يرقان

Arabic

Alternative forms

أَرْق‎ (ʾarq), أَرْقَان‎ (ʾarqān), أَرَقَان‎ (ʾaraqān), إِرْقَان‎ (ʾirqān), أَرَق‎ (ʾaraq), أُرَق‎ (ʾuraq), أُرَاق‎ (ʾurāq), أَرُقَان‎ (ʾaruqān)

Etymology

From Aramaic יַרקָאנָא‎ /‎ ܝܰܪܩܳܢܳܐ‎ (yarqānā). Contaminated in Arabic with the root ء ر ق‎ (ʾ-r-q) related to sleeplessness.

Noun

يَرَقَان • (yaraqān) m

(botany) mildew (plant disease), blight
(medicine) jaundice

Declension

Declension of noun يَرَقَان (yaraqān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَان yaraqān	الْيَرَقَان‎ al-yaraqān	يَرَقَان yaraqān
Nominative	يَرَقَانٌ yaraqānun	الْيَرَقَانُ‎ al-yaraqānu	يَرَقَانُ yaraqānu
Accusative	يَرَقَانًا‎ yaraqānan	الْيَرَقَانَ‎ al-yaraqāna	يَرَقَانَ yaraqāna
Genitive	يَرَقَانٍ yaraqānin	الْيَرَقَانِ‎ al-yaraqāni	يَرَقَانِ yaraqāni

Noun

يَرَقَان • (yaraqān) m (collective, singulative يَرَقَانَة‎ (yaraqāna) or يَرَقَة‎ (yaraqa), paucal يَرَقَانَات‎ (yaraqānāt) or يَرَقَات‎ (yaraqāt))

(colloquial) larvae

Declension

Declension of noun يَرَقَان (yaraqān)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَان yaraqān	الْيَرَقَان‎ al-yaraqān	يَرَقَان yaraqān
Nominative	يَرَقَانٌ yaraqānun	الْيَرَقَانُ‎ al-yaraqānu	يَرَقَانُ yaraqānu
Accusative	يَرَقَانًا‎ yaraqānan	الْيَرَقَانَ‎ al-yaraqāna	يَرَقَانَ yaraqāna
Genitive	يَرَقَانٍ yaraqānin	الْيَرَقَانِ‎ al-yaraqāni	يَرَقَانِ yaraqāni
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَانَة‎‎; يَرَقَة‎ yaraqāna‎; yaraqa	الْيَرَقَانَة‎‎; الْيَرَقَة‎ al-yaraqāna‎; al-yaraqa	يَرَقَانَة‎‎; يَرَقَة‎ yaraqānat‎; yaraqat
Nominative	يَرَقَانَةٌ‎‎; يَرَقَةٌ‎ yaraqānatun‎; yaraqatun	الْيَرَقَانَةُ‎‎; الْيَرَقَةُ‎ al-yaraqānatu‎; al-yaraqatu	يَرَقَانَةُ‎‎; يَرَقَةُ‎ yaraqānatu‎; yaraqatu
Accusative	يَرَقَانَةً‎‎; يَرَقَةً‎ yaraqānatan‎; yaraqatan	الْيَرَقَانَةَ‎‎; الْيَرَقَةَ‎ al-yaraqānata‎; al-yaraqata	يَرَقَانَةَ‎‎; يَرَقَةَ‎ yaraqānata‎; yaraqata
Genitive	يَرَقَانَةٍ‎‎; يَرَقَةٍ‎ yaraqānatin‎; yaraqatin	الْيَرَقَانَةِ‎‎; الْيَرَقَةِ‎ al-yaraqānati‎; al-yaraqati	يَرَقَانَةِ‎‎; يَرَقَةِ‎ yaraqānati‎; yaraqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَانَتَيْن‎‎; يَرَقَتَيْن‎ yaraqānatayn‎; yaraqatayn	الْيَرَقَانَتَيْن‎‎; الْيَرَقَتَيْن‎ al-yaraqānatayn‎; al-yaraqatayn	يَرَقَانَتَيْ‎‎; يَرَقَتَيْ‎ yaraqānatay‎; yaraqatay
Nominative	يَرَقَانَتَانِ‎‎; يَرَقَتَانِ‎ yaraqānatāni‎; yaraqatāni	الْيَرَقَانَتَانِ‎‎; الْيَرَقَتَانِ‎ al-yaraqānatāni‎; al-yaraqatāni	يَرَقَانَتَا‎‎; يَرَقَتَا‎ yaraqānatā‎; yaraqatā
Accusative	يَرَقَانَتَيْنِ‎‎; يَرَقَتَيْنِ‎ yaraqānatayni‎; yaraqatayni	الْيَرَقَانَتَيْنِ‎‎; الْيَرَقَتَيْنِ‎ al-yaraqānatayni‎; al-yaraqatayni	يَرَقَانَتَيْ‎‎; يَرَقَتَيْ‎ yaraqānatay‎; yaraqatay
Genitive	يَرَقَانَتَيْنِ‎‎; يَرَقَتَيْنِ‎ yaraqānatayni‎; yaraqatayni	الْيَرَقَانَتَيْنِ‎‎; الْيَرَقَتَيْنِ‎ al-yaraqānatayni‎; al-yaraqatayni	يَرَقَانَتَيْ‎‎; يَرَقَتَيْ‎ yaraqānatay‎; yaraqatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَانَات‎‎; يَرَقَات‎ yaraqānāt‎; yaraqāt	الْيَرَقَانَات‎‎; الْيَرَقَات‎ al-yaraqānāt‎; al-yaraqāt	يَرَقَانَات‎‎; يَرَقَات‎ yaraqānāt‎; yaraqāt
Nominative	يَرَقَانَاتٌ‎‎; يَرَقَاتٌ‎ yaraqānātun‎; yaraqātun	الْيَرَقَانَاتُ‎‎; الْيَرَقَاتُ‎ al-yaraqānātu‎; al-yaraqātu	يَرَقَانَاتُ‎‎; يَرَقَاتُ‎ yaraqānātu‎; yaraqātu
Accusative	يَرَقَانَاتٍ‎‎; يَرَقَاتٍ‎ yaraqānātin‎; yaraqātin	الْيَرَقَانَاتِ‎‎; الْيَرَقَاتِ‎ al-yaraqānāti‎; al-yaraqāti	يَرَقَانَاتِ‎‎; يَرَقَاتِ‎ yaraqānāti‎; yaraqāti
Genitive	يَرَقَانَاتٍ‎‎; يَرَقَاتٍ‎ yaraqānātin‎; yaraqātin	الْيَرَقَانَاتِ‎‎; الْيَرَقَاتِ‎ al-yaraqānāti‎; al-yaraqāti	يَرَقَانَاتِ‎‎; يَرَقَاتِ‎ yaraqānāti‎; yaraqāti

Derived terms

مَيْرُوق‎ (mayrūq, “affected by mildew”)
يَرَقَان الضَفَادِع‎ (yaraqān aḍ-ḍafādiʿ, “tadpoles”)

References

“yrqn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Freytag, Georg (1830), “يرقان”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 27
Freytag, Georg (1837), “يرقان”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 518
Lane, Edward William (1863), “يرقان”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 50
Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “يرقان”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1446

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