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 |