قطة

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Arabic

Etymology

قِطّ (qiṭṭ, cat) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /qitˤ.tˤa/

Noun

قِطَّة (qiṭṭaf (plural قِطَط (qiṭaṭ) or قِطَاط (qiṭāṭ), masculine قِطّ (qiṭṭ))

  1. a cat
  2. female equivalent of قِطّ (qiṭṭ, cat)

Usage notes

The feminine noun قِطَّة (qiṭṭa) is the default term when talking about cats in general. The male form قِطّ (qiṭṭ) is only used when male gender needs to be specified.

Declension

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

قطة (ʔuṭṭam (plural قُطَطْ (ʔuṭaṭ))

  1. (any) cat
  2. female equivalent of قُطّ

References

  • Spiro, Socrates (1895). An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt, containing the vernacular idioms and expressions, slang phrases, etc., etc., used by the native Egyptians Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office.
  • Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986). A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic Beirut: Librairie du Liban.

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِطَّة (qiṭṭa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qatˤ.tˤa/
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Noun

قطة (qaṭṭaf (plural قطات (qaṭṭāt))

  1. female equivalent of قط (qaṭṭ)