بركان

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Sicilian vurcanu, from Latin Vulcānus, absorbed after the Arab invasion in Sicily.

Noun

بُرْكَان • (burkān) m (plural بَرَاكِين‎ (barākīn))

volcano
Synonym: جَبَل النَّار‎ (jabal an-nār) (dated)

Declension

Declension of noun بُرْكَان (burkān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُرْكَان burkān	الْبُرْكَان‎ al-burkān	بُرْكَان burkān
Nominative	بُرْكَانٌ burkānun	الْبُرْكَانُ‎ al-burkānu	بُرْكَانُ burkānu
Accusative	بُرْكَانًا‎ burkānan	الْبُرْكَانَ‎ al-burkāna	بُرْكَانَ burkāna
Genitive	بُرْكَانٍ burkānin	الْبُرْكَانِ‎ al-burkāni	بُرْكَانِ burkāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُرْكَانَيْن‎ burkānayn	الْبُرْكَانَيْن‎ al-burkānayn	بُرْكَانَيْ‎ burkānay
Nominative	بُرْكَانَانِ‎ burkānāni	الْبُرْكَانَانِ‎ al-burkānāni	بُرْكَانَا‎ burkānā
Accusative	بُرْكَانَيْنِ‎ burkānayni	الْبُرْكَانَيْنِ‎ al-burkānayni	بُرْكَانَيْ‎ burkānay
Genitive	بُرْكَانَيْنِ‎ burkānayni	الْبُرْكَانَيْنِ‎ al-burkānayni	بُرْكَانَيْ‎ burkānay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَرَاكِين‎ barākīn	الْبَرَاكِين‎ al-barākīn	بَرَاكِين‎ barākīn
Nominative	بَرَاكِينُ‎ barākīnu	الْبَرَاكِينُ‎ al-barākīnu	بَرَاكِينُ‎ barākīnu
Accusative	بَرَاكِينَ‎ barākīna	الْبَرَاكِينَ‎ al-barākīna	بَرَاكِينَ‎ barākīna
Genitive	بَرَاكِينَ‎ barākīna	الْبَرَاكِينِ‎ al-barākīni	بَرَاكِينِ‎ barākīni

Derived terms

بُرْكَانِيّ‎ (burkāniyy, “volcanic”)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

بَرَنْكَان‎ (barankān), بَرَّكَانِيّ‎ (barrakāniyy), بَرَنْكَانِيّ‎ (barankāniyy)

Noun

بَرَّكَان • (barrakān) m (plural بَرَّكَانَات‎ (barrakānāt))

a kind of rougher camlet used for clothing items

Declension

Declension of noun بَرَّكَان (barrakān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَرَّكَان barrakān	الْبَرَّكَان‎ al-barrakān	بَرَّكَان barrakān
Nominative	بَرَّكَانٌ barrakānun	الْبَرَّكَانُ‎ al-barrakānu	بَرَّكَانُ barrakānu
Accusative	بَرَّكَانًا‎ barrakānan	الْبَرَّكَانَ‎ al-barrakāna	بَرَّكَانَ barrakāna
Genitive	بَرَّكَانٍ barrakānin	الْبَرَّكَانِ‎ al-barrakāni	بَرَّكَانِ barrakāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَرَّكَانَيْن‎ barrakānayn	الْبَرَّكَانَيْن‎ al-barrakānayn	بَرَّكَانَيْ‎ barrakānay
Nominative	بَرَّكَانَانِ‎ barrakānāni	الْبَرَّكَانَانِ‎ al-barrakānāni	بَرَّكَانَا‎ barrakānā
Accusative	بَرَّكَانَيْنِ‎ barrakānayni	الْبَرَّكَانَيْنِ‎ al-barrakānayni	بَرَّكَانَيْ‎ barrakānay
Genitive	بَرَّكَانَيْنِ‎ barrakānayni	الْبَرَّكَانَيْنِ‎ al-barrakānayni	بَرَّكَانَيْ‎ barrakānay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَرَّكَانَات‎ barrakānāt	الْبَرَّكَانَات‎ al-barrakānāt	بَرَّكَانَات‎ barrakānāt
Nominative	بَرَّكَانَاتٌ‎ barrakānātun	الْبَرَّكَانَاتُ‎ al-barrakānātu	بَرَّكَانَاتُ‎ barrakānātu
Accusative	بَرَّكَانَاتٍ‎ barrakānātin	الْبَرَّكَانَاتِ‎ al-barrakānāti	بَرَّكَانَاتِ‎ barrakānāti
Genitive	بَرَّكَانَاتٍ‎ barrakānātin	الْبَرَّكَانَاتِ‎ al-barrakānāti	بَرَّكَانَاتِ‎ barrakānāti

Descendants

→ Catalan: barragà
→ Dutch: barkaan
→ English: barracan
→ Old French: barracan
- French: bouracan (secondarily related with bourre)
→ Middle High German: barchant, barchât, barchet, barkân
- German: Barchent, Barchet, Parchet, Barchend, Parchent, Parchend, Barchat, Parchat, Berkan
- → Russian: ба́рхат (bárxat)
→ Italian: baracane
→ Medieval Latin: barracanus
→ Occitan: barracan
→ Polish: barakan
→ Portuguese: barragana
→ Russian: бара́кан (barákan)
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: бара̀ка̄н

Latin: baràkān
→ Spanish: barragán
→ Venetian: baracan

References

Corriente, F. (1997) A Dictionary of Andalusi Arabic (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.29), Leiden, New York, Köln: Brill, page 48
Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1845) Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les arabes‎ (in French), Amsterdam: Jean Müller, pages 68–71
Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “بركان”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 76

Hijazi Arabic

بُرْكان

Etymology

From Arabic بُرْكَان‎ (burkān), from Sicilian vurcanu, from Latin Vulcānus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /burˈkaːn/

Noun

بُرْكان • (burkān) m

(plural بَراكين‎ ‎(barākīn))

volcano

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