قط

See also: ق.ظ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Adverb

قَطُّ • (qaṭṭu)

1. (with the past tense in the negative) ever, never

Descendants

• Maltese: qatt

Etymology 2

Verb

1. to carve
2. to cut, to trim, to clip, to pare
3. to sharpen a nib, pencil

Etymology 3

Adjective

قَطّ • (qaṭṭ)

1. short and curly (of hair)

Declension

Declension of adjective قَطّ (qaṭṭ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	قَطّ qaṭṭ	الْقَطّ al-qaṭṭ	قَطَّة qaṭṭa	الْقَطَّة al-qaṭṭa
Nominative	قَطٌّ qaṭṭun	الْقَطُّ al-qaṭṭu	قَطَّةٌ qaṭṭatun	الْقَطَّةُ al-qaṭṭatu
Accusative	قَطًّا qaṭṭan	الْقَطَّ al-qaṭṭa	قَطَّةً qaṭṭatan	الْقَطَّةَ al-qaṭṭata
Genitive	قَطٍّ qaṭṭin	الْقَطِّ al-qaṭṭi	قَطَّةٍ qaṭṭatin	الْقَطَّةِ al-qaṭṭati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	قَطَّيْن qaṭṭayn	الْقَطَّيْن al-qaṭṭayn	قَطَّتَيْن qaṭṭatayn	الْقَطَّتَيْن al-qaṭṭatayn
Nominative	قَطَّانِ qaṭṭāni	الْقَطَّانِ al-qaṭṭāni	قَطَّتَانِ qaṭṭatāni	الْقَطَّتَانِ al-qaṭṭatāni
Accusative	قَطَّيْنِ qaṭṭayni	الْقَطَّيْنِ al-qaṭṭayni	قَطَّتَيْنِ qaṭṭatayni	الْقَطَّتَيْنِ al-qaṭṭatayni
Genitive	قَطَّيْنِ qaṭṭayni	الْقَطَّيْنِ al-qaṭṭayni	قَطَّتَيْنِ qaṭṭatayni	الْقَطَّتَيْنِ al-qaṭṭatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	قَطَّات qaṭṭāt	الْقَطَّات al-qaṭṭāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	قَطَّاتٌ qaṭṭātun	الْقَطَّاتُ al-qaṭṭātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	قَطَّاتٍ qaṭṭātin	الْقَطَّاتِ al-qaṭṭāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	قَطَّاتٍ qaṭṭātin	الْقَطَّاتِ al-qaṭṭāti

Etymology 4

A domestic cat

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܩܛܘ (qaṭṭu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

قِطّ • (qiṭṭ) m (plural قِطَطَة (qiṭaṭa) or قِطَط (qiṭaṭ) or قِطَاط (qiṭāṭ), feminine قِطَّة (qiṭṭa))

1. cat, tomcat

Declension

Declension of noun قِطّ (qiṭṭ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِطّ qiṭṭ	الْقِطّ al-qiṭṭ	قِطّ qiṭṭ	قِطَّة qiṭṭa	الْقِطَّة al-qiṭṭa	قِطَّة qiṭṭat
Nominative	قِطٌّ qiṭṭun	الْقِطُّ al-qiṭṭu	قِطُّ qiṭṭu	قِطَّةٌ qiṭṭatun	الْقِطَّةُ al-qiṭṭatu	قِطَّةُ qiṭṭatu
Accusative	قِطًّا qiṭṭan	الْقِطَّ al-qiṭṭa	قِطَّ qiṭṭa	قِطَّةً qiṭṭatan	الْقِطَّةَ al-qiṭṭata	قِطَّةَ qiṭṭata
Genitive	قِطٍّ qiṭṭin	الْقِطِّ al-qiṭṭi	قِطِّ qiṭṭi	قِطَّةٍ qiṭṭatin	الْقِطَّةِ al-qiṭṭati	قِطَّةِ qiṭṭati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِطَّيْن qiṭṭayn	الْقِطَّيْن al-qiṭṭayn	قِطَّيْ qiṭṭay	قِطَّتَيْن qiṭṭatayn	الْقِطَّتَيْن al-qiṭṭatayn	قِطَّتَيْ qiṭṭatay
Nominative	قِطَّانِ qiṭṭāni	الْقِطَّانِ al-qiṭṭāni	قِطَّا qiṭṭā	قِطَّتَانِ qiṭṭatāni	الْقِطَّتَانِ al-qiṭṭatāni	قِطَّتَا qiṭṭatā
Accusative	قِطَّيْنِ qiṭṭayni	الْقِطَّيْنِ al-qiṭṭayni	قِطَّيْ qiṭṭay	قِطَّتَيْنِ qiṭṭatayni	الْقِطَّتَيْنِ al-qiṭṭatayni	قِطَّتَيْ qiṭṭatay
Genitive	قِطَّيْنِ qiṭṭayni	الْقِطَّيْنِ al-qiṭṭayni	قِطَّيْ qiṭṭay	قِطَّتَيْنِ qiṭṭatayni	الْقِطَّتَيْنِ al-qiṭṭatayni	قِطَّتَيْ qiṭṭatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote			basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِطَطَة‎; قِطَاط qiṭaṭa‎; qiṭāṭ	الْقِطَطَة‎; الْقِطَاط al-qiṭaṭa‎; al-qiṭāṭ	قِطَطَة‎; قِطَاط qiṭaṭat‎; qiṭāṭ	قِطَط qiṭaṭ	الْقِطَط al-qiṭaṭ	قِطَط qiṭaṭ
Nominative	قِطَطَةٌ‎; قِطَاطٌ qiṭaṭatun‎; qiṭāṭun	الْقِطَطَةُ‎; الْقِطَاطُ al-qiṭaṭatu‎; al-qiṭāṭu	قِطَطَةُ‎; قِطَاطُ qiṭaṭatu‎; qiṭāṭu	قِطَطٌ qiṭaṭun	الْقِطَطُ al-qiṭaṭu	قِطَطُ qiṭaṭu
Accusative	قِطَطَةً‎; قِطَاطًا qiṭaṭatan‎; qiṭāṭan	الْقِطَطَةَ‎; الْقِطَاطَ al-qiṭaṭata‎; al-qiṭāṭa	قِطَطَةَ‎; قِطَاطَ qiṭaṭata‎; qiṭāṭa	قِطَطًا qiṭaṭan	الْقِطَطَ al-qiṭaṭa	قِطَطَ qiṭaṭa
Genitive	قِطَطَةٍ‎; قِطَاطٍ qiṭaṭatin‎; qiṭāṭin	الْقِطَطَةِ‎; الْقِطَاطِ al-qiṭaṭati‎; al-qiṭāṭi	قِطَطَةِ‎; قِطَاطِ qiṭaṭati‎; qiṭāṭi	قِطَطٍ qiṭaṭin	الْقِطَطِ al-qiṭaṭi	قِطَطِ qiṭaṭi

