كوة

See also: کوه

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic כותא / ܟܘܬܐ (kawwǝṯā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuw.wa/, IPA^(key): /kaw.wa/

Noun

كُوَّة or كَوَّة • (kuwwa or kawwa) f (plural كُوًى (kuwan) or كِوَاء (kiwāʔ))

hatch, scuttle, loophole, peephole
Synonyms: خَوْخَة (ḵawḵa), وَصْوَص (waṣwaṣ), وَصْْوَاص (waṣwāṣ), مَنْوَر (manwar)

Declension

Declension of noun **كُوَّة** (kuwwa)‎; **كَوَّة** (kawwa)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كُوَّة‎; كَوَّة kuwwa‎; kawwa	الْكُوَّة‎; الْكَوَّة al-kuwwa‎; al-kawwa	كُوَّة‎; كَوَّة kuwwat‎; kawwat
nominative	كُوَّةٌ‎; كَوَّةٌ kuwwatun‎; kawwatun	الْكُوَّةُ‎; الْكَوَّةُ al-kuwwatu‎; al-kawwatu	كُوَّةُ‎; كَوَّةُ kuwwatu‎; kawwatu
accusative	كُوَّةً‎; كَوَّةً kuwwatan‎; kawwatan	الْكُوَّةَ‎; الْكَوَّةَ al-kuwwata‎; al-kawwata	كُوَّةَ‎; كَوَّةَ kuwwata‎; kawwata
genitive	كُوَّةٍ‎; كَوَّةٍ kuwwatin‎; kawwatin	الْكُوَّةِ‎; الْكَوَّةِ al-kuwwati‎; al-kawwati	كُوَّةِ‎; كَوَّةِ kuwwati‎; kawwati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كُوَّتَيْن‎; كَوَّتَيْن kuwwatayn‎; kawwatayn	الْكُوَّتَيْن‎; الْكَوَّتَيْن al-kuwwatayn‎; al-kawwatayn	كُوَّتَيْ‎; كَوَّتَيْ kuwwatay‎; kawwatay
nominative	كُوَّتَانِ‎; كَوَّتَانِ kuwwatāni‎; kawwatāni	الْكُوَّتَانِ‎; الْكَوَّتَانِ al-kuwwatāni‎; al-kawwatāni	كُوَّتَا‎; كَوَّتَا kuwwatā‎; kawwatā
accusative	كُوَّتَيْنِ‎; كَوَّتَيْنِ kuwwatayni‎; kawwatayni	الْكُوَّتَيْنِ‎; الْكَوَّتَيْنِ al-kuwwatayni‎; al-kawwatayni	كُوَّتَيْ‎; كَوَّتَيْ kuwwatay‎; kawwatay
genitive	كُوَّتَيْنِ‎; كَوَّتَيْنِ kuwwatayni‎; kawwatayni	الْكُوَّتَيْنِ‎; الْكَوَّتَيْنِ al-kuwwatayni‎; al-kawwatayni	كُوَّتَيْ‎; كَوَّتَيْ kuwwatay‎; kawwatay
plural	broken plural in ـًى (-an)‎; basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	كُوَى‎; كِوَاء kuwā‎; kiwāʔ	الْكُوَى‎; الْكِوَاء al-kuwā‎; al-kiwāʔ	كُوَى‎; كِوَاء kuwā‎; kiwāʔ
nominative	كُوًى‎; كِوَاءٌ kuwan‎; kiwāʔun	الْكُوَى‎; الْكِوَاءُ al-kuwā‎; al-kiwāʔu	كُوَى‎; كِوَاءُ kuwā‎; kiwāʔu
accusative	كُوًى‎; كِوَاءً kuwan‎; kiwāʔan	الْكُوَى‎; الْكِوَاءَ al-kuwā‎; al-kiwāʔa	كُوَى‎; كِوَاءَ kuwā‎; kiwāʔa
genitive	كُوًى‎; كِوَاءٍ kuwan‎; kiwāʔin	الْكُوَى‎; الْكِوَاءِ al-kuwā‎; al-kiwāʔi	كُوَى‎; كِوَاءِ kuwā‎; kiwāʔi

References

Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 13
Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 32