مائدة

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ge'ez ማእድ (maʾədd, “table”), which is of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maː.ʔi.da/

Noun

مَائِدَة • (māʔida) f (plural مَائِدَات (māʔidāt) or مَوَائِد (mawāʔid))

dining table
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:112-114:
(metonymic) The food itself
مَائِدَة العَشَاء ― māʔida al-ʕašāʔ ― dinner

Declension

Declension of noun **مَائِدَة** (māʔida)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَائِدَة māʔida	الْمَائِدَة al-māʔida	مَائِدَة māʔidat
nominative	مَائِدَةٌ māʔidatun	الْمَائِدَةُ al-māʔidatu	مَائِدَةُ māʔidatu
accusative	مَائِدَةً māʔidatan	الْمَائِدَةَ al-māʔidata	مَائِدَةَ māʔidata
genitive	مَائِدَةٍ māʔidatin	الْمَائِدَةِ al-māʔidati	مَائِدَةِ māʔidati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَائِدَتَيْن māʔidatayn	الْمَائِدَتَيْن al-māʔidatayn	مَائِدَتَيْ māʔidatay
nominative	مَائِدَتَانِ māʔidatāni	الْمَائِدَتَانِ al-māʔidatāni	مَائِدَتَا māʔidatā
accusative	مَائِدَتَيْنِ māʔidatayni	الْمَائِدَتَيْنِ al-māʔidatayni	مَائِدَتَيْ māʔidatay
genitive	مَائِدَتَيْنِ māʔidatayni	الْمَائِدَتَيْنِ al-māʔidatayni	مَائِدَتَيْ māʔidatay
plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَائِدَات‎; مَوَائِد māʔidāt‎; mawāʔid	الْمَائِدَات‎; الْمَوَائِد al-māʔidāt‎; al-mawāʔid	مَائِدَات‎; مَوَائِد māʔidāt‎; mawāʔid
nominative	مَائِدَاتٌ‎; مَوَائِدُ māʔidātun‎; mawāʔidu	الْمَائِدَاتُ‎; الْمَوَائِدُ al-māʔidātu‎; al-mawāʔidu	مَائِدَاتُ‎; مَوَائِدُ māʔidātu‎; mawāʔidu
accusative	مَائِدَاتٍ‎; مَوَائِدَ māʔidātin‎; mawāʔida	الْمَائِدَاتِ‎; الْمَوَائِدَ al-māʔidāti‎; al-mawāʔida	مَائِدَاتِ‎; مَوَائِدَ māʔidāti‎; mawāʔida
genitive	مَائِدَاتٍ‎; مَوَائِدَ māʔidātin‎; mawāʔida	الْمَائِدَاتِ‎; الْمَوَائِدِ al-māʔidāti‎; al-mawāʔidi	مَائِدَاتِ‎; مَوَائِدِ māʔidāti‎; mawāʔidi

Descendants

Maltese: mejda
Moroccan Arabic: ميدة (mīda)
→ Azerbaijani: maidə
→ Ottoman Turkish: مائده (maide)
- → Turkish: maide
→ Persian: میده (mayda, “a table covered with viande”)

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