See also: قوطی

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of قُوطْ (qūṭ, Gothic nation) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

قُوطِيّ (qūṭiyy) (feminine قُوطِيَّة (qūṭiyya), masculine plural قُوطِيُّونَ (qūṭiyyūna), feminine plural قُوطِيَّات (qūṭiyyāt))

  1. related to Goths or Gothicism

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Noun edit

قُوطِيّ (qūṭiyym (plural قُوطِيُّون (qūṭiyyūn), feminine قُوطِيَّة (qūṭiyya))

  1. Gothic (person)

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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish قوطی (kutu, kutı), perhaps via Persian قوطی (quti).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قوطي (gūṭim (plural قواطي (gwāṭi))

  1. carton, box, stack, can
  2. (slang) a clumsy person