فوة
Arabic
Etymology
Uncertain, widespread in the Semitic language family, but considered all descendant of Ugaritic 𐎔𐎆𐎚 (pwt) through likely Akkadian, being considered itself a foreign loan and a hapax; controversially related to Hittite 𒊺𒉿𒁕 (ŠE.BE.DA /puwattis/, “color, paint, stain”). Compare Hebrew פּוּאָה (pūʾā), Aramaic פּוּתָא (pūṯā), פּוּאֲתָא (pūʾăṯā), Classical Syriac ܦܽܘܬܳܐ (pūṯā), Akkadian 𒁍𒉿𒋾 (pu-wa-ti /puwatu/).
Noun
فُوَّة • (fuwwa) f
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فُوَّة fuwwa |
الْفُوَّة al-fuwwa |
فُوَّة fuwwat |
| nominative | فُوَّةٌ fuwwatun |
الْفُوَّةُ al-fuwwatu |
فُوَّةُ fuwwatu |
| accusative | فُوَّةً fuwwatan |
الْفُوَّةَ al-fuwwata |
فُوَّةَ fuwwata |
| genitive | فُوَّةٍ fuwwatin |
الْفُوَّةِ al-fuwwati |
فُوَّةِ fuwwati |
Descendants
- → Middle Armenian: ֆուվայ (fuvay)
References
- “puwatu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 12, P, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 2005, page 555
- Löw, Immanuel (1922) “Semitische Färberpflanzen”, in Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete[2] (in German), volume 1, pages 155–162
- Puhvel, Jaan (1984–) Hittite Etymological Dictionary (Trends in linguistics. Documentation), volume 4, page 71
- Puhvel, Jaan (1984–) Hittite Etymological Dictionary (Trends in linguistics. Documentation), volume 9, page 148