قيافة

See also: قیافه

Arabic

Root
ق و ف (q-w-f)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qi.jaː.fa/

Noun

قِيَافَة • (qiyāfa) f

1. inference from external signs, physiognomics, i.e. in ancient societies for determination of filiation and for prognostication
2. appearance, resemblance, imitation
3. costume, apparel, garb, guise
   • 1835, كتاب القوانين الداخلية المتعلق بمشاة عساكر الجهادية, قانون ٣٤٠, page 80:

     ضباط الصف والأنفار الذين بصدد الخروج من القشلة يشرع كل واحد منهم في لبس قيافته المقننة بعد ضرب نوبة الجمعية.

     Field officers and units which are about to leave the barracks are required each one to wear the prescribed apparel after taking up joint guard duty.

Declension

Declension of noun قِيَافَة (qiyāfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِيَافَة qiyāfa	الْقِيَافَة al-qiyāfa	قِيَافَة qiyāfat
Nominative	قِيَافَةٌ qiyāfatun	الْقِيَافَةُ al-qiyāfatu	قِيَافَةُ qiyāfatu
Accusative	قِيَافَةً qiyāfatan	الْقِيَافَةَ al-qiyāfata	قِيَافَةَ qiyāfata
Genitive	قِيَافَةٍ qiyāfatin	الْقِيَافَةِ al-qiyāfati	قِيَافَةِ qiyāfati

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: qiyafət
• → Northern Kurdish: qiyafet
• → Ottoman Turkish: قیافت (ḳıyāfet)

  > Turkish: kıyafet (inherited)

• → Uyghur: قىياپەت (qiyapet)
• → Uzbek: qiyofa