دزينة
Arabic
Etymology
From Italian dozzina, from Alexandrian but not Cairene Egyptian Arabic where one has دَسْتَة (dasta, “dozen”) instead.
Pronunciation
Noun
دَزِّينَة • (dazzīna) f (plural دَزِّينَات (dazzīnāt))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | دَزِّينَة dazzīna |
الدَّزِّينَة ad-dazzīna |
دَزِّينَة dazzīnat |
| nominative | دَزِّينَةٌ dazzīnatun |
الدَّزِّينَةُ ad-dazzīnatu |
دَزِّينَةُ dazzīnatu |
| accusative | دَزِّينَةً dazzīnatan |
الدَّزِّينَةَ ad-dazzīnata |
دَزِّينَةَ dazzīnata |
| genitive | دَزِّينَةٍ dazzīnatin |
الدَّزِّينَةِ ad-dazzīnati |
دَزِّينَةِ dazzīnati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | دَزِّينَتَيْن dazzīnatayn |
الدَّزِّينَتَيْن ad-dazzīnatayn |
دَزِّينَتَيْ dazzīnatay |
| nominative | دَزِّينَتَانِ dazzīnatāni |
الدَّزِّينَتَانِ ad-dazzīnatāni |
دَزِّينَتَا dazzīnatā |
| accusative | دَزِّينَتَيْنِ dazzīnatayni |
الدَّزِّينَتَيْنِ ad-dazzīnatayni |
دَزِّينَتَيْ dazzīnatay |
| genitive | دَزِّينَتَيْنِ dazzīnatayni |
الدَّزِّينَتَيْنِ ad-dazzīnatayni |
دَزِّينَتَيْ dazzīnatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | دَزِّينَات dazzīnāt |
الدَّزِّينَات ad-dazzīnāt |
دَزِّينَات dazzīnāt |
| nominative | دَزِّينَاتٌ dazzīnātun |
الدَّزِّينَاتُ ad-dazzīnātu |
دَزِّينَاتُ dazzīnātu |
| accusative | دَزِّينَاتٍ dazzīnātin |
الدَّزِّينَاتِ ad-dazzīnāti |
دَزِّينَاتِ dazzīnāti |
| genitive | دَزِّينَاتٍ dazzīnātin |
الدَّزِّينَاتِ ad-dazzīnāti |
دَزِّينَاتِ dazzīnāti |
References
- “دزينة” in Almaany
- Versteegh, Kees, editor (2007), Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 2, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 458