قفلة
Arabic
Etymology 1
Instance noun
Noun
قَفْلَة • (qafla) f
- instance noun of قَفَلَ (qafala), an instance of there being a locking-up or block, for instance a writer’s block
- cadence in music
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قَفْلَة qafla |
الْقَفْلَة al-qafla |
قَفْلَة qaflat |
| nominative | قَفْلَةٌ qaflatun |
الْقَفْلَةُ al-qaflatu |
قَفْلَةُ qaflatu |
| accusative | قَفْلَةً qaflatan |
الْقَفْلَةَ al-qaflata |
قَفْلَةَ qaflata |
| genitive | قَفْلَةٍ qaflatin |
الْقَفْلَةِ al-qaflati |
قَفْلَةِ qaflati |
Etymology 2
From Classical Syriac ܩܷܦܱܠܷܐܘܳܢ (qeppalleʾōn, “sum”), from Ancient Greek κεφάλαιον (kephálaion, “sum”).
Noun
قَفْلَة • (qafla) f
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قَفْلَة qafla |
الْقَفْلَة al-qafla |
قَفْلَة qaflat |
| nominative | قَفْلَةٌ qaflatun |
الْقَفْلَةُ al-qaflatu |
قَفْلَةُ qaflatu |
| accusative | قَفْلَةً qaflatan |
الْقَفْلَةَ al-qaflata |
قَفْلَةَ qaflata |
| genitive | قَفْلَةٍ qaflatin |
الْقَفْلَةِ al-qaflati |
قَفْلَةِ qaflati |
Further reading
- Toll, Christopher (1969) “Einige metrologische und metallurgische Termini im Arabischen”, in Orientalia Suecana[1] (in German), volume 18, pages 142–144