْقُنُودِ
al-qunūdi		 قُنُودِ
qunūdi

Descendants

Chagatai

Etymology

From Persian کند (kand, “candied sugar”), from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “scrap, broken piece, candied sugar, dried molasses”).

Noun

قند (qand) (uncountable)

  1. sugar
  2. sugar cube

Gulf Arabic
چاي وقند (tea and sugar cube(s))

Etymology

From Persian قند (qand), from Classical Arabic قَنْد (qand).

Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /qənd/, (q-ʁ merger) /ʁənd/

Noun

قَنْد • (qand) m (collective, singulative قَنْدة (qanda), plural قَنْدات (qandāt))

  1. sugar cube

Usage notes

The word can be used with حَبّة (ḥabba, “piece”) to indicate number of pieces, for example: حطلي حبتين قند بالچاي (ḥiṭli ḥabbitēn qand bič-čāy, “Put two pieces of sugar cube in the tea for me”). Alternatively, regular plural (and dual) can be used, eg: حطلي قندتين بالچاي (ḥiṭli qanditēn bič-čāy, “Put two sugar cubes in the tea for me”). Finally, the word can be used as is preceded by a number, ex: حطلي اثنين قند بالچاي (ḥiṭli aṯnēn qand bič-čāy, “Put two sugar cube in the tea for me”).

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock sugar”), from Persian کند (kand, “candied sugar”), from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “scrap, broken piece, candied sugar, dried molasses”).

Noun

قند • (kand)

  1. rock sugar, sugar candy, crystals of sucrose

Derived terms
  • قندی (kandi, “made of sugar candy”)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic قَنْد (qand), displacing older کند (kand) or کاند (kând).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qän̪d̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [qän̪d̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [qän̪d̪̥]

Readings
Classical reading? qand
Dari reading? qand
Iranian reading? ğand
Tajik reading? qand
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Noun

قند • (qand) (plural قندها (qand-hâ))

  1. sugar cube

Derived terms
  • قندی (qandi)
  • قندان (qandân)
  • کله‌قند (kalle-qand)
  • چغندر قند (čoğondar-e qand)

Descendants
  • → Gulf Arabic: قند (qand)
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