قرطاس
Arabic
Alternative forms
- قَرْطَس (qarṭas) (obsolete)
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܩܪܛܝܣܐ (qarṭīsā), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qir.tˁaːs/, /qur.tˁaːs/
Noun
قِرْطَاس or قُرْطَاس • (qirṭās or qurṭās) m (plural قَرَاطِيس (qarāṭīs))
- paper, page
- Qur'an 6:7 (Sahih International):
- وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا فِي قِرْطَاسٍ فَلَمَسُوهُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ لَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُبِينٌ
- wa-law nazzalnā ʿalayka kitāban fī qirṭāsin fa-lamasūhu bi-ʾaydīhim la-qāla ʾallaḏīna kafarū ʾin hāḏā ʾillā siḥrun mubīnun
- And even if we had sent down to you, a written scripture on a page and they touched it with their hands, the disbelievers would say, "This is not but obvious magic."
- وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا فِي قِرْطَاسٍ فَلَمَسُوهُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ لَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُبِينٌ
- 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi
- اَلْخَيْلُ وَٱللَّيْلُ وَٱلْبَيْدَاءُ تَعْرِفُنِي / وَٱلسَّيْفُ وَٱلرُّمْحُ وَٱلْقِرْطَاسُ وَٱلْقَلَمُ
- al-ḵaylu wal-laylu wal-baydāʾu taʿrifunī / was-sayfu war-rumḥu wal-qirṭāsu wal-qalamu
- اَلْخَيْلُ وَٱللَّيْلُ وَٱلْبَيْدَاءُ تَعْرِفُنِي / وَٱلسَّيْفُ وَٱلرُّمْحُ وَٱلْقِرْطَاسُ وَٱلْقَلَمُ
- Qur'an 6:7 (Sahih International):
- book, scroll, parchment
- papyrus
Declension
Declension of noun قِرْطَاس (qirṭās); قُرْطَاس (qurṭās)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قِرْطَاس; قُرْطَاس qirṭās; qurṭās |
الْقِرْطَاس; الْقُرْطَاس al-qirṭās; al-qurṭās |
قِرْطَاس; قُرْطَاس qirṭās; qurṭās |
| Nominative | قِرْطَاسٌ; قُرْطَاسٌ qirṭāsun; qurṭāsun |
الْقِرْطَاسُ; الْقُرْطَاسُ al-qirṭāsu; al-qurṭāsu |
قِرْطَاسُ; قُرْطَاسُ qirṭāsu; qurṭāsu |
| Accusative | قِرْطَاسًا; قُرْطَاسًا qirṭāsan; qurṭāsan |
الْقِرْطَاسَ; الْقُرْطَاسَ al-qirṭāsa; al-qurṭāsa |
قِرْطَاسَ; قُرْطَاسَ qirṭāsa; qurṭāsa |
| Genitive | قِرْطَاسٍ; قُرْطَاسٍ qirṭāsin; qurṭāsin |
الْقِرْطَاسِ; الْقُرْطَاسِ al-qirṭāsi; al-qurṭāsi |
قِرْطَاسِ; قُرْطَاسِ qirṭāsi; qurṭāsi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | قِرْطَاسَيْن; قُرْطَاسَيْن qirṭāsayn; qurṭāsayn |
الْقِرْطَاسَيْن; الْقُرْطَاسَيْن al-qirṭāsayn; al-qurṭāsayn |
قِرْطَاسَيْ; قُرْطَاسَيْ qirṭāsay; qurṭāsay |
| Nominative | قِرْطَاسَانِ; قُرْطَاسَانِ qirṭāsāni; qurṭāsāni |
الْقِرْطَاسَانِ; الْقُرْطَاسَانِ al-qirṭāsāni; al-qurṭāsāni |
قِرْطَاسَا; قُرْطَاسَا qirṭāsā; qurṭāsā |
| Accusative | قِرْطَاسَيْنِ; قُرْطَاسَيْنِ qirṭāsayni; qurṭāsayni |
الْقِرْطَاسَيْنِ; الْقُرْطَاسَيْنِ al-qirṭāsayni; al-qurṭāsayni |
قِرْطَاسَيْ; قُرْطَاسَيْ qirṭāsay; qurṭāsay |
| Genitive | قِرْطَاسَيْنِ; قُرْطَاسَيْنِ qirṭāsayni; qurṭāsayni |
الْقِرْطَاسَيْنِ; الْقُرْطَاسَيْنِ al-qirṭāsayni; al-qurṭāsayni |
قِرْطَاسَيْ; قُرْطَاسَيْ qirṭāsay; qurṭāsay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَرَاطِيس qarāṭīs |
الْقَرَاطِيس al-qarāṭīs |
قَرَاطِيس qarāṭīs |
| Nominative | قَرَاطِيسُ qarāṭīsu |
الْقَرَاطِيسُ al-qarāṭīsu |
قَرَاطِيسُ qarāṭīsu |
| Accusative | قَرَاطِيسَ qarāṭīsa |
الْقَرَاطِيسَ al-qarāṭīsa |
قَرَاطِيسَ qarāṭīsa |
| Genitive | قَرَاطِيسَ qarāṭīsa |
الْقَرَاطِيسِ al-qarāṭīsi |
قَرَاطِيسِ qarāṭīsi |
Synonyms
- وَرَق (waraq)
- كَاغِد (kāḡid)
Derived terms
- قِرْطَاسِي (qirṭāsī)
- قِرْطَاسِيَّة (qirṭāsiyya)
Descendants
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 245
- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 235–236
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “قرطاس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 567
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