غطاء

Arabic

Etymology

From the roots غ ط و (ḡ-ṭ-w) and غ ط ي (ḡ-ṭ-y); compare غَطَا (ḡaṭā, “to cover”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

غِطَاء • (ḡiṭāʔ) m (plural أَغْطِيَة (ʔaḡṭiya))

1. cover
2. covering
3. lid
4. blanket
5. ignorance

Declension

Declension of noun غِطَاء (ḡiṭāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِطَاء ḡiṭāʔ	الْغِطَاء al-ḡiṭāʔ	غِطَاء ḡiṭāʔ
Nominative	غِطَاءٌ ḡiṭāʔun	الْغِطَاءُ al-ḡiṭāʔu	غِطَاءُ ḡiṭāʔu
Accusative	غِطَاءً ḡiṭāʔan	الْغِطَاءَ al-ḡiṭāʔa	غِطَاءَ ḡiṭāʔa
Genitive	غِطَاءٍ ḡiṭāʔin	الْغِطَاءِ al-ḡiṭāʔi	غِطَاءِ ḡiṭāʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِطَاءَيْن ḡiṭāʔayn	الْغِطَاءَيْن al-ḡiṭāʔayn	غِطَاءَيْ ḡiṭāʔay
Nominative	غِطَاءَانِ ḡiṭāʔāni	الْغِطَاءَانِ al-ḡiṭāʔāni	غِطَاءَا ḡiṭāʔā
Accusative	غِطَاءَيْنِ ḡiṭāʔayni	الْغِطَاءَيْنِ al-ḡiṭāʔayni	غِطَاءَيْ ḡiṭāʔay
Genitive	غِطَاءَيْنِ ḡiṭāʔayni	الْغِطَاءَيْنِ al-ḡiṭāʔayni	غِطَاءَيْ ḡiṭāʔay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَغْطِيَة ʔaḡṭiya	الْأَغْطِيَة al-ʔaḡṭiya	أَغْطِيَة ʔaḡṭiyat
Nominative	أَغْطِيَةٌ ʔaḡṭiyatun	الْأَغْطِيَةُ al-ʔaḡṭiyatu	أَغْطِيَةُ ʔaḡṭiyatu
Accusative	أَغْطِيَةً ʔaḡṭiyatan	الْأَغْطِيَةَ al-ʔaḡṭiyata	أَغْطِيَةَ ʔaḡṭiyata
Genitive	أَغْطِيَةٍ ʔaḡṭiyatin	الْأَغْطِيَةِ al-ʔaḡṭiyati	أَغْطِيَةِ ʔaḡṭiyati

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: غطا (ḡaṭa)
• Maltese: għatu
• Moroccan Arabic: غطا (ḡṭa)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “غطاء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “غطاء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen