حطب
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ح ط ب (ḥ ṭ b). Cognate with Hebrew חטב (/ḥṭb/) and Ugaritic ḥṭb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ħa.tˤab/
Noun
حَطَب • (ḥaṭab) m (plural أَحْطَاب (ʔaḥṭāb)) (usually uncountable)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حَطَب ḥaṭab |
الْحَطَب al-ḥaṭab |
حَطَب ḥaṭab |
| nominative | حَطَبٌ ḥaṭabun |
الْحَطَبُ al-ḥaṭabu |
حَطَبُ ḥaṭabu |
| accusative | حَطَبًا ḥaṭaban |
الْحَطَبَ al-ḥaṭaba |
حَطَبَ ḥaṭaba |
| genitive | حَطَبٍ ḥaṭabin |
الْحَطَبِ al-ḥaṭabi |
حَطَبِ ḥaṭabi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | حَطَبَيْن ḥaṭabayn |
الْحَطَبَيْن al-ḥaṭabayn |
حَطَبَيْ ḥaṭabay |
| nominative | حَطَبَانِ ḥaṭabāni |
الْحَطَبَانِ al-ḥaṭabāni |
حَطَبَا ḥaṭabā |
| accusative | حَطَبَيْنِ ḥaṭabayni |
الْحَطَبَيْنِ al-ḥaṭabayni |
حَطَبَيْ ḥaṭabay |
| genitive | حَطَبَيْنِ ḥaṭabayni |
الْحَطَبَيْنِ al-ḥaṭabayni |
حَطَبَيْ ḥaṭabay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَحْطَاب ʔaḥṭāb |
الْأَحْطَاب al-ʔaḥṭāb |
أَحْطَاب ʔaḥṭāb |
| nominative | أَحْطَابٌ ʔaḥṭābun |
الْأَحْطَابُ al-ʔaḥṭābu |
أَحْطَابُ ʔaḥṭābu |
| accusative | أَحْطَابًا ʔaḥṭāban |
الْأَحْطَابَ al-ʔaḥṭāba |
أَحْطَابَ ʔaḥṭāba |
| genitive | أَحْطَابٍ ʔaḥṭābin |
الْأَحْطَابِ al-ʔaḥṭābi |
أَحْطَابِ ʔaḥṭābi |
Descendants
- Maltese: ħatab
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “حطب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN