غذاء

See also: غداء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ذ و (ḡ ḏ w), paired with غَذَا (ḡaḏā, “to feed, to nourish”).

Noun

غِذَاء • (ḡiḏāʔ) m (plural أَغْذِيَة (ʔaḡḏiya))

nourishment, sustenance, aliment, nutrition, food
(in the plural) victuals, food items, foodstuffs, foods, food

Declension

Declension of noun **غِذَاء** (ḡiḏāʔ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غِذَاء ḡiḏāʔ	الْغِذَاء al-ḡiḏāʔ	غِذَاء ḡiḏāʔ
nominative	غِذَاءٌ ḡiḏāʔun	الْغِذَاءُ al-ḡiḏāʔu	غِذَاءُ ḡiḏāʔu
accusative	غِذَاءً ḡiḏāʔan	الْغِذَاءَ al-ḡiḏāʔa	غِذَاءَ ḡiḏāʔa
genitive	غِذَاءٍ ḡiḏāʔin	الْغِذَاءِ al-ḡiḏāʔi	غِذَاءِ ḡiḏāʔi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غِذَاءَيْن ḡiḏāʔayn	الْغِذَاءَيْن al-ḡiḏāʔayn	غِذَاءَيْ ḡiḏāʔay
nominative	غِذَاءَانِ ḡiḏāʔāni	الْغِذَاءَانِ al-ḡiḏāʔāni	غِذَاءَا ḡiḏāʔā
accusative	غِذَاءَيْنِ ḡiḏāʔayni	الْغِذَاءَيْنِ al-ḡiḏāʔayni	غِذَاءَيْ ḡiḏāʔay
genitive	غِذَاءَيْنِ ḡiḏāʔayni	الْغِذَاءَيْنِ al-ḡiḏāʔayni	غِذَاءَيْ ḡiḏāʔay
plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَغْذِيَة ʔaḡḏiya	الْأَغْذِيَة al-ʔaḡḏiya	أَغْذِيَة ʔaḡḏiyat
nominative	أَغْذِيَةٌ ʔaḡḏiyatun	الْأَغْذِيَةُ al-ʔaḡḏiyatu	أَغْذِيَةُ ʔaḡḏiyatu
accusative	أَغْذِيَةً ʔaḡḏiyatan	الْأَغْذِيَةَ al-ʔaḡḏiyata	أَغْذِيَةَ ʔaḡḏiyata
genitive	أَغْذِيَةٍ ʔaḡḏiyatin	الْأَغْذِيَةِ al-ʔaḡḏiyati	أَغْذِيَةِ ʔaḡḏiyati

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: qida
→ Indonesian: gizi
→ Ottoman Turkish: غدا
- → Turkish: gıda
→ Persian: غذا (ġazâ)
- → Bengali: গেজা (geza)