غمزة

Arabic

Root
غ م ز (ḡ-m-z)

Etymology

Instance noun from the verb غَمَزَ (ḡamaza)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣam.za/

Noun

غَمْزَة • (ḡamza) f (plural غَمَزَات (ḡamazāt))

1. instance noun of غَمَزَ (ḡamaza): an instance of winking, a wink

Declension

Declension of noun غَمْزَة (ḡamza)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَمْزَة ḡamza	الْغَمْزَة al-ḡamza	غَمْزَة ḡamzat
Nominative	غَمْزَةٌ ḡamzatun	الْغَمْزَةُ al-ḡamzatu	غَمْزَةُ ḡamzatu
Accusative	غَمْزَةً ḡamzatan	الْغَمْزَةَ al-ḡamzata	غَمْزَةَ ḡamzata
Genitive	غَمْزَةٍ ḡamzatin	الْغَمْزَةِ al-ḡamzati	غَمْزَةِ ḡamzati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَمْزَتَيْن ḡamzatayn	الْغَمْزَتَيْن al-ḡamzatayn	غَمْزَتَيْ ḡamzatay
Nominative	غَمْزَتَانِ ḡamzatāni	الْغَمْزَتَانِ al-ḡamzatāni	غَمْزَتَا ḡamzatā
Accusative	غَمْزَتَيْنِ ḡamzatayni	الْغَمْزَتَيْنِ al-ḡamzatayni	غَمْزَتَيْ ḡamzatay
Genitive	غَمْزَتَيْنِ ḡamzatayni	الْغَمْزَتَيْنِ al-ḡamzatayni	غَمْزَتَيْ ḡamzatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَمَزَات ḡamazāt	الْغَمَزَات al-ḡamazāt	غَمَزَات ḡamazāt
Nominative	غَمَزَاتٌ ḡamazātun	الْغَمَزَاتُ al-ḡamazātu	غَمَزَاتُ ḡamazātu
Accusative	غَمَزَاتٍ ḡamazātin	الْغَمَزَاتِ al-ḡamazāti	غَمَزَاتِ ḡamazāti
Genitive	غَمَزَاتٍ ḡamazātin	الْغَمَزَاتِ al-ḡamazāti	غَمَزَاتِ ḡamazāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: qəmzə
• → Persian: غمزه
• → Ottoman Turkish: غمزه
  • Turkish: gamze
• → Uzbek: gʻamza

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic غَمْزة (ḡamza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣam.za/

Noun

غمزة • (ḡamza) f (plural غمزات (ḡamzāt), diminutive غميزة (ḡmīza))

1. wink