كسرة
Arabic
Etymology
Instance noun of the verb كَسَر (kasar, “to break”), from the root ك س ر (k-s-r).
Pronunciation
Noun
كَسْرَة • (kasra) f (plural كَسَرَات (kasarāt))
- (linguistics, grammar) kasra (a vowel sign in Arabic writing signifying an /i/ sound)
- fragment
- أعطني وظيفةٍ مع الأحبارِ لِآكُلَ كسرة خبزٍ
- Give me a job with the priests that I may eat a fragment of bread.
Declension
Declension of noun كَسْرَة (kasra)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كَسْرَة kasra |
الْكَسْرَة al-kasra |
كَسْرَة kasrat |
Nominative | كَسْرَةٌ kasratun |
الْكَسْرَةُ al-kasratu |
كَسْرَةُ kasratu |
Accusative | كَسْرَةً kasratan |
الْكَسْرَةَ al-kasrata |
كَسْرَةَ kasrata |
Genitive | كَسْرَةٍ kasratin |
الْكَسْرَةِ al-kasrati |
كَسْرَةِ kasrati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | كَسْرَتَيْن kasratayn |
الْكَسْرَتَيْن al-kasratayn |
كَسْرَتَيْ kasratay |
Nominative | كَسْرَتَانِ kasratāni |
الْكَسْرَتَانِ al-kasratāni |
كَسْرَتَا kasratā |
Accusative | كَسْرَتَيْنِ kasratayni |
الْكَسْرَتَيْنِ al-kasratayni |
كَسْرَتَيْ kasratay |
Genitive | كَسْرَتَيْنِ kasratayni |
الْكَسْرَتَيْنِ al-kasratayni |
كَسْرَتَيْ kasratay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كَسَرَات kasarāt |
الْكَسَرَات al-kasarāt |
كَسَرَات kasarāt |
Nominative | كَسَرَاتٌ kasarātun |
الْكَسَرَاتُ al-kasarātu |
كَسَرَاتُ kasarātu |
Accusative | كَسَرَاتٍ kasarātin |
الْكَسَرَاتِ al-kasarāti |
كَسَرَاتِ kasarāti |
Genitive | كَسَرَاتٍ kasarātin |
الْكَسَرَاتِ al-kasarāti |
كَسَرَاتِ kasarāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “كسرة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “كسر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Categories:
- Arabic instance nouns
- Arabic terms belonging to the root ك س ر
- Arabic 2-syllable words
- Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic nouns
- Arabic feminine nouns
- ar:Linguistics
- ar:Grammar
- Arabic terms with usage examples
- Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a
- Arabic nouns with sound feminine plural