قطيفة

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Arabic

قَطِيفَة
قَطَائِف
Root
ق ط ف (q ṭ f)
5 terms

Etymology

From the root ق ط ف (q-ṭ-f), of which قَطَفَ (qaṭafa, “to pluck”), therefore perhaps originally meaning piled cloth.

Pronunciation

Noun

قَطِيفَة • (qaṭīfa) f (plural قَطَائِف (qaṭāʔif) or قُطُف (quṭuf))

  1. satin, velvet
  2. a fabric made of satin or velvet (which might be a blanket or a carpet or a person’s dress)
  3. a kind of fritter or cheburek, qatayef (chiefly found in the plural قَطَائِف (qaṭāʔif), and in its vulgar form قَطَايِف (qaṭāyif))
  4. African marigold (Tagetes erecta)

Declension

Declension of noun قَطِيفَة (qaṭīfa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَطِيفَة
qaṭīfa 		الْقَطِيفَة
al-qaṭīfa 		قَطِيفَة
qaṭīfat
Nominative قَطِيفَةٌ
qaṭīfatun 		الْقَطِيفَةُ
al-qaṭīfatu 		قَطِيفَةُ
qaṭīfatu
Accusative قَطِيفَةً
qaṭīfatan 		الْقَطِيفَةَ
al-qaṭīfata 		قَطِيفَةَ
qaṭīfata
Genitive قَطِيفَةٍ
qaṭīfatin 		الْقَطِيفَةِ
al-qaṭīfati 		قَطِيفَةِ
qaṭīfati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَطِيفَتَيْن
qaṭīfatayn 		الْقَطِيفَتَيْن
al-qaṭīfatayn 		قَطِيفَتَيْ
qaṭīfatay
Nominative قَطِيفَتَانِ
qaṭīfatāni 		الْقَطِيفَتَانِ
al-qaṭīfatāni 		قَطِيفَتَا
qaṭīfatā
Accusative قَطِيفَتَيْنِ
qaṭīfatayni 		الْقَطِيفَتَيْنِ
al-qaṭīfatayni 		قَطِيفَتَيْ
qaṭīfatay
Genitive قَطِيفَتَيْنِ
qaṭīfatayni 		الْقَطِيفَتَيْنِ
al-qaṭīfatayni 		قَطِيفَتَيْ
qaṭīfatay
Plural basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَطَائِف‎; قُطُف
qaṭāʔif‎; quṭuf 		الْقَطَائِف‎; الْقُطُف
al-qaṭāʔif‎; al-quṭuf 		قَطَائِف‎; قُطُف
qaṭāʔif‎; quṭuf
Nominative قَطَائِفُ‎; قُطُفٌ
qaṭāʔifu‎; quṭufun 		الْقَطَائِفُ‎; الْقُطُفُ
al-qaṭāʔifu‎; al-quṭufu 		قَطَائِفُ‎; قُطُفُ
qaṭāʔifu‎; quṭufu
Accusative قَطَائِفَ‎; قُطُفًا
qaṭāʔifa‎; quṭufan 		الْقَطَائِفَ‎; الْقُطُفَ
al-qaṭāʔifa‎; al-quṭufa 		قَطَائِفَ‎; قُطُفَ
qaṭāʔifa‎; quṭufa
Genitive قَطَائِفَ‎; قُطُفٍ
qaṭāʔifa‎; quṭufin 		الْقَطَائِفِ‎; الْقُطُفِ
al-qaṭāʔifi‎; al-quṭufi 		قَطَائِفِ‎; قُطُفِ
qaṭāʔifi‎; quṭufi

Descendants

References

  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “قطيفة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1043
  • Worrell, William Hoyt (1935) “More about Arabic Terms for ”Rug””, in Ars Islamica, volume 2, number 1, →DOI, pages 66–67
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