غطاء
Arabic
Etymology
From the roots غ ط و (ḡ-ṭ-w) and غ ط ي (ḡ-ṭ-y); compare غَطَا (ḡaṭā, “to cover”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
غِطَاء • (ḡiṭāʔ) m (plural أَغْطِيَة (ʔaḡṭiya))
Declension
Declension of noun غِطَاء (ḡiṭāʔ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | غِطَاء ḡiṭāʔ |
الْغِطَاء al-ḡiṭāʔ |
غِطَاء ḡiṭāʔ |
Nominative | غِطَاءٌ ḡiṭāʔun |
الْغِطَاءُ al-ḡiṭāʔu |
غِطَاءُ ḡiṭāʔu |
Accusative | غِطَاءً ḡiṭāʔan |
الْغِطَاءَ al-ḡiṭāʔa |
غِطَاءَ ḡiṭāʔa |
Genitive | غِطَاءٍ ḡiṭāʔin |
الْغِطَاءِ al-ḡiṭāʔi |
غِطَاءِ ḡiṭāʔi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | غِطَاءَيْن ḡiṭāʔayn |
الْغِطَاءَيْن al-ḡiṭāʔayn |
غِطَاءَيْ ḡiṭāʔay |
Nominative | غِطَاءَانِ ḡiṭāʔāni |
الْغِطَاءَانِ al-ḡiṭāʔāni |
غِطَاءَا ḡiṭāʔā |
Accusative | غِطَاءَيْنِ ḡiṭāʔayni |
الْغِطَاءَيْنِ al-ḡiṭāʔayni |
غِطَاءَيْ ḡiṭāʔay |
Genitive | غِطَاءَيْنِ ḡiṭāʔayni |
الْغِطَاءَيْنِ al-ḡiṭāʔayni |
غِطَاءَيْ ḡiṭāʔay |
Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَغْطِيَة ʔaḡṭiya |
الْأَغْطِيَة al-ʔaḡṭiya |
أَغْطِيَة ʔaḡṭiyat |
Nominative | أَغْطِيَةٌ ʔaḡṭiyatun |
الْأَغْطِيَةُ al-ʔaḡṭiyatu |
أَغْطِيَةُ ʔaḡṭiyatu |
Accusative | أَغْطِيَةً ʔaḡṭiyatan |
الْأَغْطِيَةَ al-ʔaḡṭiyata |
أَغْطِيَةَ ʔaḡṭiyata |
Genitive | أَغْطِيَةٍ ʔaḡṭiyatin |
الْأَغْطِيَةِ al-ʔaḡṭiyati |
أَغْطِيَةِ ʔaḡṭiyati |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: غَطا (ʁə6ə)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “غطاء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “غطاء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[2], London: W.H. Allen