بطيخة
Arabic
Etymology
Singulative of بِطِّيخ (biṭṭīḵ).
Noun
بِطِّيخَة or بَطِّيخَة • (biṭṭīḵa or baṭṭīḵa) f (singulative, collective بِطِّيخ m (biṭṭīḵ) or بَطِّيخ (baṭṭīḵ), plural بَطَاطِيخ (baṭāṭīḵ))
- singulative of بِطِّيخ (biṭṭīḵ)
Declension
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بِطِّيخَة; بَطِّيخَة biṭṭīḵa; baṭṭīḵa |
الْبِطِّيخَة; الْبَطِّيخَة al-biṭṭīḵa; al-baṭṭīḵa |
بِطِّيخَة; بَطِّيخَة biṭṭīḵat; baṭṭīḵat |
| nominative | بِطِّيخَةٌ; بَطِّيخَةٌ biṭṭīḵatun; baṭṭīḵatun |
الْبِطِّيخَةُ; الْبَطِّيخَةُ al-biṭṭīḵatu; al-baṭṭīḵatu |
بِطِّيخَةُ; بَطِّيخَةُ biṭṭīḵatu; baṭṭīḵatu |
| accusative | بِطِّيخَةً; بَطِّيخَةً biṭṭīḵatan; baṭṭīḵatan |
الْبِطِّيخَةَ; الْبَطِّيخَةَ al-biṭṭīḵata; al-baṭṭīḵata |
بِطِّيخَةَ; بَطِّيخَةَ biṭṭīḵata; baṭṭīḵata |
| genitive | بِطِّيخَةٍ; بَطِّيخَةٍ biṭṭīḵatin; baṭṭīḵatin |
الْبِطِّيخَةِ; الْبَطِّيخَةِ al-biṭṭīḵati; al-baṭṭīḵati |
بِطِّيخَةِ; بَطِّيخَةِ biṭṭīḵati; baṭṭīḵati |
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بِطِّيخ biṭṭīḵ |
الْبِطِّيخ al-biṭṭīḵ |
بِطِّيخ biṭṭīḵ |
| nominative | بِطِّيخٌ biṭṭīḵun |
الْبِطِّيخُ al-biṭṭīḵu |
بِطِّيخُ biṭṭīḵu |
| accusative | بِطِّيخًا biṭṭīḵan |
الْبِطِّيخَ al-biṭṭīḵa |
بِطِّيخَ biṭṭīḵa |
| genitive | بِطِّيخٍ biṭṭīḵin |
الْبِطِّيخِ al-biṭṭīḵi |
بِطِّيخِ biṭṭīḵi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | بِطِّيخَتَيْن; بَطِّيخَتَيْن biṭṭīḵatayn; baṭṭīḵatayn |
الْبِطِّيخَتَيْن; الْبَطِّيخَتَيْن al-biṭṭīḵatayn; al-baṭṭīḵatayn |
بِطِّيخَتَيْ; بَطِّيخَتَيْ biṭṭīḵatay; baṭṭīḵatay |
| nominative | بِطِّيخَتَانِ; بَطِّيخَتَانِ biṭṭīḵatāni; baṭṭīḵatāni |
الْبِطِّيخَتَانِ; الْبَطِّيخَتَانِ al-biṭṭīḵatāni; al-baṭṭīḵatāni |
بِطِّيخَتَا; بَطِّيخَتَا biṭṭīḵatā; baṭṭīḵatā |
| accusative | بِطِّيخَتَيْنِ; بَطِّيخَتَيْنِ biṭṭīḵatayni; baṭṭīḵatayni |
الْبِطِّيخَتَيْنِ; الْبَطِّيخَتَيْنِ al-biṭṭīḵatayni; al-baṭṭīḵatayni |
بِطِّيخَتَيْ; بَطِّيخَتَيْ biṭṭīḵatay; baṭṭīḵatay |
| genitive | بِطِّيخَتَيْنِ; بَطِّيخَتَيْنِ biṭṭīḵatayni; baṭṭīḵatayni |
الْبِطِّيخَتَيْنِ; الْبَطِّيخَتَيْنِ al-biṭṭīḵatayni; al-baṭṭīḵatayni |
بِطِّيخَتَيْ; بَطِّيخَتَيْ biṭṭīḵatay; baṭṭīḵatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بِطِّيخَات; بَطِّيخَات biṭṭīḵāt; baṭṭīḵāt |
الْبِطِّيخَات; الْبَطِّيخَات al-biṭṭīḵāt; al-baṭṭīḵāt |
بِطِّيخَات; بَطِّيخَات biṭṭīḵāt; baṭṭīḵāt |
| nominative | بِطِّيخَاتٌ; بَطِّيخَاتٌ biṭṭīḵātun; baṭṭīḵātun |
الْبِطِّيخَاتُ; الْبَطِّيخَاتُ al-biṭṭīḵātu; al-baṭṭīḵātu |
بِطِّيخَاتُ; بَطِّيخَاتُ biṭṭīḵātu; baṭṭīḵātu |
| accusative | بِطِّيخَاتٍ; بَطِّيخَاتٍ biṭṭīḵātin; baṭṭīḵātin |
الْبِطِّيخَاتِ; الْبَطِّيخَاتِ al-biṭṭīḵāti; al-baṭṭīḵāti |
بِطِّيخَاتِ; بَطِّيخَاتِ biṭṭīḵāti; baṭṭīḵāti |
| genitive | بِطِّيخَاتٍ; بَطِّيخَاتٍ biṭṭīḵātin; baṭṭīḵātin |
الْبِطِّيخَاتِ; الْبَطِّيخَاتِ al-biṭṭīḵāti; al-baṭṭīḵāti |
بِطِّيخَاتِ; بَطِّيخَاتِ biṭṭīḵāti; baṭṭīḵāti |
| plural of variety | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَطَاطِيخ baṭāṭīḵ |
الْبَطَاطِيخ al-baṭāṭīḵ |
بَطَاطِيخ baṭāṭīḵ |
| nominative | بَطَاطِيخُ baṭāṭīḵu |
الْبَطَاطِيخُ al-baṭāṭīḵu |
بَطَاطِيخُ baṭāṭīḵu |
| accusative | بَطَاطِيخَ baṭāṭīḵa |
الْبَطَاطِيخَ al-baṭāṭīḵa |
بَطَاطِيخَ baṭāṭīḵa |
| genitive | بَطَاطِيخَ baṭāṭīḵa |
الْبَطَاطِيخِ al-baṭāṭīḵi |
بَطَاطِيخِ baṭāṭīḵi |
Descendants
- Maltese: bettieħa (“melon”)
- → Galician: botefa, potefa (“squash, gourd”)
- → Ligurian: pateca (“watermelon”)
- → Spanish: albudeca (“non-sweet melon”)
- → Spanish: patilla (“watermelon”)
- → Old Spanish: badeha
- Spanish: badea (“watermelon; melon; giant granadilla”)
- → Portuguese: pateca (“watermelon”)
- → French: pastèque
- → Greek: παττίχα (pattícha)
- → Catalan: albudeca (“non-sweet melon”)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “بطيخة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بطيخة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen