Re: The Suffix a:n in Arabic

["Yusuf B Gursey"]

Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim wrote:
> كسلان  تعبان  عطشان جوعان  شبعان زعلان
> قرآن فرقآن
>
> These words end with the suffix a:n
> 1.    Ist this suffix Arabic or Semitic in origin

yes.


qur'a:n and furqa:n are from verbal nouns while the rest are
adjectives.

> 2.    It seems to imply doing sth repeatedly as with  قرآن