See also: ق.ظ

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Adverb edit

قَطُّ (qaṭṭu)

  1. (with the past tense in the negative) ever, never
Descendants edit
  • Maltese: qatt

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

قَطَّ (qaṭṭa) I, non-past يَقُطُّ‎ (yaquṭṭu)

  1. to carve
  2. to cut, to trim, to clip, to pare
  3. to sharpen a nib, pencil
Conjugation edit

Etymology 3 edit

Adjective edit

قَطّ (qaṭṭ)

  1. short and curly (of hair)
Declension edit

Etymology 4 edit

 
قِطٌّ

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܩܛܘ (qaṭṭu).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

قِطّ (qiṭṭm (plural قِطَطَة (qiṭaṭa) or قِطَط (qiṭaṭ) or قِطَاط (qiṭāṭ), feminine قِطَّة (qiṭṭa))

  1. cat, tomcat
    القِطُّ يَلْعَبُ بِكُرَةٍ.
    al-qiṭṭu yalʕabu bikuratin.
    The cat is playing with a ball.
Declension edit

Etymology 5 edit

Noun edit

قَطّ (qaṭṭm

  1. verbal noun of قَطَّ (qaṭṭa) (form I)
Declension edit

Egyptian Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قط (ʔuṭṭm (plural قُطَط (ʔuṭaṭ), feminine قُطَّة (ʔuṭṭa))

  1. tomcat, male equivalent of قطة

Gulf Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ق ط ط
1 term

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡətˤ/, (prevocalic) /ɡətˤː/

Verb edit

قَط (gaṭ(ṭ)) I (non-past يقط (ygiṭ(ṭ)))

  1. to throw
    قط الكرةgiṭṭ il-kuraThrow the ball
  2. to throw away
    الأشياء الي ما تحتاجها قطها
    il-ašyāʾ illi mā tiḥtājha giṭha
    Throw the stuff that you do not need (away)
  3. to drop off
    قطيني عند بيت رفيجتي
    giṭṭīni ʕind bēt rfījti
    Drop me off by my friend's house
  4. to jest in spontaneous manner
    ماشالله عليك تقط موتنا ضحك
    mašaḷḷā ʕalēk tgiṭ mawwatna ḏ̣iḥik
    God bless you you know how to jest, you made us die of laughter
  5. to throw shade
    لا تقط تراني فاهم قصدك
    lā tgiṭ tarāni fāhim qaṣdik
    Don't throw shade for I understand what you intend (mean).

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Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قط (qaṭṭm (plural قطوط (qṭūṭ) or قطوطة (qṭūṭa), feminine قطة (qaṭṭa))

  1. cat
    Synonym: مش (mušš)

North Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܩܛܘ (qaṭṭu) and Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قط (ʔaṭṭm (plural قَطَط (ʔaṭaṭ) or قْطَاط (ʔṭāṭ), feminine قَطَّة (qaṭṭa))

  1. cat

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ).

Noun edit

قط (qoṭṭm (plural قطط (quṭaṭ), feminine قطّة (quṭṭa))

  1. cat (used in stories and proverbs)
    Synonym: بس (biss)

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