Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ق ط ع (q-ṭ-ʕ)

Noun of place from the verb قَطَعَ (qaṭaʕa).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

مَقْطَع (maqṭaʕm (plural مَقَاطِع (maqāṭiʕ))

  1. division, part, section

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Persian: مقطع (maqta')
    • Turkish: makta

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ق ط ع
6 terms

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic مَقْطَع (maqṭaʕ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

مقطع (magṭaʕf (plural مَقاطِع (magāṭiʕ))

  1. clip
  2. division, part, section

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic مُقَطَّع (muqaṭṭaʕ).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

مقطع (mugaṭṭaʕ) (feminine مُقَطَّعة (mugaṭṭaʕa), common plural مُقَطَّعين (mugaṭṭaʕīn))

  1. chopped
  2. censored
  3. divided

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic مَقْطَع (maqṭaʕ).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? maqta'
Dari reading? maqta'
Iranian reading? mağta'
Tajik reading? maqtaʾ

Noun edit

مقطع (maqta') (plural مقطع‌ها (maqta'-hâ) or مقاطع (maqâte'))

  1. section, portion
    Synonyms: بخش (baxš), قسمت (qesmat)
    مقطعی از تاریخ جمهوری اسلامی
    maqta'i az târix-e jomhuri-ye eslâmi
    a period in the history of the Islamic Republic
  2. (poetry) the last line of a qasida or ghazal
    Antonym: مطلع (matla')

Descendants edit