قطة

Arabic

Etymology

قِطّ‎ (qiṭṭ, “cat”) +‎ ـَة‎ (-a).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qitˤ.tˤa/

Noun

قِطَّة • (qiṭṭa) f (plural قِطَط‎ (qiṭaṭ) or قِطَاط‎ (qiṭāṭ), masculine قِطّ‎ (qiṭṭ))

1. female equivalent of قِطّ‎ (qiṭṭ, “cat”)

Declension

Declension of noun قِطَّة (qiṭṭa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِطَّة qiṭṭa	الْقِطَّة‎ al-qiṭṭa	قِطَّة qiṭṭat
Nominative	قِطَّةٌ qiṭṭatun	الْقِطَّةُ‎ al-qiṭṭatu	قِطَّةُ qiṭṭatu
Accusative	قِطَّةً qiṭṭatan	الْقِطَّةَ‎ al-qiṭṭata	قِطَّةَ qiṭṭata
Genitive	قِطَّةٍ qiṭṭatin	الْقِطَّةِ‎ al-qiṭṭati	قِطَّةِ qiṭṭati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِطَّتَيْن‎ qiṭṭatayn	الْقِطَّتَيْن‎ al-qiṭṭatayn	قِطَّتَيْ‎ qiṭṭatay
Nominative	قِطَّتَانِ‎ qiṭṭatāni	الْقِطَّتَانِ‎ al-qiṭṭatāni	قِطَّتَا‎ qiṭṭatā
Accusative	قِطَّتَيْنِ‎ qiṭṭatayni	الْقِطَّتَيْنِ‎ al-qiṭṭatayni	قِطَّتَيْ‎ qiṭṭatay
Genitive	قِطَّتَيْنِ‎ qiṭṭatayni	الْقِطَّتَيْنِ‎ al-qiṭṭatayni	قِطَّتَيْ‎ qiṭṭatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِطَط‎‎; قِطَاط‎ qiṭaṭ‎; qiṭāṭ	الْقِطَط‎‎; الْقِطَاط‎ al-qiṭaṭ‎; al-qiṭāṭ	قِطَط‎‎; قِطَاط‎ qiṭaṭ‎; qiṭāṭ
Nominative	قِطَطٌ‎‎; قِطَاطٌ‎ qiṭaṭun‎; qiṭāṭun	الْقِطَطُ‎‎; الْقِطَاطُ‎ al-qiṭaṭu‎; al-qiṭāṭu	قِطَطُ‎‎; قِطَاطُ‎ qiṭaṭu‎; qiṭāṭu
Accusative	قِطَطًا‎‎; قِطَاطًا‎ qiṭaṭan‎; qiṭāṭan	الْقِطَطَ‎‎; الْقِطَاطَ‎ al-qiṭaṭa‎; al-qiṭāṭa	قِطَطَ‎‎; قِطَاطَ‎ qiṭaṭa‎; qiṭāṭa
Genitive	قِطَطٍ‎‎; قِطَاطٍ‎ qiṭaṭin‎; qiṭāṭin	الْقِطَطِ‎‎; الْقِطَاطِ‎ al-qiṭaṭi‎; al-qiṭāṭi	قِطَطِ‎‎; قِطَاطِ‎ qiṭaṭi‎; qiṭāṭi

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِطّ‎ (qiṭṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔʊtˤːɑ]

Noun

قطة • (ʔuṭṭa) m (plural قُطَطْ‎ (ʔuṭaṭ))

1. (any) cat
2. female equivalent of قُطّ‎

References

• Spiro, Socrates (1895). An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt, containing the vernacular idioms and expressions, slang phrases, etc., etc., used by the native Egyptians Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office.
• Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986). A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic Beirut: Librairie du Liban.

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِطَّة‎ (qiṭṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qatˤ.tˤa/

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Noun

قطة • (qaṭṭa) f (plural قطات‎ (qaṭṭāt))

1. female equivalent of قط‎ (qaṭṭ)