مومسة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- مُومِس (mūmis)
Etymology
From the root و م س (w m s) meaning "to rub or polish with a rag", likening them to a dirty, filthy, used-up rag; parallel semantic development is found in the word شرموطة.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muː.mi.sa/
Noun
مُومِسَة • (mūmisa) f (plural مُومِسات (mūmisāt))
- (derogatory) wench, hooker, tramp
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مُومِسَة mūmisa |
الْمُومِسَة al-mūmisa |
مُومِسَة mūmisat |
| nominative | مُومِسَةٌ mūmisatun |
الْمُومِسَةُ al-mūmisatu |
مُومِسَةُ mūmisatu |
| accusative | مُومِسَةً mūmisatan |
الْمُومِسَةَ al-mūmisata |
مُومِسَةَ mūmisata |
| genitive | مُومِسَةٍ mūmisatin |
الْمُومِسَةِ al-mūmisati |
مُومِسَةِ mūmisati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مُومِسَتَيْن mūmisatayn |
الْمُومِسَتَيْن al-mūmisatayn |
مُومِسَتَيْ mūmisatay |
| nominative | مُومِسَتَانِ mūmisatāni |
الْمُومِسَتَانِ al-mūmisatāni |
مُومِسَتَا mūmisatā |
| accusative | مُومِسَتَيْنِ mūmisatayni |
الْمُومِسَتَيْنِ al-mūmisatayni |
مُومِسَتَيْ mūmisatay |
| genitive | مُومِسَتَيْنِ mūmisatayni |
الْمُومِسَتَيْنِ al-mūmisatayni |
مُومِسَتَيْ mūmisatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مُومِسات mūmisāt |
الْمُومِسات al-mūmisāt |
مُومِسات mūmisāt |
| nominative | مُومِساتٌ mūmisātun |
الْمُومِساتُ al-mūmisātu |
مُومِساتُ mūmisātu |
| accusative | مُومِساتٍ mūmisātin |
الْمُومِساتِ al-mūmisāti |
مُومِساتِ mūmisāti |
| genitive | مُومِساتٍ mūmisātin |
الْمُومِساتِ al-mūmisāti |
مُومِساتِ mūmisāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “مومسة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN