كفتة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from Classical Persian کوفْتَه (kōfta, “ground meat”), possibly by way of Ottoman Turkish کوفته (köfte).

Noun

كُفْتَة • (kufta) f

1. kufta, meatball, meat dumpling

Declension

Declension of noun كُفْتَة (kufta)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كُفْتَة kufta	الْكُفْتَة al-kufta	كُفْتَة kuftat
nominative	كُفْتَةٌ kuftatun	الْكُفْتَةُ al-kuftatu	كُفْتَةُ kuftatu
accusative	كُفْتَةً kuftatan	الْكُفْتَةَ al-kuftata	كُفْتَةَ kuftata
genitive	كُفْتَةٍ kuftatin	الْكُفْتَةِ al-kuftati	كُفْتَةِ kuftati

Etymology 2

Root
ك ف ت (k f t)
4 terms

Noun

كَفْتَة • (kafta) f

1. Rose of Jericho (Anastatica hierochuntica)

   Synonym: كَفّ مَرْيَم (kaff maryam)

Declension

Declension of noun كَفْتَة (kafta)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كَفْتَة kafta	الْكَفْتَة al-kafta	كَفْتَة kaftat
nominative	كَفْتَةٌ kaftatun	الْكَفْتَةُ al-kaftatu	كَفْتَةُ kaftatu
accusative	كَفْتَةً kaftatan	الْكَفْتَةَ al-kaftata	كَفْتَةَ kaftata
genitive	كَفْتَةٍ kaftatin	الْكَفْتَةِ al-kaftati	كَفْتَةِ kaftati

References

• Mandaville, James Paul (1990), Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia, Riyadh: Routledge, →ISBN, pages 143–144, 447
• Mandaville, James Paul (2011), Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tucson: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, pages 303–304
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (2020), “كفتة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 6th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 801a

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian کوفْتَه (kōfta, “ground meat”), possibly by way of Ottoman Turkish کوفته (köfte).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kufta/, [kʊfta]

Noun

كفتة • (kufta) f (collective, plural كُفْتات (kuftāt))

1. meatball

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian کوفْتَه (kōfta, “ground meat”), possibly by way of Ottoman Turkish کوفته (köfte).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaf.ta/, /kuf.ta/

Noun

كَفتة or كُفتة • (kafta or kufta) f (usually uncountable)

1. ground meat, minced meat