غطاء

Arabic

Etymology

From the roots غ ط و (ḡ ṭ w) and غ ط ي (ḡ ṭ y); compare غَطَا (ḡaṭā, “to cover”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

غِطَاء • (ḡiṭāʔ) m (plural أَغْطِيَة (ʔaḡṭiya))

Declension

Declension of noun **غِطَاء** (ḡiṭāʔ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غِطَاء ḡiṭāʔ	الْغِطَاء al-ḡiṭāʔ	غِطَاء ḡiṭāʔ
nominative	غِطَاءٌ ḡiṭāʔun	الْغِطَاءُ al-ḡiṭāʔu	غِطَاءُ ḡiṭāʔu
accusative	غِطَاءً ḡiṭāʔan	الْغِطَاءَ al-ḡiṭāʔa	غِطَاءَ ḡiṭāʔa
genitive	غِطَاءٍ ḡiṭāʔin	الْغِطَاءِ al-ḡiṭāʔi	غِطَاءِ ḡiṭāʔi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غِطَاءَيْن ḡiṭāʔayn	الْغِطَاءَيْن al-ḡiṭāʔayn	غِطَاءَيْ ḡiṭāʔay
nominative	غِطَاءَانِ ḡiṭāʔāni	الْغِطَاءَانِ al-ḡiṭāʔāni	غِطَاءَا ḡiṭāʔā
accusative	غِطَاءَيْنِ ḡiṭāʔayni	الْغِطَاءَيْنِ al-ḡiṭāʔayni	غِطَاءَيْ ḡiṭāʔay
genitive	غِطَاءَيْنِ ḡiṭāʔayni	الْغِطَاءَيْنِ al-ḡiṭāʔayni	غِطَاءَيْ ḡiṭāʔay
plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَغْطِيَة ʔaḡṭiya	الْأَغْطِيَة al-ʔaḡṭiya	أَغْطِيَة ʔaḡṭiyat
nominative	أَغْطِيَةٌ ʔaḡṭiyatun	الْأَغْطِيَةُ al-ʔaḡṭiyatu	أَغْطِيَةُ ʔaḡṭiyatu
accusative	أَغْطِيَةً ʔaḡṭiyatan	الْأَغْطِيَةَ al-ʔaḡṭiyata	أَغْطِيَةَ ʔaḡṭiyata
genitive	أَغْطِيَةٍ ʔaḡṭiyatin	الْأَغْطِيَةِ al-ʔaḡṭiyati	أَغْطِيَةِ ʔaḡṭiyati

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: غطا (ḡaṭa)
Maltese: għatu
Moroccan Arabic: غطا (ḡṭa)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “غطاء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “غطاء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen