قطعا

Arabic

Root
ق ط ع (q ṭ ʕ)
28 terms

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of قَطْع (qaṭʕ, “cut”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.tˤa.ʕan/

Adverb

قَطَعًا • (qaṭaʕan)

  1. of course
  2. firmly, decidedly, categorically, undoubtedly, absolutely, certainly, definitely, surely
  3. in no way

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: qətən
  • → Ottoman Turkish: قطعا (kat'an)
  • → Uzbek: qatʼan

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَطَعًا (qaṭaʕan).

Pronunciation

Adverb

قَطْعاً • (qat'an) (Hindi spelling क़तन)

  1. absolutely, in no way (along with نَہِیں (nahī̃))
    Synonyms: ہرگز, قطعی
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