قطة
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
قِطّ (qiṭṭ, “cat”) + ـَة (-a).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
قِطَّة • (qiṭṭa) f (plural قِطَط (qiṭaṭ) or قِطَاط (qiṭāṭ), masculine قِطّ (qiṭṭ))
Usage notes edit
The feminine noun قِطَّة (qiṭṭa) is the default term when talking about cats in general. The male form قِطّ (qiṭṭ) is only used when male gender needs to be specified.
Declension edit
Declension of noun قِطَّة (qiṭṭa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قِطَّة qiṭṭa |
الْقِطَّة al-qiṭṭa |
قِطَّة qiṭṭat |
Nominative | قِطَّةٌ qiṭṭatun |
الْقِطَّةُ al-qiṭṭatu |
قِطَّةُ qiṭṭatu |
Accusative | قِطَّةً qiṭṭatan |
الْقِطَّةَ al-qiṭṭata |
قِطَّةَ qiṭṭata |
Genitive | قِطَّةٍ qiṭṭatin |
الْقِطَّةِ al-qiṭṭati |
قِطَّةِ qiṭṭati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | قِطَّتَيْن qiṭṭatayn |
الْقِطَّتَيْن al-qiṭṭatayn |
قِطَّتَيْ qiṭṭatay |
Nominative | قِطَّتَانِ qiṭṭatāni |
الْقِطَّتَانِ al-qiṭṭatāni |
قِطَّتَا qiṭṭatā |
Accusative | قِطَّتَيْنِ qiṭṭatayni |
الْقِطَّتَيْنِ al-qiṭṭatayni |
قِطَّتَيْ qiṭṭatay |
Genitive | قِطَّتَيْنِ qiṭṭatayni |
الْقِطَّتَيْنِ al-qiṭṭatayni |
قِطَّتَيْ qiṭṭatay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قِطَط; قِطَاط qiṭaṭ; qiṭāṭ |
الْقِطَط; الْقِطَاط al-qiṭaṭ; al-qiṭāṭ |
قِطَط; قِطَاط qiṭaṭ; qiṭāṭ |
Nominative | قِطَطٌ; قِطَاطٌ qiṭaṭun; qiṭāṭun |
الْقِطَطُ; الْقِطَاطُ al-qiṭaṭu; al-qiṭāṭu |
قِطَطُ; قِطَاطُ qiṭaṭu; qiṭāṭu |
Accusative | قِطَطًا; قِطَاطًا qiṭaṭan; qiṭāṭan |
الْقِطَطَ; الْقِطَاطَ al-qiṭaṭa; al-qiṭāṭa |
قِطَطَ; قِطَاطَ qiṭaṭa; qiṭāṭa |
Genitive | قِطَطٍ; قِطَاطٍ qiṭaṭin; qiṭāṭin |
الْقِطَطِ; الْقِطَاطِ al-qiṭaṭi; al-qiṭāṭi |
قِطَطِ; قِطَاطِ qiṭaṭi; qiṭāṭi |
Egyptian Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
قطة • (ʔuṭṭa) m (plural قُطَطْ (ʔuṭaṭ))
References edit
- Spiro, Socrates (1895). An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt, containing the vernacular idioms and expressions, slang phrases, etc., etc., used by the native Egyptians Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office.
- Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986). A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic Beirut: Librairie du Liban.
Moroccan Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
قطة • (qaṭṭa) f (plural قطات (qaṭṭāt))
- female equivalent of قط (qaṭṭ)