Etymology 5

Noun

قَطّ • (qaṭṭ) m

1. verbal noun of قَطَّ (qaṭṭa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun قَطّ (qaṭṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَطّ qaṭṭ	الْقَطّ al-qaṭṭ	قَطّ qaṭṭ
Nominative	قَطٌّ qaṭṭun	الْقَطُّ al-qaṭṭu	قَطُّ qaṭṭu
Accusative	قَطًّا qaṭṭan	الْقَطَّ al-qaṭṭa	قَطَّ qaṭṭa
Genitive	قَطٍّ qaṭṭin	الْقَطِّ al-qaṭṭi	قَطِّ qaṭṭi

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔʊtˤː/

Noun

قط • (ʔuṭṭ) m (plural قُطَط (ʔuṭaṭ), feminine قُطَّة (ʔuṭṭa))

1. tomcat, male equivalent of قطة

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Root
ق ط ط
1 term

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡətˤ/, (prevocalic) /ɡətˤː/

Verb

قَط • (gaṭ(ṭ)) I (non-past يقط (ygiṭ(ṭ)))

1. to throw

   قط الكرة ― giṭṭ il-kura ― Throw the ball

2. to throw away

   الأشياء الي ما تحتاجها قطها

   il-ašyāʾ illi mā tiḥtājha giṭha

   Throw the stuff that you do not need (away)

3. to drop off

   قطيني عند بيت رفيجتي

   giṭṭīni ʕind bēt rfījti

   Drop me off by my friend's house

4. to jest in spontaneous manner

   ماشالله عليك تقط موتنا ضحك

   mašaḷḷā ʕalēk tgiṭ mawwatna ḏ̣iḥik

   God bless you you know how to jest, you made us die of laughter

5. to throw shade

   لا تقط تراني فاهم قصدك

   lā tgiṭ tarāni fāhim qaṣdik

   Don't throw shade for I understand what you intend (mean).

See also

• قطة (gaṭṭa)

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qatˤː/

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Noun

قط • (qaṭṭ) m (plural قطوط (qṭūṭ) or قطوطة (qṭūṭa), feminine قطة (qaṭṭa))

1. cat

   Synonym: مش (mušš)

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North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܩܛܘ (qaṭṭu) and Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔatˤː/

Noun

قط • (ʔaṭṭ) m (plural قَطَط (ʔaṭaṭ) or قْطَاط (ʔṭāṭ), feminine قَطَّة (qaṭṭa))

1. cat

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ).

Noun

قط • (qoṭṭ) m (plural قطط (quṭaṭ), feminine قطّة (quṭṭa))

1. cat (used in stories and proverbs)

   Synonym: بس (biss)

Derived terms

• ذكرنا القط، أجا ينط (zakarna l-qoṭṭ, ʾaja ynoṭṭ, “speak of the devil”, literally “we mentioned the cat and he came jumping”)
• غاب القط، إلعب يا فار (ḡāb il-qoṭṭ, ʾilʕab ya fār, “when the cat's away, the mice will play”)