مخدة

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ د د (ḵ-d-d)

Tool noun to the verb خَدَّ (ḵadda, “to furrow”) and the noun خَدّ (ḵadd, “cheek”).

Noun

مِخَدَّة • (miḵadda) f (plural مِخَدَّات (miḵaddāt) or مَخَادّ (maḵādd))

1. pillow, cushion, bolster

   Synonym: وِسَادَة (wisāda)

2. plowshare

Declension

Declension of noun مِخَدَّة (miḵadda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِخَدَّة miḵadda	الْمِخَدَّة al-miḵadda	مِخَدَّة miḵaddat
Nominative	مِخَدَّةٌ miḵaddatun	الْمِخَدَّةُ al-miḵaddatu	مِخَدَّةُ miḵaddatu
Accusative	مِخَدَّةً miḵaddatan	الْمِخَدَّةَ al-miḵaddata	مِخَدَّةَ miḵaddata
Genitive	مِخَدَّةٍ miḵaddatin	الْمِخَدَّةِ al-miḵaddati	مِخَدَّةِ miḵaddati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِخَدَّتَيْن miḵaddatayn	الْمِخَدَّتَيْن al-miḵaddatayn	مِخَدَّتَيْ miḵaddatay
Nominative	مِخَدَّتَانِ miḵaddatāni	الْمِخَدَّتَانِ al-miḵaddatāni	مِخَدَّتَا miḵaddatā
Accusative	مِخَدَّتَيْنِ miḵaddatayni	الْمِخَدَّتَيْنِ al-miḵaddatayni	مِخَدَّتَيْ miḵaddatay
Genitive	مِخَدَّتَيْنِ miḵaddatayni	الْمِخَدَّتَيْنِ al-miḵaddatayni	مِخَدَّتَيْ miḵaddatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِخَدَّات‎; مَخَادّ miḵaddāt‎; maḵādd	الْمِخَدَّات‎; الْمَخَادّ al-miḵaddāt‎; al-maḵādd	مِخَدَّات‎; مَخَادّ miḵaddāt‎; maḵādd
Nominative	مِخَدَّاتٌ‎; مَخَادُّ miḵaddātun‎; maḵāddu	الْمِخَدَّاتُ‎; الْمَخَادُّ al-miḵaddātu‎; al-maḵāddu	مِخَدَّاتُ‎; مَخَادُّ miḵaddātu‎; maḵāddu
Accusative	مِخَدَّاتٍ‎; مَخَادَّ miḵaddātin‎; maḵādda	الْمِخَدَّاتِ‎; الْمَخَادَّ al-miḵaddāti‎; al-maḵādda	مِخَدَّاتِ‎; مَخَادَّ miḵaddāti‎; maḵādda
Genitive	مِخَدَّاتٍ‎; مَخَادَّ miḵaddātin‎; maḵādda	الْمِخَدَّاتِ‎; الْمَخَادِّ al-miḵaddāti‎; al-maḵāddi	مِخَدَّاتِ‎; مَخَادِّ miḵaddāti‎; maḵāddi

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: مخدة (maḵadda)
• Hijazi Arabic: مخدة (maḵadda)
• Maltese: mħadda
• Moroccan Arabic: مخدة (mḵadda)
• → Asturian: almuhada
• → Galician: almofada
• → Ladino: almofada
• → Mirandese: almofada
• → Portuguese: almofada
• → Spanish: almohada
  • → Guaraní: aramboha
  • → Hiligaynon: almohada
  • → Tagalog: almowada

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مخدة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 971

Hijazi Arabic

Root
خ د د
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مِخَدَّة (miḵadda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.xad.da/

Noun

مخدة • (maḵadda) f (plural مخدات (maḵaddāt))

1. pillow, cushion

Moroccan Arabic

Root
خ د د
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مِخَدَّة (miḵadda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mxad.da/

Noun

مخدة • (mḵadda) f (plural مخاد (mḵādd) or مخدات (mḵaddāt))

1. pillow, cushion

   Synonym: خدية (ḵaddiyya)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ د د
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مِخَدَّة (miḵadda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mxad.de/, [ˈmxad.de]
• IPA^(key): /mxad.da/, [ˈmxad.da]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

مخدّة • (mḵadde) f (plural مخدّات (mḵaddāt))

1. pillow

   Synonym: وسادة (wisāde)

   بيت مخدة ― bēt mḵadde ― pillowcase

   Audio (Ramallah):

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