قاطرة
Arabic
Etymology
Tool noun derived from the active participle of قَطَرَ (qaṭara, “to tow”), composed of قَاطِر (qāṭir, “one who tows”) + ـَة (-a).
Noun
قَاطِرَة • (qāṭira) f (plural قَاطِرَات (qāṭirāt))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قَاطِرَة qāṭira |
الْقَاطِرَة al-qāṭira |
قَاطِرَة qāṭirat |
| nominative | قَاطِرَةٌ qāṭiratun |
الْقَاطِرَةُ al-qāṭiratu |
قَاطِرَةُ qāṭiratu |
| accusative | قَاطِرَةً qāṭiratan |
الْقَاطِرَةَ al-qāṭirata |
قَاطِرَةَ qāṭirata |
| genitive | قَاطِرَةٍ qāṭiratin |
الْقَاطِرَةِ al-qāṭirati |
قَاطِرَةِ qāṭirati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | قَاطِرَتَيْن qāṭiratayn |
الْقَاطِرَتَيْن al-qāṭiratayn |
قَاطِرَتَيْ qāṭiratay |
| nominative | قَاطِرَتَانِ qāṭiratāni |
الْقَاطِرَتَانِ al-qāṭiratāni |
قَاطِرَتَا qāṭiratā |
| accusative | قَاطِرَتَيْنِ qāṭiratayni |
الْقَاطِرَتَيْنِ al-qāṭiratayni |
قَاطِرَتَيْ qāṭiratay |
| genitive | قَاطِرَتَيْنِ qāṭiratayni |
الْقَاطِرَتَيْنِ al-qāṭiratayni |
قَاطِرَتَيْ qāṭiratay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قَاطِرَات qāṭirāt |
الْقَاطِرَات al-qāṭirāt |
قَاطِرَات qāṭirāt |
| nominative | قَاطِرَاتٌ qāṭirātun |
الْقَاطِرَاتُ al-qāṭirātu |
قَاطِرَاتُ qāṭirātu |
| accusative | قَاطِرَاتٍ qāṭirātin |
الْقَاطِرَاتِ al-qāṭirāti |
قَاطِرَاتِ qāṭirāti |
| genitive | قَاطِرَاتٍ qāṭirātin |
الْقَاطِرَاتِ al-qāṭirāti |
قَاطِرَاتِ qāṭirāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “قاطرة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN