فوطة
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Likely ultimately from Sanskrit पोत (pota, “cloth”), via Classical Persian فوطه (fūta). Alternatively, claimed to be from Sahidic Coptic ϥⲱⲧⲉ (fōte, “to wipe”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
فُوطَة • (fūṭa) f (plural فُوَط (fuwaṭ))
Declension edit
Declension of noun فُوطَة (fūṭa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فُوطَة fūṭa |
الْفُوطَة al-fūṭa |
فُوطَة fūṭat |
Nominative | فُوطَةٌ fūṭatun |
الْفُوطَةُ al-fūṭatu |
فُوطَةُ fūṭatu |
Accusative | فُوطَةً fūṭatan |
الْفُوطَةَ al-fūṭata |
فُوطَةَ fūṭata |
Genitive | فُوطَةٍ fūṭatin |
الْفُوطَةِ al-fūṭati |
فُوطَةِ fūṭati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | فُوطَتَيْن fūṭatayn |
الْفُوطَتَيْن al-fūṭatayn |
فُوطَتَيْ fūṭatay |
Nominative | فُوطَتَانِ fūṭatāni |
الْفُوطَتَانِ al-fūṭatāni |
فُوطَتَا fūṭatā |
Accusative | فُوطَتَيْنِ fūṭatayni |
الْفُوطَتَيْنِ al-fūṭatayni |
فُوطَتَيْ fūṭatay |
Genitive | فُوطَتَيْنِ fūṭatayni |
الْفُوطَتَيْنِ al-fūṭatayni |
فُوطَتَيْ fūṭatay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فُوَط fuwaṭ |
الْفُوَط al-fuwaṭ |
فُوَط fuwaṭ |
Nominative | فُوَطٌ fuwaṭun |
الْفُوَطُ al-fuwaṭu |
فُوَطُ fuwaṭu |
Accusative | فُوَطًا fuwaṭan |
الْفُوَطَ al-fuwaṭa |
فُوَطَ fuwaṭa |
Genitive | فُوَطٍ fuwaṭin |
الْفُوَطِ al-fuwaṭi |
فُوَطِ fuwaṭi |
Derived terms edit
- فُوَيْطَة (fuwayṭa, diminutive)
Descendants edit
- Egyptian Arabic: فوطة (fūṭa)
- Moroccan Arabic: فوطة (fūṭa)
- South Levantine Arabic: فوطة (fūṭa)
- → English: fouta
- → French: fouta, foutah
- → Portuguese: fota
References edit
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1845) Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les arabes[1] (in French), Amsterdam: Jean Müller, pages 339–343
Egyptian Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
فوطة • (fūṭa) f
Moroccan Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
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South Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
فوطة • (fūṭa) f (plural فوط (fuwaṭ))