Re: The Suffix a:n in Arabic

["Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim wrote:
> 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

And of course not. Inflection is not derivation.