Re: The Suffix a:n in Arabic

["Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim" <Jdibrahim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter T. Daniels schrieb:

> Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim wrote:
> > Yusuf B Gursey schrieb:
> >
> > >
> > > qur'a:n and furqa:n are from verbal nouns while the rest are
> > > adjectives
> >
> > Yes,  of course in adjectives and verbal nouns clear but
> > 1. this suffix can also be found in Indo-Iranian langueges Like:
> > Pahlwa:n. I was wondering whether it is really Arabic or Semitic in
> > origin.
> > 2. it is supposed to impy doing sth repetitvely, over and and over.
> > Could this be the reason why Qura:n  was coined with the help of a:n ie
> > you are supposed to recite again and again. What's the meaning of this
> > suffix?
>
> Moscati 12.21a: Patterns with suffix -a:n: These themes ... occur
> especially in abstracts; also in adjectives; and, finally, in
> diminutives. [examples omitted]
and of course in duals nominative