قطار

Arabic

Root
ق ط ر (q ṭ r)
9 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qi.tˤaːr/
Audio: (file)

Noun

قِطَار • (qiṭār) m (plural قِطَارَات (qiṭārāt) or قُطُر (quṭur))

row
row of camels
(railroad) train

Declension

Declension of noun **قِطَار** (qiṭār)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قِطَار qiṭār	الْقِطَار al-qiṭār	قِطَار qiṭār
nominative	قِطَارٌ qiṭārun	الْقِطَارُ al-qiṭāru	قِطَارُ qiṭāru
accusative	قِطَارًا qiṭāran	الْقِطَارَ al-qiṭāra	قِطَارَ qiṭāra
genitive	قِطَارٍ qiṭārin	الْقِطَارِ al-qiṭāri	قِطَارِ qiṭāri
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قِطَارَيْن qiṭārayn	الْقِطَارَيْن al-qiṭārayn	قِطَارَيْ qiṭāray
nominative	قِطَارَانِ qiṭārāni	الْقِطَارَانِ al-qiṭārāni	قِطَارَا qiṭārā
accusative	قِطَارَيْنِ qiṭārayni	الْقِطَارَيْنِ al-qiṭārayni	قِطَارَيْ qiṭāray
genitive	قِطَارَيْنِ qiṭārayni	الْقِطَارَيْنِ al-qiṭārayni	قِطَارَيْ qiṭāray
plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قِطَارَات‎; قُطُر qiṭārāt‎; quṭur	الْقِطَارَات‎; الْقُطُر al-qiṭārāt‎; al-quṭur	قِطَارَات‎; قُطُر qiṭārāt‎; quṭur
nominative	قِطَارَاتٌ‎; قُطُرٌ qiṭārātun‎; quṭurun	الْقِطَارَاتُ‎; الْقُطُرُ al-qiṭārātu‎; al-quṭuru	قِطَارَاتُ‎; قُطُرُ qiṭārātu‎; quṭuru
accusative	قِطَارَاتٍ‎; قُطُرًا qiṭārātin‎; quṭuran	الْقِطَارَاتِ‎; الْقُطُرَ al-qiṭārāti‎; al-quṭura	قِطَارَاتِ‎; قُطُرَ qiṭārāti‎; quṭura
genitive	قِطَارَاتٍ‎; قُطُرٍ qiṭārātin‎; quṭurin	الْقِطَارَاتِ‎; الْقُطُرِ al-qiṭārāti‎; al-quṭuri	قِطَارَاتِ‎; قُطُرِ qiṭārāti‎; quṭuri

References

Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “قطار”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قطار”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979) “قطر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ط ر
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡi.ˈtˤaːr/, [ɡɪ.ˈtˤaːr]

Noun

قِطَار • (giṭār) m (plural قِطارات (giṭārāt))

(railroad) train

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qi.ˈtaːɾ/, /qa.ˈtaːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.t̪ʰɑ́ːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qä.t̪ʰɑ́ːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qä.t̪ʰɔ́ːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qe.t̪ʰɒ́ːɹ], [qæ.t̪ʰɒ́ːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.t̪ʰɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	qitār, qatār
Dari reading^?	qatār
Iranian reading^?	ġetâr, ġatâr
Tajik reading^?	qator

Audio (Iran): (file)
[qe.t̪ʰɒ́ːɹ] is an archaic pronunciation.

Noun


Iranian Persian	قطار
Dari	قطار
Tajik	қатор, поезд

قَطار • (qatâr) (plural قطارها)

train (transportation)
Synonyms: ترن (teran), ریل (reyl)

― sâ'at-e herkat-e qatâr-hâ ― train departure times
train, row, file
Synonyms: صف (saf), ردیف (radif), سلسله (selsele)
- c. 1911, Mohammad Hossein Âğuli Torki-ye Shirâzi, دیوان ترکی شیرازی‎^[2]:
  او به صد ناز می رود تنها
  دل خلق از پیش قطار، قطار
  u be sad nâz mi-ravad tanhâ
  del-e xalq az piš qetâr, qetâr
  He/She comes alone with a hundred coquettries,
  People's hearts are lined up in rows before him/her.

Descendants

→ Uzbek: qator

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ط ر
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qi.tˤaːr/, [qɪ.tˤɑːrˤ]
Audio (Amman): (file)

Noun

قطار • (qiṭār) m

(formal) train
Synonym: ترين (trēn)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɪ.t̪ɑːɾ/

Noun

قِطار • (qitār) m or f (Hindi spelling क़ितार)

queue, line, row
train, railway vehicle
Synonyms: ریل گاڑی (rel gāṛī), گاڑی (gāṛī)