كمتة

Arabic

Root
ك م ت (k-m-t)

Etymology

Related to كُمَيْت (kumayt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kum.ta/

Noun

كُمْتَة • (kumta) f

  1. bay (color)
    • a. 625, اَلأَعْشَى (al-ʔaʕšā), أَجَدَّ بَتِيّاً هَجرُها وَشَتاتُها (first half line):
      .كُمَيْتٍ عَلَيْهَا حُمْرَةٌ فَوْقَ كُمْتَةٍ يَكَادُ يُفَرِّي ٱلْمَسْكَ مِنْهَا حَمَاتُهَا
      .kumaytin ʕalayhā ḥumratun fawqa kumtatin yakādu yufarrī l-maska minhā ḥamātuhā
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Declension

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