فوطة

Arabic

Etymology

Likely ultimately from Sanskrit पोत (pota, “cloth”), via Classical Persian فوطه‎ (fūta). Alternatively, claimed to be from Sahidic Coptic ϥⲱⲧⲉ (fōte, “to wipe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuː.tˤa/

Noun

فُوطَة • (fūṭa) f (plural فُوَط‎ (fuwaṭ))

1. towel
2. napkin
3. apron

Declension

Declension of noun فُوطَة (fūṭa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُوطَة fūṭa	الْفُوطَة‎ al-fūṭa	فُوطَة fūṭat
Nominative	فُوطَةٌ fūṭatun	الْفُوطَةُ‎ al-fūṭatu	فُوطَةُ fūṭatu
Accusative	فُوطَةً fūṭatan	الْفُوطَةَ‎ al-fūṭata	فُوطَةَ fūṭata
Genitive	فُوطَةٍ fūṭatin	الْفُوطَةِ‎ al-fūṭati	فُوطَةِ fūṭati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُوطَتَيْن‎ fūṭatayn	الْفُوطَتَيْن‎ al-fūṭatayn	فُوطَتَيْ‎ fūṭatay
Nominative	فُوطَتَانِ‎ fūṭatāni	الْفُوطَتَانِ‎ al-fūṭatāni	فُوطَتَا‎ fūṭatā
Accusative	فُوطَتَيْنِ‎ fūṭatayni	الْفُوطَتَيْنِ‎ al-fūṭatayni	فُوطَتَيْ‎ fūṭatay
Genitive	فُوطَتَيْنِ‎ fūṭatayni	الْفُوطَتَيْنِ‎ al-fūṭatayni	فُوطَتَيْ‎ fūṭatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُوَط‎ fuwaṭ	الْفُوَط‎ al-fuwaṭ	فُوَط‎ fuwaṭ
Nominative	فُوَطٌ‎ fuwaṭun	الْفُوَطُ‎ al-fuwaṭu	فُوَطُ‎ fuwaṭu
Accusative	فُوَطًا‎ fuwaṭan	الْفُوَطَ‎ al-fuwaṭa	فُوَطَ‎ fuwaṭa
Genitive	فُوَطٍ‎ fuwaṭin	الْفُوَطِ‎ al-fuwaṭi	فُوَطِ‎ fuwaṭi

Derived terms

• فُوَيْطَة‎ (fuwayṭa, diminutive)

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: فوطة‎ (fūṭa)
• Moroccan Arabic: فوطة‎ (fūṭa)
• South Levantine Arabic: فوطة‎ (fūṭa)
• → English: fouta
• → French: fouta, foutah
• → Portuguese: fota

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1845) Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les arabes‎^[1] (in French), Amsterdam: Jean Müller, pages 339–343

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فُوطَة‎ (fūṭa).

Noun

فوطة • (fūṭa) f

1. towel

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فُوطَة‎ (fūṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuː.tˤa/

Noun

فوطة • (fūṭa) f (plural فواطي‎ (fwāṭi) or فوطات‎ (fūṭāt))

1. towel

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فُوطَة‎ (fūṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuː.tˤe/, [ˈfuː.tˤɑ]
• IPA^(key): /fuː.tˤa/, [ˈfuː.tˤɑ]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

فوطة • (fūṭa) f (plural فوط‎ (fuwaṭ))

1. napkin, serviette
2. small towel

See also

• منشفة‎ (manšafe, “towel”), بشكير‎ (baškīr, “towel”)