قفة

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ق ف ف (q f f)
3 terms

Noun

قَفَّة or قُفَّة or قِفَّة • (qaffa or quffa or qiffa) f

  1. fevery shiver, ague fit, tremor febrilis
Declension
Declension of noun قَفَّة (qaffa)‎; قُفَّة (quffa)‎; قِفَّة (qiffa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَفَّة‎; قُفَّة‎; قِفَّة
qaffa‎; quffa‎; qiffa 		الْقَفَّة‎; الْقُفَّة‎; الْقِفَّة
al-qaffa‎; al-quffa‎; al-qiffa 		قَفَّة‎; قُفَّة‎; قِفَّة
qaffat‎; quffat‎; qiffat
Nominative قَفَّةٌ‎; قُفَّةٌ‎; قِفَّةٌ
qaffatun‎; quffatun‎; qiffatun 		الْقَفَّةُ‎; الْقُفَّةُ‎; الْقِفَّةُ
al-qaffatu‎; al-quffatu‎; al-qiffatu 		قَفَّةُ‎; قُفَّةُ‎; قِفَّةُ
qaffatu‎; quffatu‎; qiffatu
Accusative قَفَّةً‎; قُفَّةً‎; قِفَّةً
qaffatan‎; quffatan‎; qiffatan 		الْقَفَّةَ‎; الْقُفَّةَ‎; الْقِفَّةَ
al-qaffata‎; al-quffata‎; al-qiffata 		قَفَّةَ‎; قُفَّةَ‎; قِفَّةَ
qaffata‎; quffata‎; qiffata
Genitive قَفَّةٍ‎; قُفَّةٍ‎; قِفَّةٍ
qaffatin‎; quffatin‎; qiffatin 		الْقَفَّةِ‎; الْقُفَّةِ‎; الْقِفَّةِ
al-qaffati‎; al-quffati‎; al-qiffati 		قَفَّةِ‎; قُفَّةِ‎; قِفَّةِ
qaffati‎; quffati‎; qiffati

Etymology 2

قُفَّة
قُفَّة
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Borrowed from Aramaic קוּפָא (quppā, “wicker basket”), from Imperial Aramaic 𐡒𐡅𐡐 (qwp), from Akkadian 𒄣𒌒𒁍 (/⁠quppu⁠/, “wicker basket”), ultimately a bi-consonantal root pattern from Proto-Semitic *q-f-f- (“to weave, to braid or plait, to be interlocking, to have repetition”).

Pronunciation

Noun

قُفَّة • (quffa) f (plural قُفَف (qufaf))

  1. a large wicker basket
  2. a boat waterproofed with wickerwork, coracle, basket boat
Declension
Declension of noun قُفَّة (quffa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قُفَّة
quffa 		الْقُفَّة
al-quffa 		قُفَّة
quffat
Nominative قُفَّةٌ
quffatun 		الْقُفَّةُ
al-quffatu 		قُفَّةُ
quffatu
Accusative قُفَّةً
quffatan 		الْقُفَّةَ
al-quffata 		قُفَّةَ
quffata
Genitive قُفَّةٍ
quffatin 		الْقُفَّةِ
al-quffati 		قُفَّةِ
quffati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قُفَّتَيْن
quffatayn 		الْقُفَّتَيْن
al-quffatayn 		قُفَّتَيْ
quffatay
Nominative قُفَّتَانِ
quffatāni 		الْقُفَّتَانِ
al-quffatāni 		قُفَّتَا
quffatā
Accusative قُفَّتَيْنِ
quffatayni 		الْقُفَّتَيْنِ
al-quffatayni 		قُفَّتَيْ
quffatay
Genitive قُفَّتَيْنِ
quffatayni 		الْقُفَّتَيْنِ
al-quffatayni 		قُفَّتَيْ
quffatay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قُفَف
qufaf 		الْقُفَف
al-qufaf 		قُفَف
qufaf
Nominative قُفَفٌ
qufafun 		الْقُفَفُ
al-qufafu 		قُفَفُ
qufafu
Accusative قُفَفًا
qufafan 		الْقُفَفَ
al-qufafa 		قُفَفَ
qufafa
Genitive قُفَفٍ
qufafin 		الْقُفَفِ
al-qufafi 		قُفَفِ
qufafi
Descendants
  • Maltese: qoffa
  • Moroccan Arabic: قفة (quffa)
  • → Catalan: cofa (“basket”)
    • → French: couffe (“basket”)
  • →⇒ Galician: cofiño (“boat compartment”)
  • → Portuguese: alcofa (“basket”)
  • → Spanish: cofa (“topmast”)

References

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