קַרְדַּנְיָא

קַרְדּוּנְיָא, קַרְדַּנְיָאpr. n. (v. קַרְדּוּ I) Ḳardunia, Cordyene, a district lying to the east of the river Tigris, south of Armenia. Targ. Y. Gen. 8:4 קרדנ׳ (name of a mountain).Gen. R. s. 33 (expl. הרי אררט, Gen. l. c.) טורי ק׳ the mountains of Ḳardunia.Denom. f. pl. קוּרְדֵּנְיָיתָא, קוּרְדַּנְיָתָא. Pes.7a; 21b אפי׳ בחיטי ק׳ even with wheat of Cordyene (when it has become moistened, although it is very hard); Y. ib. I, 27c bot. אפי׳ חטים קוּרְטַבְנִיּוֹת במדברוכ׳ (not אילו) even with Cordyenian wheat in the desert; for would they be worth anything during the Passover (to be considered an object of value for betrothal)?