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, Ibn Baṭṭūṭa, Charles Defrémery & Beniamino Sanguinetti, editor, تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار [tuḥfat an-nuẓẓār fī ḡarāʾib al-ʾamṣār wa ʿajāʾib al-ʾasfār]‎, volume IV, Paris: L'imprimerie impériale/nationale, published 1858, page 119 lines 4–5:

Declension

Declension of noun كُنْدُرَة (kundura)‎; كُنْدَرَة (kundara)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	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
Plural	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.re/, [ˈkʊn.dɑ.rˤɑ]

IPA^(key): /kun.da.ra/, [ˈkʊn.dɑ.rˤɑ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Noun

كندرة • (kundara) f (plural كنادر‎ (kanāder))

(pair of) shoes
‏فردة كندرة‎ ― fardet kundara ― a (single) shoe

Synonym: صرماية‎ (ṣurmāye)

Derived terms

كندرجي‎ (kundarji, “shoemaker”)

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