قط

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See also: ق.ظ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Adverb

قَطُّ (qaṭṭu)

  1. (with the past tense in the negative, chiefly in the negative) ever, never
Descendants
  • Maltese: qatt

Etymology 2

Verb

قَطَّ (qaṭṭa) I (non-past يَقُطُّ (yaquṭṭu), verbal noun قَطّ (qaṭṭ))

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

Etymology 3

Adjective

قَطّ (qaṭṭ)

  1. short and curly (of hair)
Declension

Etymology 4

قِطٌّ

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܩܛܘ (qaṭṭu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

قِطّ (qiṭṭm (plural قِطَطَة (qiṭaṭa) or قِطَط (qiṭaṭ) or قِطَاط (qiṭāṭ), feminine قِطَّة (qiṭṭa))

  1. cat, tomcat
    القِطُّ يَلْعَبُ بِكُرَةٍ.
    al-qiṭṭu yalʕabu bikuratin.
    The cat is playing with a ball.
Declension

Etymology 5

Noun

قَطّ (qaṭṭm

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

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

قط (ʔuṭṭm (plural قُطَط (ʔuṭaṭ), feminine قُطَّة (ʔuṭṭa))

  1. tomcat, male equivalent of قطة

Gulf Arabic

Root
ق ط ط
1 term

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Verb

قَط (gaṭṭ) I (non-past يقط (ygiṭṭ))

  1. to throw
    قط الكرةgiṭṭ il-kuraThrow the ball
  2. to throw away
    الأشياء الي ما تحتاجها قطها
    il-ašyāʔ illi mā tiḥtājha giṭṭha
    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 tgiṭṭ 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
    tgiṭṭ tarāni fāhim qaṣdik
    Don't throw shade for I understand what you intend (mean).

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

قط (qaṭṭm (plural قطوط (qṭūṭ) or قطوطة (qṭūṭa), feminine قطة (qaṭṭa))

  1. cat
    Synonym: مش (mušš)

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

قط (ʔaṭṭm (plural قَطَط (ʔaṭaṭ) or قْطَاط (ʔṭāṭ), feminine قَطَّة (qaṭṭa))

  1. cat

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ).

Noun

قط (qoṭṭm (plural قطط (quṭaṭ), feminine قطّة (quṭṭa))

  1. cat (used in stories and proverbs)
    Synonym: بس (biss)

Derived terms