فتاة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ت ي (f-t-y) or ف ت و (f-t-w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.taːh/

Noun

فَتَاة • (fatāh) f (plural فَتَيَات (fatayāt), masculine فَتًى (fatan))

1. female adolescent, youth, juvenile; young girl
2. female slave

Declension

Declension of noun فَتَاة (fatāh)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَتَاة fatāt	الْفَتَاة al-fatāt	فَتَاة fatāt
Nominative	فَتَاةٌ fatātun	الْفَتَاةُ al-fatātu	فَتَاةُ fatātu
Accusative	فَتَاةً fatātan	الْفَتَاةَ al-fatāta	فَتَاةَ fatāta
Genitive	فَتَاةٍ fatātin	الْفَتَاةِ al-fatāti	فَتَاةِ fatāti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَتَاتَيْن fatātayn	الْفَتَاتَيْن al-fatātayn	فَتَاتَيْ fatātay
Nominative	فَتَاتَانِ fatātāni	الْفَتَاتَانِ al-fatātāni	فَتَاتَا fatātā
Accusative	فَتَاتَيْنِ fatātayni	الْفَتَاتَيْنِ al-fatātayni	فَتَاتَيْ fatātay
Genitive	فَتَاتَيْنِ fatātayni	الْفَتَاتَيْنِ al-fatātayni	فَتَاتَيْ fatātay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَتَيَات fatayāt	الْفَتَيَات al-fatayāt	فَتَيَات fatayāt
Nominative	فَتَيَاتٌ fatayātun	الْفَتَيَاتُ al-fatayātu	فَتَيَاتُ fatayātu
Accusative	فَتَيَاتٍ fatayātin	الْفَتَيَاتِ al-fatayāti	فَتَيَاتِ fatayāti
Genitive	فَتَيَاتٍ fatayātin	الْفَتَيَاتِ al-fatayāti	فَتَيَاتِ fatayāti

Derived terms

• فُتَيَّة (futayya) (diminutive)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “فتي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN