قرطاس

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Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא / ܩܪܛܝܣܐ (qarṭīsā), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qir.tˤaːs/, /qur.tˤaːs/

Noun

قِرْطَاس or قُرْطَاس • (qirṭās or qurṭās) m (plural قَرَاطِيس (qarāṭīs))

  1. (uncountable or countable, dated) paper; a sheet of paper, a page
    Synonyms: صَحِيفَة (ṣaḥīfa, “a page; a book”), وَرَقَة (waraqa, “a leaf; a sheet of paper”)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 6:7:
      وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا فِي قِرْطَاسٍ فَلَمَسُوهُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ لَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُبِينٌ
      wa-law nazzalnā ʕalayka kitāban fī qirṭāsin fa-lamasūhu bi-ʔaydīhim la-qāla llaḏīna kafarū ʔin haḏā ʔillā siḥrun mubīnun
      And even if we had sent down to you some writing on a leaf so that they could touch it with their own hands, those who have disbelieved would say, “This is nothing but blatant magic."
    • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi
      اَلْخَيْلُ وَٱللَّيْلُ وَٱلْبَيْدَاءُ تَعْرِفُنِي / وَٱلسَّيْفُ وَٱلرُّمْحُ وَٱلْقِرْطَاسُ وَٱلْقَلَمُ
      al-ḵaylu wa-l-laylu wa-l-baydāʔu taʕrifunī / wa-s-sayfu wa-r-rumḥu wa-l-qirṭāsu wa-l-qalamu
      The horses and the night and the desert know me / and the sword and the spear and the paper and the pen
  2. (uncountable or countable, archaic) papyrus; a sheet of papyrus
    Synonym: بَرْدِيّ (bardiyy)
  3. (uncountable or countable) individual packaging, bag, wrapper, cone
    • 2018, وَجْدِيّ الْأَهْدَل [wajdiyy al-ʔahdal], أرض المؤامرات السعيدة, Bayrūt: Nawfal / Hachette Antoine, →ISBN, page 84:
      ولكنّني حين رأيتُ هذه الأصناف القديمة سال لعابي، واشتهيتُ أكلها وكأنّني طفل. مزّقتُ قرطاس البسكويت الأول والتهمته بتلذذ،
      But when I saw these old sorts my spittle ran, and I was desirous to eat thereof as though I were a child. I rent the paper packaging of the first biscuit and devoured with winne,
  4. (countable, obsolete) a mark that is fired at (such as a bullseye), a target
    Synonyms: هَدَف (hadaf), غَرَض (ḡaraḍ)

Declension

Declension of noun قِرْطَاس (qirṭās)‎; قُرْطَاس (qurṭās)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِرْطَاس‎; قُرْطَاس
qirṭās‎; qurṭās 		الْقِرْطَاس‎; الْقُرْطَاس
al-qirṭās‎; al-qurṭās 		قِرْطَاس‎; قُرْطَاس
qirṭās‎; qurṭās
Nominative قِرْطَاسٌ‎; قُرْطَاسٌ
qirṭāsun‎; qurṭāsun 		الْقِرْطَاسُ‎; الْقُرْطَاسُ
al-qirṭāsu‎; al-qurṭāsu 		قِرْطَاسُ‎; قُرْطَاسُ
qirṭāsu‎; qurṭāsu
Accusative قِرْطَاسًا‎; قُرْطَاسًا
qirṭāsan‎; qurṭāsan 		الْقِرْطَاسَ‎; الْقُرْطَاسَ
al-qirṭāsa‎; al-qurṭāsa 		قِرْطَاسَ‎; قُرْطَاسَ
qirṭāsa‎; qurṭāsa
Genitive قِرْطَاسٍ‎; قُرْطَاسٍ
qirṭāsin‎; qurṭāsin 		الْقِرْطَاسِ‎; الْقُرْطَاسِ
al-qirṭāsi‎; al-qurṭāsi 		قِرْطَاسِ‎; قُرْطَاسِ
qirṭāsi‎; qurṭāsi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِرْطَاسَيْن‎; قُرْطَاسَيْن
qirṭāsayn‎; qurṭāsayn 		الْقِرْطَاسَيْن‎; الْقُرْطَاسَيْن
al-qirṭāsayn‎; al-qurṭāsayn 		قِرْطَاسَيْ‎; قُرْطَاسَيْ
qirṭāsay‎; qurṭāsay
Nominative قِرْطَاسَانِ‎; قُرْطَاسَانِ
qirṭāsāni‎; qurṭāsāni 		الْقِرْطَاسَانِ‎; الْقُرْطَاسَانِ
al-qirṭāsāni‎; al-qurṭāsāni 		قِرْطَاسَا‎; قُرْطَاسَا
qirṭāsā‎; qurṭāsā
Accusative قِرْطَاسَيْنِ‎; قُرْطَاسَيْنِ
qirṭāsayni‎; qurṭāsayni 		الْقِرْطَاسَيْنِ‎; الْقُرْطَاسَيْنِ
al-qirṭāsayni‎; al-qurṭāsayni 		قِرْطَاسَيْ‎; قُرْطَاسَيْ
qirṭāsay‎; qurṭāsay
Genitive قِرْطَاسَيْنِ‎; قُرْطَاسَيْنِ
qirṭāsayni‎; qurṭāsayni 		الْقِرْطَاسَيْنِ‎; الْقُرْطَاسَيْنِ
al-qirṭāsayni‎; al-qurṭāsayni 		قِرْطَاسَيْ‎; قُرْطَاسَيْ
qirṭāsay‎; qurṭāsay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَرَاطِيس
qarāṭīs 		الْقَرَاطِيس
al-qarāṭīs 		قَرَاطِيس
qarāṭīs
Nominative قَرَاطِيسُ
qarāṭīsu 		الْقَرَاطِيسُ
al-qarāṭīsu 		قَرَاطِيسُ
qarāṭīsu
Accusative قَرَاطِيسَ
qarāṭīsa 		الْقَرَاطِيسَ
al-qarāṭīsa 		قَرَاطِيسَ
qarāṭīsa
Genitive قَرَاطِيسَ
qarāṭīsa 		الْقَرَاطِيسِ
al-qarāṭīsi 		قَرَاطِيسِ
qarāṭīsi

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُرْطَاس (qurṭās).

Pronunciation

Noun

قِرْطاس • (girṭās) m (plural قَراطيس (garāṭis))

  1. packaging/wrapping surrounding new products
    الجهاز يديد بقراطيسه
    ij-jihāz yidīd b-garāṭīṣa
    the device is new, in its (original) wrappings

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُرْطَاس (qurṭās, “target”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qurtˤaːs/, /qartˤaːs/

Noun

قُرْطَاس or قَرْطَاس • (qurṭās or qarṭās) m (plural قراطس (qrāṭis))

  1. bullet (projectile)
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