From the Ottoman Turkish predecessor of Turkish kabadayı (“rowdy”). Associated by folk etymology with قَبَضَ (qabaḍa, “grab, grasp”), قَبْضَة (qabḍa, “fist”).
قَبَضَاي • (qabaḍāy) m (plural قَبَضَايَات (qabaḍāyāt))
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قَبَضَاي qabaḍāy |
الْقَبَضَاي al-qabaḍāy |
قَبَضَاي qabaḍāy |
| nominative | قَبَضَايٌ qabaḍāyun |
الْقَبَضَايُ al-qabaḍāyu |
قَبَضَايُ qabaḍāyu |
| accusative | قَبَضَايًا qabaḍāyan |
الْقَبَضَايَ al-qabaḍāya |
قَبَضَايَ qabaḍāya |
| genitive | قَبَضَايٍ qabaḍāyin |
الْقَبَضَايِ al-qabaḍāyi |
قَبَضَايِ qabaḍāyi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | قَبَضَايَيْن qabaḍāyayn |
الْقَبَضَايَيْن al-qabaḍāyayn |
قَبَضَايَيْ qabaḍāyay |
| nominative | قَبَضَايَانِ qabaḍāyāni |
الْقَبَضَايَانِ al-qabaḍāyāni |
قَبَضَايَا qabaḍāyā |
| accusative | قَبَضَايَيْنِ qabaḍāyayni |
الْقَبَضَايَيْنِ al-qabaḍāyayni |
قَبَضَايَيْ qabaḍāyay |
| genitive | قَبَضَايَيْنِ qabaḍāyayni |
الْقَبَضَايَيْنِ al-qabaḍāyayni |
قَبَضَايَيْ qabaḍāyay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قَبَضَايَات qabaḍāyāt |
الْقَبَضَايَات al-qabaḍāyāt |
قَبَضَايَات qabaḍāyāt |
| nominative | قَبَضَايَاتٌ qabaḍāyātun |
الْقَبَضَايَاتُ al-qabaḍāyātu |
قَبَضَايَاتُ qabaḍāyātu |
| accusative | قَبَضَايَاتٍ qabaḍāyātin |
الْقَبَضَايَاتِ al-qabaḍāyāti |
قَبَضَايَاتِ qabaḍāyāti |
| genitive | قَبَضَايَاتٍ qabaḍāyātin |
الْقَبَضَايَاتِ al-qabaḍāyāti |
قَبَضَايَاتِ qabaḍāyāti |