مقطع

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Arabic

Root
ق ط ع (q ṭ ʕ)
26 terms

Etymology 1

Noun of place from the verb قَطَعَ (qaṭaʕa).

Pronunciation

Noun

مَقْطَع (maqṭaʕm (plural مَقَاطِع (maqāṭiʕ))

  1. division, part, section, portion
  2. excerpt, passage (of a text)
  3. clip (section of a video or audio)
  4. (linguistics) syllable
  5. (poetry) stanza, verse
  6. (poetry) the last line of a qasida or ghazal
    Antonym: مَطْلَع (maṭlaʕ)
Declension
Descendants
  • Persian: مقطع (maqta')
    • Ottoman Turkish: مقطع

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of قَطَّعَ (qaṭṭaʕa, to cut).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُقَطَّع (muqaṭṭaʕ) (feminine مُقَطَّعَة (muqaṭṭaʕa), masculine plural مُقَطَّعُونَ (muqaṭṭaʕūna), feminine plural مُقَطَّعَات (muqaṭṭaʕāt))

  1. cut into pieces, chopped
  2. divided, partitioned
  3. dismembered, torn

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ط ع
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic مَقْطَع (maqṭaʕ).

Pronunciation

Noun

مقطع (magṭaʕf (plural مَقاطِع (magāṭiʕ))

  1. clip
  2. division, part, section

Etymology 2

From Arabic مُقَطَّع (muqaṭṭaʕ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مقطع (mugaṭṭaʕ) (feminine مُقَطَّعة (mugaṭṭaʕa), common plural مُقَطَّعين (mugaṭṭaʕīn))

  1. chopped
  2. censored
  3. divided

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَقْطَع (maqṭaʕ).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? maqta'
Dari reading? maqta'
Iranian reading? mağta'
Tajik reading? maqtaʾ

Noun

مقطع (maqta') (plural مقطع‌ها (maqta'-hâ) or مقاطع (maqâte'))

  1. section, portion
    Synonyms: بخش (baxš), قسمت (qesmat)
    مقطعی از تاریخ جمهوری اسلامی
    maqta'i az târix-e jomhuri-ye eslâmi
    a period in the history of the Islamic Republic
  2. (poetry) the last line of a qasida or ghazal
    Antonym: مطلع (matla')

Descendants