قفة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ق ف ف (q-f-f)

Noun

قَفَّة or قُفَّة or قِفَّة • (qaffa or quffa or qiffa) f

1. fevery shiver, ague fit, tremor febrilis

Declension

Declension of noun قَفَّة (qaffa)‎; قُفَّة (quffa)‎; قِفَّة (qiffa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَفَّة‎; قُفَّة‎; قِفَّة qaffa‎; quffa‎; qiffa	الْقَفَّة‎; الْقُفَّة‎; الْقِفَّة al-qaffa‎; al-quffa‎; al-qiffa	قَفَّة‎; قُفَّة‎; قِفَّة qaffat‎; quffat‎; qiffat
Nominative	قَفَّةٌ‎; قُفَّةٌ‎; قِفَّةٌ qaffatun‎; quffatun‎; qiffatun	الْقَفَّةُ‎; الْقُفَّةُ‎; الْقِفَّةُ al-qaffatu‎; al-quffatu‎; al-qiffatu	قَفَّةُ‎; قُفَّةُ‎; قِفَّةُ qaffatu‎; quffatu‎; qiffatu
Accusative	قَفَّةً‎; قُفَّةً‎; قِفَّةً qaffatan‎; quffatan‎; qiffatan	الْقَفَّةَ‎; الْقُفَّةَ‎; الْقِفَّةَ al-qaffata‎; al-quffata‎; al-qiffata	قَفَّةَ‎; قُفَّةَ‎; قِفَّةَ qaffata‎; quffata‎; qiffata
Genitive	قَفَّةٍ‎; قُفَّةٍ‎; قِفَّةٍ qaffatin‎; quffatin‎; qiffatin	الْقَفَّةِ‎; الْقُفَّةِ‎; الْقِفَّةِ al-qaffati‎; al-quffati‎; al-qiffati	قَفَّةِ‎; قُفَّةِ‎; قِفَّةِ qaffati‎; quffati‎; qiffati

Etymology 2

قُفَّة

قُفَّة

Borrowed from Aramaic קוּפָא (quppā, “wicker basket”), from Imperial Aramaic 𐡒𐡅𐡐 (qwp), from Akkadian 𒄣𒌒𒁍 (/⁠quppu⁠/, “wicker basket”), ultimately a bi-consonantal root pattern from Proto-Semitic *q-f-f- (“to weave, to braid or plait, to be interlocking, to have repetition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /quf.fa/

  (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /quf.fa/

Noun

قُفَّة • (quffa) f (plural قُفَف (qufaf))

1. a large wicker basket
2. a boat waterproofed with wickerwork, coracle, basket boat

Declension

Declension of noun قُفَّة (quffa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُفَّة quffa	الْقُفَّة al-quffa	قُفَّة quffat
Nominative	قُفَّةٌ quffatun	الْقُفَّةُ al-quffatu	قُفَّةُ quffatu
Accusative	قُفَّةً quffatan	الْقُفَّةَ al-quffata	قُفَّةَ quffata
Genitive	قُفَّةٍ quffatin	الْقُفَّةِ al-quffati	قُفَّةِ quffati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُفَّتَيْن quffatayn	الْقُفَّتَيْن al-quffatayn	قُفَّتَيْ quffatay
Nominative	قُفَّتَانِ quffatāni	الْقُفَّتَانِ al-quffatāni	قُفَّتَا quffatā
Accusative	قُفَّتَيْنِ quffatayni	الْقُفَّتَيْنِ al-quffatayni	قُفَّتَيْ quffatay
Genitive	قُفَّتَيْنِ quffatayni	الْقُفَّتَيْنِ al-quffatayni	قُفَّتَيْ quffatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُفَف qufaf	الْقُفَف al-qufaf	قُفَف qufaf
Nominative	قُفَفٌ qufafun	الْقُفَفُ al-qufafu	قُفَفُ qufafu
Accusative	قُفَفًا qufafan	الْقُفَفَ al-qufafa	قُفَفَ qufafa
Genitive	قُفَفٍ qufafin	الْقُفَفِ al-qufafi	قُفَفِ qufafi

Descendants

• Maltese: qoffa
• Moroccan Arabic: قفة (quffa)
• → Catalan: cofa (“basket”)
  • → French: couffe (“basket”)
• →⇒ Galician: cofiño (“boat compartment”)
• → Portuguese: alcofa (“basket”)
• → Spanish: cofa (“topmast”)

References

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