قوطي

See also: قوطی

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of قُوطْ (qūṭ, Gothic nation) + ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /quː.tˤijj/

Adjective

قُوطِيّ • (qūṭiyy) (feminine قُوطِيَّة (qūṭiyya), masculine plural قُوطِيُّونَ (qūṭiyyūna), feminine plural قُوطِيَّات (qūṭiyyāt))

  1. related to Goths or Gothicism

Declension

Noun

قُوطِيّ • (qūṭiyy) m (plural قُوطِيُّون (qūṭiyyūn), feminine قُوطِيَّة (qūṭiyya))

  1. Gothic (person)

Declension

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

  • گوطي (gūṭi)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوطی (kutu, kutı), perhaps via Persian قوطی (quti).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuːtˤi/

Noun

قوطي • (gūṭi) m (plural قواطي (gwāṭi))

  1. carton, box, stack, can
  2. (slang) a clumsy person
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