فترة
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ف ت ر (f t r) |
| 3 terms |
Pronunciation
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Noun
فَتْرَة • (fatra) f (plural فَتَرَات (fatarāt))
- interval, a while, a period of time
- بَعْد فَتْرَة ― baʕd fatra ― after a while
- interregnum
- weariness, relaxedness, languidness, weakness
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فَتْرَة fatra |
الْفَتْرَة al-fatra |
فَتْرَة fatrat |
| nominative | فَتْرَةٌ fatratun |
الْفَتْرَةُ al-fatratu |
فَتْرَةُ fatratu |
| accusative | فَتْرَةً fatratan |
الْفَتْرَةَ al-fatrata |
فَتْرَةَ fatrata |
| genitive | فَتْرَةٍ fatratin |
الْفَتْرَةِ al-fatrati |
فَتْرَةِ fatrati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | فَتْرَتَيْن fatratayn |
الْفَتْرَتَيْن al-fatratayn |
فَتْرَتَيْ fatratay |
| nominative | فَتْرَتَانِ fatratāni |
الْفَتْرَتَانِ al-fatratāni |
فَتْرَتَا fatratā |
| accusative | فَتْرَتَيْنِ fatratayni |
الْفَتْرَتَيْنِ al-fatratayni |
فَتْرَتَيْ fatratay |
| genitive | فَتْرَتَيْنِ fatratayni |
الْفَتْرَتَيْنِ al-fatratayni |
فَتْرَتَيْ fatratay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فَتَرَات fatarāt |
الْفَتَرَات al-fatarāt |
فَتَرَات fatarāt |
| nominative | فَتَرَاتٌ fatarātun |
الْفَتَرَاتُ al-fatarātu |
فَتَرَاتُ fatarātu |
| accusative | فَتَرَاتٍ fatarātin |
الْفَتَرَاتِ al-fatarāti |
فَتَرَاتِ fatarāti |
| genitive | فَتَرَاتٍ fatarātin |
الْفَتَرَاتِ al-fatarāti |
فَتَرَاتِ fatarāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “فترة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “فترة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Inherited from Arabic فَتْرَة (fatra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fat.ra/, [ˈfat.rˤɑ]
Audio (Amman): (file)
Noun
فترة • (fatra) f (plural فترات (fatrāt))
- period of time, while
- Synonym: مدّة (mudde)
See also
- وقت (waʔt, “time”)