أخطبوط

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔax.tˤa.buːtˤ/, /ʔux.tˤu.buːtˤ/

Noun

أُخْطُبُوط (ʔuḵṭubūṭm (plural أُخْطُبُوطَات (ʔuḵṭubūṭāt))
أَخْطَبُوط (ʔaḵṭabūṭm (plural أَخْطَبُوطَات (ʔaḵṭabūṭāt))

  1. octopus

Declension

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَخْطَبُوط (ʔaḵṭabūṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

أخطبوط (ʔaḵṭabūṭm (plural أخطبوطات (ʔaḵṭabūṭāt))

  1. octopus

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أُخْطُبُوط (ʔuḵṭubūṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

أخطبوط (ʔuḵṭubūṭm (plural خطابط (ḵṭābaṭ) or أخطبوطات (ʔuḵṭubūṭāt))

  1. octopus
    Synonyms: روطالة (rūṭāla), زايس (zāyis)