قطار

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Arabic

Root
ق ط ر (q ṭ r)
9 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qi.tˤaːr/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

قِطَار • (qiṭār) m (plural قِطَارَات (qiṭārāt) or قُطُر (quṭur))

  1. row
  2. row of camels
  3. (railroad) train

Declension

Declension of noun قِطَار (qiṭār)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِطَار
qiṭār 		الْقِطَار
al-qiṭār 		قِطَار
qiṭār
Nominative قِطَارٌ
qiṭārun 		الْقِطَارُ
al-qiṭāru 		قِطَارُ
qiṭāru
Accusative قِطَارًا
qiṭāran 		الْقِطَارَ
al-qiṭāra 		قِطَارَ
qiṭāra
Genitive قِطَارٍ
qiṭārin 		الْقِطَارِ
al-qiṭāri 		قِطَارِ
qiṭāri
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِطَارَيْن
qiṭārayn 		الْقِطَارَيْن
al-qiṭārayn 		قِطَارَيْ
qiṭāray
Nominative قِطَارَانِ
qiṭārāni 		الْقِطَارَانِ
al-qiṭārāni 		قِطَارَا
qiṭārā
Accusative قِطَارَيْنِ
qiṭārayni 		الْقِطَارَيْنِ
al-qiṭārayni 		قِطَارَيْ
qiṭāray
Genitive قِطَارَيْنِ
qiṭārayni 		الْقِطَارَيْنِ
al-qiṭārayni 		قِطَارَيْ
qiṭāray
Plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِطَارَات‎; قُطُر
qiṭārāt‎; quṭur 		الْقِطَارَات‎; الْقُطُر
al-qiṭārāt‎; al-quṭur 		قِطَارَات‎; قُطُر
qiṭārāt‎; quṭur
Nominative قِطَارَاتٌ‎; قُطُرٌ
qiṭārātun‎; quṭurun 		الْقِطَارَاتُ‎; الْقُطُرُ
al-qiṭārātu‎; al-quṭuru 		قِطَارَاتُ‎; قُطُرُ
qiṭārātu‎; quṭuru
Accusative قِطَارَاتٍ‎; قُطُرًا
qiṭārātin‎; quṭuran 		الْقِطَارَاتِ‎; الْقُطُرَ
al-qiṭārāti‎; al-quṭura 		قِطَارَاتِ‎; قُطُرَ
qiṭārāti‎; quṭura
Genitive قِطَارَاتٍ‎; قُطُرٍ
qiṭārātin‎; quṭurin 		الْقِطَارَاتِ‎; الْقُطُرِ
al-qiṭārāti‎; al-quṭuri 		قِطَارَاتِ‎; قُطُرِ
qiṭārāti‎; quṭuri

References

  • Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “قطار”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قطار”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قطر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ط ر
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār).

Pronunciation

Noun

قِطَار • (giṭār) m (plural قِطارات (giṭārāt))

  1. (railroad) train

Persian

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? qitār
Iranian reading? ğatâr, ğetâr
Tajik reading? qator
  • Audio (Iran):(file)
  • is an archaic pronunciation.

Noun

Dari قطار
Iranian Persian
Tajik қатор, поезд

قَطار • (qatâr) (plural قطارها (qatâr-hâ))

  1. train (transportation)
    Synonyms: ترن (teran), ریل (reyl)
    ساعت حرکت قطارها ― sâ'at-e herkat-e qatâr-hâ ― train departure times
  2. train, row, file
    Synonyms: صف (saf), ردیف (radif), سلسله (selsele)
    • c. 1911, Mohammad Hossein Âğuli Torki-ye Shirâzi, دیوان ترکی شیرازی‎:
      او به صد ناز می رود تنها
      دل خلق از پیش قطار، قطار
      u be sad nâz mi-ravad tanhâ
      del-e xalq az piš qetâr, qetâr
      He/She comes alone with a hundred coquettries,
      People's hearts are lined up in rows before him/her.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ط ر
2 terms
قطار بقطع جسر بالطريق لسويسرا ― a train crossing a bridge on the way to Switzerland

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār).

Pronunciation

Noun

قطار • (qiṭār) m

  1. (formal) train
    Synonym: ترين (trēn)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār).

Pronunciation

Noun

قِطار • (qitār) m or f (Hindi spelling क़ितार)

  1. queue, line, row
  2. train, railway vehicle
    Synonyms: ریل گاڑی (rel gāṛī), گاڑی (gāṛī)
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