غطاء

Arabic

Etymology

From the roots غ ط و (ḡ-ṭ-w) and غ ط ي (ḡ-ṭ-y); compare غَطَا (ḡaṭā, “to cover”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

غِطَاء • (ḡiṭāʔ) m (plural أَغْطِيَة (ʔaḡṭiya))

Declension

Declension of noun غِطَاء (ḡiṭāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِطَاء ḡiṭāʔ	الْغِطَاء al-ḡiṭāʔ	غِطَاء ḡiṭāʔ
Nominative	غِطَاءٌ ḡiṭāʔun	الْغِطَاءُ al-ḡiṭāʔu	غِطَاءُ ḡiṭāʔu
Accusative	غِطَاءً ḡiṭāʔan	الْغِطَاءَ al-ḡiṭāʔa	غِطَاءَ ḡiṭāʔa
Genitive	غِطَاءٍ ḡiṭāʔin	الْغِطَاءِ al-ḡiṭāʔi	غِطَاءِ ḡiṭāʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِطَاءَيْن ḡiṭāʔayn	الْغِطَاءَيْن al-ḡiṭāʔayn	غِطَاءَيْ ḡiṭāʔay
Nominative	غِطَاءَانِ ḡiṭāʔāni	الْغِطَاءَانِ al-ḡiṭāʔāni	غِطَاءَا ḡiṭāʔā
Accusative	غِطَاءَيْنِ ḡiṭāʔayni	الْغِطَاءَيْنِ al-ḡiṭāʔayni	غِطَاءَيْ ḡiṭāʔay
Genitive	غِطَاءَيْنِ ḡiṭāʔayni	الْغِطَاءَيْنِ al-ḡiṭāʔayni	غِطَاءَيْ ḡiṭāʔay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَغْطِيَة ʔaḡṭiya	الْأَغْطِيَة al-ʔaḡṭiya	أَغْطِيَة ʔaḡṭiyat
Nominative	أَغْطِيَةٌ ʔaḡṭiyatun	الْأَغْطِيَةُ al-ʔaḡṭiyatu	أَغْطِيَةُ ʔaḡṭiyatu
Accusative	أَغْطِيَةً ʔaḡṭiyatan	الْأَغْطِيَةَ al-ʔaḡṭiyata	أَغْطِيَةَ ʔaḡṭiyata
Genitive	أَغْطِيَةٍ ʔaḡṭiyatin	الْأَغْطِيَةِ al-ʔaḡṭiyati	أَغْطِيَةِ ʔaḡṭiyati

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: غطا (ḡaṭa)
Maltese: għatu
Moroccan Arabic: غطا (ḡṭa)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863) “غطاء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “غطاء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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