قبضة

See also: قبضه

Arabic

Root
ق ب ض (q-b-ḍ)

Etymology

Instance noun of قَبَضَ (qabaḍa, “to grasp”).

Noun

قَبْضَة • (qabḍa) f (plural قَبَضَات (qabaḍāt))

1. fist
2. grasp
3. handful
4. (Egypt) qabda (a linear measure of 12.5 cm)

Declension

Declension of noun قَبْضَة (qabḍa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَبْضَة qabḍa	الْقَبْضَة al-qabḍa	قَبْضَة qabḍat
Nominative	قَبْضَةٌ qabḍatun	الْقَبْضَةُ al-qabḍatu	قَبْضَةُ qabḍatu
Accusative	قَبْضَةً qabḍatan	الْقَبْضَةَ al-qabḍata	قَبْضَةَ qabḍata
Genitive	قَبْضَةٍ qabḍatin	الْقَبْضَةِ al-qabḍati	قَبْضَةِ qabḍati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَبْضَتَيْن qabḍatayn	الْقَبْضَتَيْن al-qabḍatayn	قَبْضَتَيْ qabḍatay
Nominative	قَبْضَتَانِ qabḍatāni	الْقَبْضَتَانِ al-qabḍatāni	قَبْضَتَا qabḍatā
Accusative	قَبْضَتَيْنِ qabḍatayni	الْقَبْضَتَيْنِ al-qabḍatayni	قَبْضَتَيْ qabḍatay
Genitive	قَبْضَتَيْنِ qabḍatayni	الْقَبْضَتَيْنِ al-qabḍatayni	قَبْضَتَيْ qabḍatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَبَضَات qabaḍāt	الْقَبَضَات al-qabaḍāt	قَبَضَات qabaḍāt
Nominative	قَبَضَاتٌ qabaḍātun	الْقَبَضَاتُ al-qabaḍātu	قَبَضَاتُ qabaḍātu
Accusative	قَبَضَاتٍ qabaḍātin	الْقَبَضَاتِ al-qabaḍāti	قَبَضَاتِ qabaḍāti
Genitive	قَبَضَاتٍ qabaḍātin	الْقَبَضَاتِ al-qabaḍāti	قَبَضَاتِ qabaḍāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “قبض”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

قَبْضَة • (qabḍa) f (plural قِبَاض (qibāḍ))

1. handle

Declension

Declension of noun قَبْضَة (qabḍa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَبْضَة qabḍa	الْقَبْضَة al-qabḍa	قَبْضَة qabḍat
Nominative	قَبْضَةٌ qabḍatun	الْقَبْضَةُ al-qabḍatu	قَبْضَةُ qabḍatu
Accusative	قَبْضَةً qabḍatan	الْقَبْضَةَ al-qabḍata	قَبْضَةَ qabḍata
Genitive	قَبْضَةٍ qabḍatin	الْقَبْضَةِ al-qabḍati	قَبْضَةِ qabḍati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَبْضَتَيْن qabḍatayn	الْقَبْضَتَيْن al-qabḍatayn	قَبْضَتَيْ qabḍatay
Nominative	قَبْضَتَانِ qabḍatāni	الْقَبْضَتَانِ al-qabḍatāni	قَبْضَتَا qabḍatā
Accusative	قَبْضَتَيْنِ qabḍatayni	الْقَبْضَتَيْنِ al-qabḍatayni	قَبْضَتَيْ qabḍatay
Genitive	قَبْضَتَيْنِ qabḍatayni	الْقَبْضَتَيْنِ al-qabḍatayni	قَبْضَتَيْ qabḍatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِبَاض qibāḍ	الْقِبَاض al-qibāḍ	قِبَاض qibāḍ
Nominative	قِبَاضٌ qibāḍun	الْقِبَاضُ al-qibāḍu	قِبَاضُ qibāḍu
Accusative	قِبَاضًا qibāḍan	الْقِبَاضَ al-qibāḍa	قِبَاضَ qibāḍa
Genitive	قِبَاضٍ qibāḍin	الْقِبَاضِ al-qibāḍi	قِبَاضِ qibāḍi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “قبض”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN