قرصان

Arabic

Etymology

Likely via Italian corsale (“corsair, privateer”)^[1] from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate, sea-raider”), from Latin cursus (“course, a running; plunder, hostile inroad”)^[2], with the Arabic ـَان‎ (-ān) suffix. Cognate with English corsair or German Korsar. With the derived terms قَرْصَنَ‎ (qarṣana) and قَرْصَنَة‎ (qarṣana) it forms a root ق ر ص ن‎ (q-r-ṣ-n).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qur.sˁaːn/

Noun

قُرْصَان • (qurṣān) m (plural قَرَاصِنَة‎ (qarāṣina) or قَرَاصِين‎ (qarāṣīn))

pirate

Declension

Declension of noun قُرْصَان (qurṣān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُرْصَان qurṣān	الْقُرْصَان‎ al-qurṣān	قُرْصَان qurṣān
Nominative	قُرْصَانٌ qurṣānun	الْقُرْصَانُ‎ al-qurṣānu	قُرْصَانُ qurṣānu
Accusative	قُرْصَانًا‎ qurṣānan	الْقُرْصَانَ‎ al-qurṣāna	قُرْصَانَ qurṣāna
Genitive	قُرْصَانٍ qurṣānin	الْقُرْصَانِ‎ al-qurṣāni	قُرْصَانِ qurṣāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُرْصَانَيْن‎ qurṣānayn	الْقُرْصَانَيْن‎ al-qurṣānayn	قُرْصَانَيْ‎ qurṣānay
Nominative	قُرْصَانَانِ‎ qurṣānāni	الْقُرْصَانَانِ‎ al-qurṣānāni	قُرْصَانَا‎ qurṣānā
Accusative	قُرْصَانَيْنِ‎ qurṣānayni	الْقُرْصَانَيْنِ‎ al-qurṣānayni	قُرْصَانَيْ‎ qurṣānay
Genitive	قُرْصَانَيْنِ‎ qurṣānayni	الْقُرْصَانَيْنِ‎ al-qurṣānayni	قُرْصَانَيْ‎ qurṣānay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَرَاصِنَة‎‎; قَرَاصِين‎ qarāṣina‎; qarāṣīn	الْقَرَاصِنَة‎‎; الْقَرَاصِين‎ al-qarāṣina‎; al-qarāṣīn	قَرَاصِنَة‎‎; قَرَاصِين‎ qarāṣinat‎; qarāṣīn
Nominative	قَرَاصِنَةٌ‎‎; قَرَاصِينُ‎ qarāṣinatun‎; qarāṣīnu	الْقَرَاصِنَةُ‎‎; الْقَرَاصِينُ‎ al-qarāṣinatu‎; al-qarāṣīnu	قَرَاصِنَةُ‎‎; قَرَاصِينُ‎ qarāṣinatu‎; qarāṣīnu
Accusative	قَرَاصِنَةً‎‎; قَرَاصِينَ‎ qarāṣinatan‎; qarāṣīna	الْقَرَاصِنَةَ‎‎; الْقَرَاصِينَ‎ al-qarāṣinata‎; al-qarāṣīna	قَرَاصِنَةَ‎‎; قَرَاصِينَ‎ qarāṣinata‎; qarāṣīna
Genitive	قَرَاصِنَةٍ‎‎; قَرَاصِينَ‎ qarāṣinatin‎; qarāṣīna	الْقَرَاصِنَةِ‎‎; الْقَرَاصِينِ‎ al-qarāṣinati‎; al-qarāṣīni	قَرَاصِنَةِ‎‎; قَرَاصِينِ‎ qarāṣinati‎; qarāṣīni

Derived terms

قَرْصَنَ‎ (qarṣana, “to cruise as a pirate”)
قَرْصَنَة‎ f (qarṣana, “piracy”)

References

↑ “Corsair” in E. J. Van Donzel (1994): Islamic Desk Reference. Compiled from the Encyclopedia of Islam. E.J. Brill: Leiden, Netherlands, page 74.
↑ J. E. Wansborough (1996), Lingua Franca in the Mediterranean, Curzon Press, page 165.

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[1] “Corsair” in E. J. Van Donzel (1994): Islamic Desk Reference. Compiled from the Encyclopedia of Islam. E.J. Brill: Leiden, Netherlands, page 74.

[Lingua_Franca-2] J. E. Wansborough (1996), Lingua Franca in the Mediterranean, Curzon Press, page 165.