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)