ثغرة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ث غ ر (ṯ-ḡ-r). Doublet of تُرْعَة (turʿa) from Aramaic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θuɣ.ra/
Noun
ثُغْرَة • (ṯuḡra) f (plural ثُغَر (ṯuḡar) or ثُغَرَات (ṯuḡarāt))
- gap, loophole, pit, wedge
Declension
Declension of noun ثُغْرَة (ṯuḡra)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ثُغْرَة ṯuḡra | الثُّغْرَة aṯ-ṯuḡra | ثُغْرَة ṯuḡrat |
| Nominative | ثُغْرَةٌ ṯuḡratun | الثُّغْرَةُ aṯ-ṯuḡratu | ثُغْرَةُ ṯuḡratu |
| Accusative | ثُغْرَةً ṯuḡratan | الثُّغْرَةَ aṯ-ṯuḡrata | ثُغْرَةَ ṯuḡrata |
| Genitive | ثُغْرَةٍ ṯuḡratin | الثُّغْرَةِ aṯ-ṯuḡrati | ثُغْرَةِ ṯuḡrati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | ثُغْرَتَيْن ṯuḡratayn | الثُّغْرَتَيْن aṯ-ṯuḡratayn | ثُغْرَتَيْ ṯuḡratay |
| Nominative | ثُغْرَتَانِ ṯuḡratāni | الثُّغْرَتَانِ aṯ-ṯuḡratāni | ثُغْرَتَا ṯuḡratā |
| Accusative | ثُغْرَتَيْنِ ṯuḡratayni | الثُّغْرَتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯuḡratayni | ثُغْرَتَيْ ṯuḡratay |
| Genitive | ثُغْرَتَيْنِ ṯuḡratayni | الثُّغْرَتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯuḡratayni | ثُغْرَتَيْ ṯuḡratay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ثُغَر; ثُغَرَات ṯuḡar; ṯuḡarāt | الثُّغَر; الثُّغَرَات aṯ-ṯuḡar; aṯ-ṯuḡarāt | ثُغَر; ثُغَرَات ṯuḡar; ṯuḡarāt |
| Nominative | ثُغَرٌ; ثُغَرَاتٌ ṯuḡarun; ṯuḡarātun | الثُّغَرُ; الثُّغَرَاتُ aṯ-ṯuḡaru; aṯ-ṯuḡarātu | ثُغَرُ; ثُغَرَاتُ ṯuḡaru; ṯuḡarātu |
| Accusative | ثُغَرًا; ثُغَرَاتٍ ṯuḡaran; ṯuḡarātin | الثُّغَرَ; الثُّغَرَاتِ aṯ-ṯuḡara; aṯ-ṯuḡarāti | ثُغَرَ; ثُغَرَاتِ ṯuḡara; ṯuḡarāti |
| Genitive | ثُغَرٍ; ثُغَرَاتٍ ṯuḡarin; ṯuḡarātin | الثُّغَرِ; الثُّغَرَاتِ aṯ-ṯuḡari; aṯ-ṯuḡarāti | ثُغَرِ; ثُغَرَاتِ ṯuḡari; ṯuḡarāti |
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “ثغرة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 159
- Freytag, Georg (1830), “ثغرة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 219
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “ثغرة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 339
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “ثغرة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 153