قطة

Arabic

Etymology

قِطّ (qiṭṭ, “cat”) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /qitˤ.tˤa/

Noun

قِطَّة • (qiṭṭa) f (plural قِطَط (qiṭaṭ) or قِطَاط (qiṭāṭ), masculine قِطّ (qiṭṭ))

  1. a cat
  2. female equivalent of قِطّ (qiṭṭ, “cat”)

Usage notes

The feminine noun قِطَّة (qiṭṭa) is the default term when talking about cats in general. The male form قِطّ (qiṭṭ) is only used when male gender needs to be specified.

Declension
Declension of noun قِطَّة (qiṭṭa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِطَّة
qiṭṭa		 الْقِطَّة
al-qiṭṭa		 قِطَّة
qiṭṭat
Nominative قِطَّةٌ
qiṭṭatun		 الْقِطَّةُ
al-qiṭṭatu		 قِطَّةُ
qiṭṭatu
Accusative قِطَّةً
qiṭṭatan		 الْقِطَّةَ
al-qiṭṭata		 قِطَّةَ
qiṭṭata
Genitive قِطَّةٍ
qiṭṭatin		 الْقِطَّةِ
al-qiṭṭati		 قِطَّةِ
qiṭṭati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِطَّتَيْن
qiṭṭatayn		 الْقِطَّتَيْن
al-qiṭṭatayn		 قِطَّتَيْ
qiṭṭatay
Nominative قِطَّتَانِ
qiṭṭatāni		 الْقِطَّتَانِ
al-qiṭṭatāni		 قِطَّتَا
qiṭṭatā
Accusative قِطَّتَيْنِ
qiṭṭatayni		 الْقِطَّتَيْنِ
al-qiṭṭatayni		 قِطَّتَيْ
qiṭṭatay
Genitive قِطَّتَيْنِ
qiṭṭatayni		 الْقِطَّتَيْنِ
al-qiṭṭatayni		 قِطَّتَيْ
qiṭṭatay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِطَط‎; قِطَاط
qiṭaṭ‎; qiṭāṭ		 الْقِطَط‎; الْقِطَاط
al-qiṭaṭ‎; al-qiṭāṭ		 قِطَط‎; قِطَاط
qiṭaṭ‎; qiṭāṭ
Nominative قِطَطٌ‎; قِطَاطٌ
qiṭaṭun‎; qiṭāṭun		 الْقِطَطُ‎; الْقِطَاطُ
al-qiṭaṭu‎; al-qiṭāṭu		 قِطَطُ‎; قِطَاطُ
qiṭaṭu‎; qiṭāṭu
Accusative قِطَطًا‎; قِطَاطًا
qiṭaṭan‎; qiṭāṭan		 الْقِطَطَ‎; الْقِطَاطَ
al-qiṭaṭa‎; al-qiṭāṭa		 قِطَطَ‎; قِطَاطَ
qiṭaṭa‎; qiṭāṭa
Genitive قِطَطٍ‎; قِطَاطٍ
qiṭaṭin‎; qiṭāṭin		 الْقِطَطِ‎; الْقِطَاطِ
al-qiṭaṭi‎; al-qiṭāṭi		 قِطَطِ‎; قِطَاطِ
qiṭaṭi‎; qiṭāṭi

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔʊtˤːɑ]

Noun

قطة • (ʔuṭṭa) m (plural قُطَطْ (ʔuṭaṭ))

  1. (any) cat
  2. female equivalent of قُطّ

References
  • Spiro, Socrates (1895). An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt, containing the vernacular idioms and expressions, slang phrases, etc., etc., used by the native Egyptians Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office.
  • Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986). A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic Beirut: Librairie du Liban.

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِطَّة (qiṭṭa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qatˤ.tˤa/
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Noun

قطة • (qaṭṭa) f (plural قطات (qaṭṭāt))

  1. female equivalent of قط (qaṭṭ)
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