فوطة
Arabic
Etymology
Likely ultimately from Sanskrit पोत (pota, “cloth”), via Classical Persian فوطه (fūta). Alternatively, claimed to be from Sahidic Coptic ϥⲱⲧⲉ (fōte, “to wipe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuː.tˤa/
Noun
فُوطَة • (fūṭa) f (plural فُوَط (fuwaṭ))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فُوطَة fūṭa |
الْفُوطَة al-fūṭa |
فُوطَة fūṭat |
| nominative | فُوطَةٌ fūṭatun |
الْفُوطَةُ al-fūṭatu |
فُوطَةُ fūṭatu |
| accusative | فُوطَةً fūṭatan |
الْفُوطَةَ al-fūṭata |
فُوطَةَ fūṭata |
| genitive | فُوطَةٍ fūṭatin |
الْفُوطَةِ al-fūṭati |
فُوطَةِ fūṭati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | فُوطَتَيْن fūṭatayn |
الْفُوطَتَيْن al-fūṭatayn |
فُوطَتَيْ fūṭatay |
| nominative | فُوطَتَانِ fūṭatāni |
الْفُوطَتَانِ al-fūṭatāni |
فُوطَتَا fūṭatā |
| accusative | فُوطَتَيْنِ fūṭatayni |
الْفُوطَتَيْنِ al-fūṭatayni |
فُوطَتَيْ fūṭatay |
| genitive | فُوطَتَيْنِ fūṭatayni |
الْفُوطَتَيْنِ al-fūṭatayni |
فُوطَتَيْ fūṭatay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | فُوَط fuwaṭ |
الْفُوَط al-fuwaṭ |
فُوَط fuwaṭ |
| nominative | فُوَطٌ fuwaṭun |
الْفُوَطُ al-fuwaṭu |
فُوَطُ fuwaṭu |
| accusative | فُوَطًا fuwaṭan |
الْفُوَطَ al-fuwaṭa |
فُوَطَ fuwaṭa |
| genitive | فُوَطٍ fuwaṭin |
الْفُوَطِ al-fuwaṭi |
فُوَطِ fuwaṭi |
Derived terms
- فُوَيْطَة (fuwayṭa, diminutive)
Descendants
- Egyptian Arabic: فوطة (fūṭa)
- Maltese: (Gozo) futa (archaic)
- Moroccan Arabic: فوطة (fūṭa)
- South Levantine Arabic: فوطة (fūṭa)
- → English: fouta
- → French: fouta, foutah
- → Portuguese: fota
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1845) Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les arabes[1] (in French), Amsterdam: Jean Müller, , pages 339–343
Egyptian Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ف و ط |
| 1 term |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuː.tˤa/, [ˈfuːtˤɑ]
Noun
فوطة • (fūṭa) f (plural فوط (fiwaṭ, fuwaṭ))
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuː.tˤa/
Noun
فوطة • (fūṭa) f (plural فواطي (fwāṭi) or فوطات (fūṭāt))
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
فوطة • (fūṭa) f (plural فوط (fuwaṭ))