بطيخ

Arabic

بَطِّيخ

Etymology

Related to Classical Syriac ܦܲܛܝܼܚܵܐ (paṭṭīḥā), Hebrew אֲבַטִּיחַ ('avatíakh, ʾăḇaṭṭī́aḥ).

Noun

بِطِّيخ or بَطِّيخ • (biṭṭīḵ or baṭṭīḵ) m (collective, singulative بِطِّيخَة f (biṭṭīḵa) or بَطِّيخَة (baṭṭīḵa), plural بَطَاطِيخ (baṭāṭīḵ))

1. melon, melons
2. watermelon, watermelons

Declension

Declension of noun بِطِّيخ (biṭṭīḵ)‎; بَطِّيخ (baṭṭīḵ)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِطِّيخ‎; بَطِّيخ biṭṭīḵ‎; baṭṭīḵ	الْبِطِّيخ‎; الْبَطِّيخ al-biṭṭīḵ‎; al-baṭṭīḵ	بِطِّيخ‎; بَطِّيخ biṭṭīḵ‎; baṭṭīḵ
Nominative	بِطِّيخٌ‎; بَطِّيخٌ biṭṭīḵun‎; baṭṭīḵun	الْبِطِّيخُ‎; الْبَطِّيخُ al-biṭṭīḵu‎; al-baṭṭīḵu	بِطِّيخُ‎; بَطِّيخُ biṭṭīḵu‎; baṭṭīḵu
Accusative	بِطِّيخًا‎; بَطِّيخًا biṭṭīḵan‎; baṭṭīḵan	الْبِطِّيخَ‎; الْبَطِّيخَ al-biṭṭīḵa‎; al-baṭṭīḵa	بِطِّيخَ‎; بَطِّيخَ biṭṭīḵa‎; baṭṭīḵa
Genitive	بِطِّيخٍ‎; بَطِّيخٍ biṭṭīḵin‎; baṭṭīḵin	الْبِطِّيخِ‎; الْبَطِّيخِ al-biṭṭīḵi‎; al-baṭṭīḵi	بِطِّيخِ‎; بَطِّيخِ biṭṭīḵi‎; baṭṭīḵi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِطِّيخَة‎; بَطِّيخَة biṭṭīḵa‎; baṭṭīḵa	الْبِطِّيخَة‎; الْبَطِّيخَة al-biṭṭīḵa‎; al-baṭṭīḵa	بِطِّيخَة‎; بَطِّيخَة biṭṭīḵat‎; baṭṭīḵat
Nominative	بِطِّيخَةٌ‎; بَطِّيخَةٌ biṭṭīḵatun‎; baṭṭīḵatun	الْبِطِّيخَةُ‎; الْبَطِّيخَةُ al-biṭṭīḵatu‎; al-baṭṭīḵatu	بِطِّيخَةُ‎; بَطِّيخَةُ biṭṭīḵatu‎; baṭṭīḵatu
Accusative	بِطِّيخَةً‎; بَطِّيخَةً biṭṭīḵatan‎; baṭṭīḵatan	الْبِطِّيخَةَ‎; الْبَطِّيخَةَ al-biṭṭīḵata‎; al-baṭṭīḵata	بِطِّيخَةَ‎; بَطِّيخَةَ biṭṭīḵata‎; baṭṭīḵata
Genitive	بِطِّيخَةٍ‎; بَطِّيخَةٍ biṭṭīḵatin‎; baṭṭīḵatin	الْبِطِّيخَةِ‎; الْبَطِّيخَةِ al-biṭṭīḵati‎; al-baṭṭīḵati	بِطِّيخَةِ‎; بَطِّيخَةِ biṭṭīḵati‎; baṭṭīḵati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِطِّيخَتَيْن‎; بَطِّيخَتَيْن biṭṭīḵatayn‎; baṭṭīḵatayn	الْبِطِّيخَتَيْن‎; الْبَطِّيخَتَيْن al-biṭṭīḵatayn‎; al-baṭṭīḵatayn	بِطِّيخَتَيْ‎; بَطِّيخَتَيْ biṭṭīḵatay‎; baṭṭīḵatay
Nominative	بِطِّيخَتَانِ‎; بَطِّيخَتَانِ biṭṭīḵatāni‎; baṭṭīḵatāni	الْبِطِّيخَتَانِ‎; الْبَطِّيخَتَانِ al-biṭṭīḵatāni‎; al-baṭṭīḵatāni	بِطِّيخَتَا‎; بَطِّيخَتَا biṭṭīḵatā‎; baṭṭīḵatā
Accusative	بِطِّيخَتَيْنِ‎; بَطِّيخَتَيْنِ biṭṭīḵatayni‎; baṭṭīḵatayni	الْبِطِّيخَتَيْنِ‎; الْبَطِّيخَتَيْنِ al-biṭṭīḵatayni‎; al-baṭṭīḵatayni	بِطِّيخَتَيْ‎; بَطِّيخَتَيْ biṭṭīḵatay‎; baṭṭīḵatay
Genitive	بِطِّيخَتَيْنِ‎; بَطِّيخَتَيْنِ biṭṭīḵatayni‎; baṭṭīḵatayni	الْبِطِّيخَتَيْنِ‎; الْبَطِّيخَتَيْنِ al-biṭṭīḵatayni‎; al-baṭṭīḵatayni	بِطِّيخَتَيْ‎; بَطِّيخَتَيْ biṭṭīḵatay‎; baṭṭīḵatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِطِّيخَات‎; بَطِّيخَات biṭṭīḵāt‎; baṭṭīḵāt	الْبِطِّيخَات‎; الْبَطِّيخَات al-biṭṭīḵāt‎; al-baṭṭīḵāt	بِطِّيخَات‎; بَطِّيخَات biṭṭīḵāt‎; baṭṭīḵāt
Nominative	بِطِّيخَاتٌ‎; بَطِّيخَاتٌ biṭṭīḵātun‎; baṭṭīḵātun	الْبِطِّيخَاتُ‎; الْبَطِّيخَاتُ al-biṭṭīḵātu‎; al-baṭṭīḵātu	بِطِّيخَاتُ‎; بَطِّيخَاتُ biṭṭīḵātu‎; baṭṭīḵātu
Accusative	بِطِّيخَاتٍ‎; بَطِّيخَاتٍ biṭṭīḵātin‎; baṭṭīḵātin	الْبِطِّيخَاتِ‎; الْبَطِّيخَاتِ al-biṭṭīḵāti‎; al-baṭṭīḵāti	بِطِّيخَاتِ‎; بَطِّيخَاتِ biṭṭīḵāti‎; baṭṭīḵāti
Genitive	بِطِّيخَاتٍ‎; بَطِّيخَاتٍ biṭṭīḵātin‎; baṭṭīḵātin	الْبِطِّيخَاتِ‎; الْبَطِّيخَاتِ al-biṭṭīḵāti‎; al-baṭṭīḵāti	بِطِّيخَاتِ‎; بَطِّيخَاتِ biṭṭīḵāti‎; baṭṭīḵāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَطَاطِيخ baṭāṭīḵ	الْبَطَاطِيخ al-baṭāṭīḵ	بَطَاطِيخ baṭāṭīḵ
Nominative	بَطَاطِيخُ baṭāṭīḵu	الْبَطَاطِيخُ al-baṭāṭīḵu	بَطَاطِيخُ baṭāṭīḵu
Accusative	بَطَاطِيخَ baṭāṭīḵa	الْبَطَاطِيخَ al-baṭāṭīḵa	بَطَاطِيخَ baṭāṭīḵa
Genitive	بَطَاطِيخَ baṭāṭīḵa	الْبَطَاطِيخِ al-baṭāṭīḵi	بَطَاطِيخِ baṭāṭīḵi

