كندرة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- قُنْدُرَة (qundura), قُنْدَرَة (qundara)
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek κονδοῦρα (kondoûra, “cutter”), originally referring to a kind of post-horse. For the word for “shoe” widespread in the dialects, it is supposedly only from Ottoman Turkish قوندورا (kundura) that it was acquired.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kun.du.ra/, /kun.da.ra/
Noun
كُنْدُرَة or كُنْدَرَة • (kundura or kundara) f (plural كَنَادِر (kanādir))
- (colloquial) (pair of) shoes
- a kind of boat by which one picks up a ship’s crew landing e.g. the Maldives
- 1355, اِبْن بَطُّوطَة [ibn baṭṭūṭa, Ibn Baṭṭūṭa], edited by Charles Defrémery & Beniamino Sanguinetti, تُحْفَةُ ٱلنُّظَّارِ فِي غَرَائِبِ ٱلْأَمْصَارِ وَعَجَائِبِ ٱلْأَسْفَارِ [tuḥfatu n-nuẓẓāri fī ḡarāʔibi l-ʔamṣāri waʕajāʔibi l-ʔasfāri], volume IV, Paris: L'imprimerie impériale/nationale, published 1858, pages 119 lines 4–5:
Declension
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كُنْدُرَة; كُنْدَرَة kundura; kundara |
الْكُنْدُرَة; الْكُنْدَرَة al-kundura; al-kundara |
كُنْدُرَة; كُنْدَرَة kundurat; kundarat |
Nominative | كُنْدُرَةٌ; كُنْدَرَةٌ kunduratun; kundaratun |
الْكُنْدُرَةُ; الْكُنْدَرَةُ al-kunduratu; al-kundaratu |
كُنْدُرَةُ; كُنْدَرَةُ kunduratu; kundaratu |
Accusative | كُنْدُرَةً; كُنْدَرَةً kunduratan; kundaratan |
الْكُنْدُرَةَ; الْكُنْدَرَةَ al-kundurata; al-kundarata |
كُنْدُرَةَ; كُنْدَرَةَ kundurata; kundarata |
Genitive | كُنْدُرَةٍ; كُنْدَرَةٍ kunduratin; kundaratin |
الْكُنْدُرَةِ; الْكُنْدَرَةِ al-kundurati; al-kundarati |
كُنْدُرَةِ; كُنْدَرَةِ kundurati; kundarati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | كُنْدُرَتَيْن; كُنْدَرَتَيْن kunduratayn; kundaratayn |
الْكُنْدُرَتَيْن; الْكُنْدَرَتَيْن al-kunduratayn; al-kundaratayn |
كُنْدُرَتَيْ; كُنْدَرَتَيْ kunduratay; kundaratay |
Nominative | كُنْدُرَتَانِ; كُنْدَرَتَانِ kunduratāni; kundaratāni |
الْكُنْدُرَتَانِ; الْكُنْدَرَتَانِ al-kunduratāni; al-kundaratāni |
كُنْدُرَتَا; كُنْدَرَتَا kunduratā; kundaratā |
Accusative | كُنْدُرَتَيْنِ; كُنْدَرَتَيْنِ kunduratayni; kundaratayni |
الْكُنْدُرَتَيْنِ; الْكُنْدَرَتَيْنِ al-kunduratayni; al-kundaratayni |
كُنْدُرَتَيْ; كُنْدَرَتَيْ kunduratay; kundaratay |
Genitive | كُنْدُرَتَيْنِ; كُنْدَرَتَيْنِ kunduratayni; kundaratayni |
الْكُنْدُرَتَيْنِ; الْكُنْدَرَتَيْنِ al-kunduratayni; al-kundaratayni |
كُنْدُرَتَيْ; كُنْدَرَتَيْ kunduratay; kundaratay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كَنَادِر kanādir |
الْكَنَادِر al-kanādir |
كَنَادِر kanādir |
Nominative | كَنَادِرُ kanādiru |
الْكَنَادِرُ al-kanādiru |
كَنَادِرُ kanādiru |
Accusative | كَنَادِرَ kanādira |
الْكَنَادِرَ al-kanādira |
كَنَادِرَ kanādira |
Genitive | كَنَادِرَ kanādira |
الْكَنَادِرِ al-kanādiri |
كَنَادِرِ kanādiri |
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قوندورا (kundura).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kun.da.ra/, [ˈkʊn.dɑ.rˤɑ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
كندرة • (kundara) f (plural كنادر (kanāder))
Derived terms
- كندرجي (kundarji, “shoemaker”)
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