قطار

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق ط ر‎ (q-ṭ-r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qi.tˤaːr/

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Noun

قِطَار • (qiṭār) m (plural قِطَارَات‎ (qiṭārāt) or قُطُر‎ (quṭur))

1. row
2. row of camels
3. (railroad) train

Declension

Declension of noun قِطَار (qiṭār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِطَار qiṭār	الْقِطَار‎ al-qiṭār	قِطَار qiṭār
Nominative	قِطَارٌ qiṭārun	الْقِطَارُ‎ al-qiṭāru	قِطَارُ qiṭāru
Accusative	قِطَارًا‎ qiṭāran	الْقِطَارَ‎ al-qiṭāra	قِطَارَ qiṭāra
Genitive	قِطَارٍ qiṭārin	الْقِطَارِ‎ al-qiṭāri	قِطَارِ qiṭāri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِطَارَيْن‎ qiṭārayn	الْقِطَارَيْن‎ al-qiṭārayn	قِطَارَيْ‎ qiṭāray
Nominative	قِطَارَانِ‎ qiṭārāni	الْقِطَارَانِ‎ al-qiṭārāni	قِطَارَا‎ qiṭārā
Accusative	قِطَارَيْنِ‎ qiṭārayni	الْقِطَارَيْنِ‎ al-qiṭārayni	قِطَارَيْ‎ qiṭāray
Genitive	قِطَارَيْنِ‎ qiṭārayni	الْقِطَارَيْنِ‎ al-qiṭārayni	قِطَارَيْ‎ qiṭāray
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِطَارَات‎‎; قُطُر‎ qiṭārāt‎; quṭur	الْقِطَارَات‎‎; الْقُطُر‎ al-qiṭārāt‎; al-quṭur	قِطَارَات‎‎; قُطُر‎ qiṭārāt‎; quṭur
Nominative	قِطَارَاتٌ‎‎; قُطُرٌ‎ qiṭārātun‎; quṭurun	الْقِطَارَاتُ‎‎; الْقُطُرُ‎ al-qiṭārātu‎; al-quṭuru	قِطَارَاتُ‎‎; قُطُرُ‎ qiṭārātu‎; quṭuru
Accusative	قِطَارَاتٍ‎‎; قُطُرًا‎ qiṭārātin‎; quṭuran	الْقِطَارَاتِ‎‎; الْقُطُرَ‎ al-qiṭārāti‎; al-quṭura	قِطَارَاتِ‎‎; قُطُرَ‎ qiṭārāti‎; quṭura
Genitive	قِطَارَاتٍ‎‎; قُطُرٍ‎ qiṭārātin‎; quṭurin	الْقِطَارَاتِ‎‎; الْقُطُرِ‎ al-qiṭārāti‎; al-quṭuri	قِطَارَاتِ‎‎; قُطُرِ‎ qiṭārāti‎; quṭuri

References

• Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), “قطار”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “قطار”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “قطر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِطَار‎ (qiṭār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈtˤaːr/

Noun

قِطَار • (giṭār) m (plural قِطارات‎ ‎(giṭārāt))

1. (railroad) train

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِطَار‎ (qiṭār).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ɢæˈtɒːɾ]

Noun

Dari Persian	قطار
Iranian Persian	قطار
Tajiki Persian	поезд (poyezd)

قطار • (qatâr) (plural قطارها‎ (qatâr-hâ))

1. train (transportation)