مقبض

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb قَبَضَ (qabaḍa, “to grasp”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

مَقْبَض or مَقْبِض or مِقْبَض • (maqbaḍ or maqbiḍ or miqbaḍ) m (plural مَقَابِض (maqābiḍ))

1. handle
2. hilt
3. handpiece
4. occasion, opportunity

Declension

Declension of noun مَقْبَض (maqbaḍ)‎; مَقْبِض (maqbiḍ)‎; مِقْبَض (miqbaḍ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقْبَض‎; مَقْبِض‎; مِقْبَض maqbaḍ‎; maqbiḍ‎; miqbaḍ	الْمَقْبَض‎; الْمَقْبِض‎; الْمِقْبَض al-maqbaḍ‎; al-maqbiḍ‎; al-miqbaḍ	مَقْبَض‎; مَقْبِض‎; مِقْبَض maqbaḍ‎; maqbiḍ‎; miqbaḍ
Nominative	مَقْبَضٌ‎; مَقْبِضٌ‎; مِقْبَضٌ maqbaḍun‎; maqbiḍun‎; miqbaḍun	الْمَقْبَضُ‎; الْمَقْبِضُ‎; الْمِقْبَضُ al-maqbaḍu‎; al-maqbiḍu‎; al-miqbaḍu	مَقْبَضُ‎; مَقْبِضُ‎; مِقْبَضُ maqbaḍu‎; maqbiḍu‎; miqbaḍu
Accusative	مَقْبَضًا‎; مَقْبِضًا‎; مِقْبَضًا maqbaḍan‎; maqbiḍan‎; miqbaḍan	الْمَقْبَضَ‎; الْمَقْبِضَ‎; الْمِقْبَضَ al-maqbaḍa‎; al-maqbiḍa‎; al-miqbaḍa	مَقْبَضَ‎; مَقْبِضَ‎; مِقْبَضَ maqbaḍa‎; maqbiḍa‎; miqbaḍa
Genitive	مَقْبَضٍ‎; مَقْبِضٍ‎; مِقْبَضٍ maqbaḍin‎; maqbiḍin‎; miqbaḍin	الْمَقْبَضِ‎; الْمَقْبِضِ‎; الْمِقْبَضِ al-maqbaḍi‎; al-maqbiḍi‎; al-miqbaḍi	مَقْبَضِ‎; مَقْبِضِ‎; مِقْبَضِ maqbaḍi‎; maqbiḍi‎; miqbaḍi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقْبَضَيْن‎; مَقْبِضَيْن‎; مِقْبَضَيْن maqbaḍayn‎; maqbiḍayn‎; miqbaḍayn	الْمَقْبَضَيْن‎; الْمَقْبِضَيْن‎; الْمِقْبَضَيْن al-maqbaḍayn‎; al-maqbiḍayn‎; al-miqbaḍayn	مَقْبَضَيْ‎; مَقْبِضَيْ‎; مِقْبَضَيْ maqbaḍay‎; maqbiḍay‎; miqbaḍay
Nominative	مَقْبَضَانِ‎; مَقْبِضَانِ‎; مِقْبَضَانِ maqbaḍāni‎; maqbiḍāni‎; miqbaḍāni	الْمَقْبَضَانِ‎; الْمَقْبِضَانِ‎; الْمِقْبَضَانِ al-maqbaḍāni‎; al-maqbiḍāni‎; al-miqbaḍāni	مَقْبَضَا‎; مَقْبِضَا‎; مِقْبَضَا maqbaḍā‎; maqbiḍā‎; miqbaḍā
Accusative	مَقْبَضَيْنِ‎; مَقْبِضَيْنِ‎; مِقْبَضَيْنِ maqbaḍayni‎; maqbiḍayni‎; miqbaḍayni	الْمَقْبَضَيْنِ‎; الْمَقْبِضَيْنِ‎; الْمِقْبَضَيْنِ al-maqbaḍayni‎; al-maqbiḍayni‎; al-miqbaḍayni	مَقْبَضَيْ‎; مَقْبِضَيْ‎; مِقْبَضَيْ maqbaḍay‎; maqbiḍay‎; miqbaḍay
Genitive	مَقْبَضَيْنِ‎; مَقْبِضَيْنِ‎; مِقْبَضَيْنِ maqbaḍayni‎; maqbiḍayni‎; miqbaḍayni	الْمَقْبَضَيْنِ‎; الْمَقْبِضَيْنِ‎; الْمِقْبَضَيْنِ al-maqbaḍayni‎; al-maqbiḍayni‎; al-miqbaḍayni	مَقْبَضَيْ‎; مَقْبِضَيْ‎; مِقْبَضَيْ maqbaḍay‎; maqbiḍay‎; miqbaḍay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقَابِض maqābiḍ	الْمَقَابِض al-maqābiḍ	مَقَابِض maqābiḍ
Nominative	مَقَابِضُ maqābiḍu	الْمَقَابِضُ al-maqābiḍu	مَقَابِضُ maqābiḍu
Accusative	مَقَابِضَ maqābiḍa	الْمَقَابِضَ al-maqābiḍa	مَقَابِضَ maqābiḍa
Genitive	مَقَابِضَ maqābiḍa	الْمَقَابِضِ al-maqābiḍi	مَقَابِضِ maqābiḍi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مقبض”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen