كسرة
Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ك س ر (k s r) |
| 10 terms |
Instance noun of the verb كَسَر (kasar, “to break”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kas.ra/
Noun
كَسْرَة • (kasra) f (plural كَسَرَات (kasarāt))
- (linguistics, grammar) kasra (a vowel in Arabic signifying an /i/ sound)
- Hypernym: حَرَكَة (ḥaraka)
- instance noun of كَسَرَ (kasara)
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | كَسْرَة kasra |
الْكَسْرَة al-kasra |
كَسْرَة kasrat |
| nominative | كَسْرَةٌ kasratun |
الْكَسْرَةُ al-kasratu |
كَسْرَةُ kasratu |
| accusative | كَسْرَةً kasratan |
الْكَسْرَةَ al-kasrata |
كَسْرَةَ kasrata |
| genitive | كَسْرَةٍ kasratin |
الْكَسْرَةِ al-kasrati |
كَسْرَةِ kasrati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | كَسْرَتَيْن kasratayn |
الْكَسْرَتَيْن al-kasratayn |
كَسْرَتَيْ kasratay |
| nominative | كَسْرَتَانِ kasratāni |
الْكَسْرَتَانِ al-kasratāni |
كَسْرَتَا kasratā |
| accusative | كَسْرَتَيْنِ kasratayni |
الْكَسْرَتَيْنِ al-kasratayni |
كَسْرَتَيْ kasratay |
| genitive | كَسْرَتَيْنِ kasratayni |
الْكَسْرَتَيْنِ al-kasratayni |
كَسْرَتَيْ kasratay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | كَسَرَات kasarāt |
الْكَسَرَات al-kasarāt |
كَسَرَات kasarāt |
| nominative | كَسَرَاتٌ kasarātun |
الْكَسَرَاتُ al-kasarātu |
كَسَرَاتُ kasarātu |
| accusative | كَسَرَاتٍ kasarātin |
الْكَسَرَاتِ al-kasarāti |
كَسَرَاتِ kasarāti |
| genitive | كَسَرَاتٍ kasarātin |
الْكَسَرَاتِ al-kasarāti |
كَسَرَاتِ kasarāti |
Descendants
Noun
كِسْرَة • (kisra) f (plural كِسَر (kisar) or كِسْرَات (kisrāt))
- fragment
- أَعْطِنِي وَظِيفَةً مَعَ ٱلْأَحْبَارِ لِآكُلَ كِسْرَةَ خُبْزٍ
- ʔaʕṭinī waẓīfatan maʕa l-ʔaḥbāri liʔākula kisrata ḵubzin
- Give me a job with the priests that I may eat a fragment of bread.
- (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan, Chad) a type of flatbread
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | كِسْرَة kisra |
الْكِسْرَة al-kisra |
كِسْرَة kisrat |
| nominative | كِسْرَةٌ kisratun |
الْكِسْرَةُ al-kisratu |
كِسْرَةُ kisratu |
| accusative | كِسْرَةً kisratan |
الْكِسْرَةَ al-kisrata |
كِسْرَةَ kisrata |
| genitive | كِسْرَةٍ kisratin |
الْكِسْرَةِ al-kisrati |
كِسْرَةِ kisrati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | كِسْرَتَيْن kisratayn |
الْكِسْرَتَيْن al-kisratayn |
كِسْرَتَيْ kisratay |
| nominative | كِسْرَتَانِ kisratāni |
الْكِسْرَتَانِ al-kisratāni |
كِسْرَتَا kisratā |
| accusative | كِسْرَتَيْنِ kisratayni |
الْكِسْرَتَيْنِ al-kisratayni |
كِسْرَتَيْ kisratay |
| genitive | كِسْرَتَيْنِ kisratayni |
الْكِسْرَتَيْنِ al-kisratayni |
كِسْرَتَيْ kisratay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | كِسَر; كِسْرَات kisar; kisrāt |
الْكِسَر; الْكِسْرَات al-kisar; al-kisrāt |
كِسَر; كِسْرَات kisar; kisrāt |
| nominative | كِسَرٌ; كِسْرَاتٌ kisarun; kisrātun |
الْكِسَرُ; الْكِسْرَاتُ al-kisaru; al-kisrātu |
كِسَرُ; كِسْرَاتُ kisaru; kisrātu |
| accusative | كِسَرًا; كِسْرَاتٍ kisaran; kisrātin |
الْكِسَرَ; الْكِسْرَاتِ al-kisara; al-kisrāti |
كِسَرَ; كِسْرَاتِ kisara; kisrāti |
| genitive | كِسَرٍ; كِسْرَاتٍ kisarin; kisrātin |
الْكِسَرِ; الْكِسْرَاتِ al-kisari; al-kisrāti |
كِسَرِ; كِسْرَاتِ kisari; kisrāti |
Descendants
- → Nobiin: kisra
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “كسرة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 885
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “كسر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 968
Sudanese Arabic
Pronunciation
Audio (Sudan, El Fasher): (file)
Noun
كسرة • (kisra) f
Descendants
- Beja: kísra