مخدة

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ د د (ḵ d d)
3 terms

Tool noun to the verb خَدَّ (ḵadda, “to furrow”) and the noun خَدّ (ḵadd, “cheek”).

Noun

مِخَدَّة • (miḵadda) f (plural مِخَدَّات (miḵaddāt) or مَخَادّ (maḵādd))

pillow, cushion, bolster
Synonym: وِسَادَة (wisāda)
plowshare

Declension

Declension of noun **مِخَدَّة** (miḵadda)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مِخَدَّة miḵadda	الْمِخَدَّة al-miḵadda	مِخَدَّة miḵaddat
nominative	مِخَدَّةٌ miḵaddatun	الْمِخَدَّةُ al-miḵaddatu	مِخَدَّةُ miḵaddatu
accusative	مِخَدَّةً miḵaddatan	الْمِخَدَّةَ al-miḵaddata	مِخَدَّةَ miḵaddata
genitive	مِخَدَّةٍ miḵaddatin	الْمِخَدَّةِ al-miḵaddati	مِخَدَّةِ miḵaddati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مِخَدَّتَيْن miḵaddatayn	الْمِخَدَّتَيْن al-miḵaddatayn	مِخَدَّتَيْ miḵaddatay
nominative	مِخَدَّتَانِ miḵaddatāni	الْمِخَدَّتَانِ al-miḵaddatāni	مِخَدَّتَا miḵaddatā
accusative	مِخَدَّتَيْنِ miḵaddatayni	الْمِخَدَّتَيْنِ al-miḵaddatayni	مِخَدَّتَيْ miḵaddatay
genitive	مِخَدَّتَيْنِ miḵaddatayni	الْمِخَدَّتَيْنِ al-miḵaddatayni	مِخَدَّتَيْ miḵaddatay
plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مِخَدَّات‎; مَخَادّ miḵaddāt‎; maḵādd	الْمِخَدَّات‎; الْمَخَادّ al-miḵaddāt‎; al-maḵādd	مِخَدَّات‎; مَخَادّ miḵaddāt‎; maḵādd
nominative	مِخَدَّاتٌ‎; مَخَادُّ miḵaddātun‎; maḵāddu	الْمِخَدَّاتُ‎; الْمَخَادُّ al-miḵaddātu‎; al-maḵāddu	مِخَدَّاتُ‎; مَخَادُّ miḵaddātu‎; maḵāddu
accusative	مِخَدَّاتٍ‎; مَخَادَّ miḵaddātin‎; maḵādda	الْمِخَدَّاتِ‎; الْمَخَادَّ al-miḵaddāti‎; al-maḵādda	مِخَدَّاتِ‎; مَخَادَّ miḵaddāti‎; maḵādda
genitive	مِخَدَّاتٍ‎; مَخَادَّ miḵaddātin‎; maḵādda	الْمِخَدَّاتِ‎; الْمَخَادِّ al-miḵaddāti‎; al-maḵāddi	مِخَدَّاتِ‎; مَخَادِّ miḵaddāti‎; maḵāddi

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: مخدة (maḵadda)
Hijazi Arabic: مخدة (maḵadda)
Maltese: mħadda
Moroccan Arabic: مخدة (mḵadda)
→ Asturian: almuhada
→ Galician: almofada
→ Ladino: almofada
→ Mirandese: almofada
→ Portuguese: almofada
→ Spanish: almohada
- → Guaraní: aramboha
- → Hiligaynon: almohada
- → Tagalog: almowada, muhala

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مخدة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 971

Hijazi Arabic

Root
خ د د
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مِخَدَّة (miḵadda).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.xad.da/

Noun

مخدة • (maḵadda) f (plural مخدات (maḵaddāt))

pillow, cushion

Moroccan Arabic

Root
خ د د
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مِخَدَّة (miḵadda).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mxad.da/

Noun

مخدة • (mḵadda) f (plural مخاد (mḵādd) or مخدات (mḵaddāt))

pillow, cushion
Synonym: خدية (ḵaddiyya)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ د د
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مِخَدَّة (miḵadda).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mxad.de/, [ˈmxad.de]
IPA^(key): /mxad.da/, [ˈmxad.da]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

مخدّة • (mḵadde) f (plural مخدّات (mḵaddāt))

pillow
Synonym: وسادة (wisāde)

بيت مخدة ― bēt mḵadde ― pillowcase

Audio (Ramallah): (file)