Descendants

• → Ge'ez: በጢሕ (baṭṭiḥ)
• → Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: petêx

• → Medieval Latin: botefles, buteflez, budusta

References

• “botefles (or: buteflez)”, in Arabic and Latin Glossary, Würzburg: Julius-Maximilians-Universität, 2018–
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 140
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “بطيخ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 113
• Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 550–553
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بطيخ”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen

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Gulf Arabic

بَطِّيخ

Etymology

From Arabic بطيخ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bətˤːiːχ/

Noun

بطيخ • (baṭṭīḵ) (collective, singulative بطيخة (baṭṭīḵa))

1. cantaloupe, muskmelon

   شنو تحب اكثر، الرقي ولا البطيخ؟

   šinu tḥib akṯar, ir-raggi wila-lbaṭṭīḵ?

   What do you like more, watermelon or muskmelon?

   Synonym: شمام (šammām)

2. unprofessional, bad, crappy

   المقاول هذا شغله بطيخ

   This contractor's job is crappy

Derived terms

• ديرة بطيخ (dīrat baṭṭiḵ)

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Hijazi Arabic

بَطِّيخ

Etymology

From Arabic بَطِّيخ (baṭṭīḵ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /batˤːiːx/

Noun

بطيخ • (baṭṭīḵ)

1. watermelon, watermelons

Synonyms

• حبحب