حورية الماء

Arabic

Etymology

حُورِيَّة (ḥūriyya, “houri”) +‎ مَاء (māʔ, “water”), literally “houri of the water”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħuː.rij.ja‿l.maːʔ/

Noun

حُورِيَّة الْمَاء • (ḥūriyyat al-māʔ) f (plural حُورِيَّات الْمَاء (ḥūriyyāt al-māʔ))

  1. mermaid
    Synonyms: خَيَلَان (ḵayalān), ابْنَة الْبَحْر (ʔibnat al-baḥr), حُورِيَّة الْبَحْر (ḥūriyyat al-baḥr), عَرُوسَة الْبَحْر (ʕarūsat al-baḥr)

Declension

Declension of noun حُورِيَّة الْمَاء (ḥūriyyat al-māʔ)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal — حُورِيَّة الْمَاء
ḥūriyyat al-māʔ 		—
nominative — حُورِيَّةُ الْمَاءِ
ḥūriyyatu l-māʔi 		—
accusative — حُورِيَّةَ الْمَاءِ
ḥūriyyata l-māʔi 		—
genitive — حُورِيَّةِ الْمَاءِ
ḥūriyyati l-māʔi 		—
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