قفة
Arabic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ق ف ف (q f f) |
| 3 terms |
Noun
قَفَّة or قُفَّة or قِفَّة • (qaffa or quffa or qiffa) f
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قَفَّة; قُفَّة; قِفَّة qaffa; quffa; qiffa |
الْقَفَّة; الْقُفَّة; الْقِفَّة al-qaffa; al-quffa; al-qiffa |
قَفَّة; قُفَّة; قِفَّة qaffat; quffat; qiffat |
| nominative | قَفَّةٌ; قُفَّةٌ; قِفَّةٌ qaffatun; quffatun; qiffatun |
الْقَفَّةُ; الْقُفَّةُ; الْقِفَّةُ al-qaffatu; al-quffatu; al-qiffatu |
قَفَّةُ; قُفَّةُ; قِفَّةُ qaffatu; quffatu; qiffatu |
| accusative | قَفَّةً; قُفَّةً; قِفَّةً qaffatan; quffatan; qiffatan |
الْقَفَّةَ; الْقُفَّةَ; الْقِفَّةَ al-qaffata; al-quffata; al-qiffata |
قَفَّةَ; قُفَّةَ; قِفَّةَ qaffata; quffata; qiffata |
| genitive | قَفَّةٍ; قُفَّةٍ; قِفَّةٍ qaffatin; quffatin; qiffatin |
الْقَفَّةِ; الْقُفَّةِ; الْقِفَّةِ al-qaffati; al-quffati; al-qiffati |
قَفَّةِ; قُفَّةِ; قِفَّةِ qaffati; quffati; qiffati |
Etymology 2
قُفَّة
قُفَّة
Borrowed from Aramaic קוּפָא (quppā, “wicker basket”), from Imperial Aramaic 𐡒𐡅𐡐 (qwp), from Akkadian 𒄣𒌒𒁍 (/quppu/, “wicker basket”), ultimately a bi-consonantal root pattern from Proto-Semitic *q-f-f- (“to weave, to braid or plait, to be interlocking, to have repetition”).
Pronunciation
Noun
قُفَّة • (quffa) f (plural قُفَف (qufaf))
- a large wicker basket
- a boat waterproofed with wickerwork, coracle, basket boat
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قُفَّة quffa |
الْقُفَّة al-quffa |
قُفَّة quffat |
| nominative | قُفَّةٌ quffatun |
الْقُفَّةُ al-quffatu |
قُفَّةُ quffatu |
| accusative | قُفَّةً quffatan |
الْقُفَّةَ al-quffata |
قُفَّةَ quffata |
| genitive | قُفَّةٍ quffatin |
الْقُفَّةِ al-quffati |
قُفَّةِ quffati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | قُفَّتَيْن quffatayn |
الْقُفَّتَيْن al-quffatayn |
قُفَّتَيْ quffatay |
| nominative | قُفَّتَانِ quffatāni |
الْقُفَّتَانِ al-quffatāni |
قُفَّتَا quffatā |
| accusative | قُفَّتَيْنِ quffatayni |
الْقُفَّتَيْنِ al-quffatayni |
قُفَّتَيْ quffatay |
| genitive | قُفَّتَيْنِ quffatayni |
الْقُفَّتَيْنِ al-quffatayni |
قُفَّتَيْ quffatay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قُفَف qufaf |
الْقُفَف al-qufaf |
قُفَف qufaf |
| nominative | قُفَفٌ qufafun |
الْقُفَفُ al-qufafu |
قُفَفُ qufafu |
| accusative | قُفَفًا qufafan |
الْقُفَفَ al-qufafa |
قُفَفَ qufafa |
| genitive | قُفَفٍ qufafin |
الْقُفَفِ al-qufafi |
قُفَفِ qufafi |
Descendants
- Maltese: qoffa
- Sicilian: coffa
- Moroccan Arabic: قفة (quffa)
- → Catalan: cofa (“basket”)
- → French: couffe (“basket”)
- →⇒ Galician: cofiño (“boat compartment”)
- → Portuguese: alcofa (“basket”)
- → Spanish: cofa (“topmast”)
References
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