ثقافة

ثقافة

Arabic

Etymology

Verbal noun of ثَقُفَ‎ (ṯaqufa, “to be skillful, to be smart”), from the root ث ق ف‎ (ṯ-q-f).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θa.qaː.fa/
  • (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /ta.qaː.fa/

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Noun

ثَقَافَة • (ṯaqāfa) f (plural ثَقَافَات‎ (ṯaqāfāt))

1. verbal noun of ثَقُفَ‎ (ṯaqufa) (form I)
2. sagacity, intelligence, wit, refinement, culture
3. culture (civilization)
4. education, literacy

Declension

Declension of noun ثَقَافَة (ṯaqāfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَقَافَة ṯaqāfa	الثَّقَافَة‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfa	ثَقَافَة ṯaqāfat
Nominative	ثَقَافَةٌ ṯaqāfatun	الثَّقَافَةُ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfatu	ثَقَافَةُ ṯaqāfatu
Accusative	ثَقَافَةً ṯaqāfatan	الثَّقَافَةَ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfata	ثَقَافَةَ ṯaqāfata
Genitive	ثَقَافَةٍ ṯaqāfatin	الثَّقَافَةِ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfati	ثَقَافَةِ ṯaqāfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَقَافَتَيْن‎ ṯaqāfatayn	الثَّقَافَتَيْن‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfatayn	ثَقَافَتَيْ‎ ṯaqāfatay
Nominative	ثَقَافَتَانِ‎ ṯaqāfatāni	الثَّقَافَتَانِ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfatāni	ثَقَافَتَا‎ ṯaqāfatā
Accusative	ثَقَافَتَيْنِ‎ ṯaqāfatayni	الثَّقَافَتَيْنِ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfatayni	ثَقَافَتَيْ‎ ṯaqāfatay
Genitive	ثَقَافَتَيْنِ‎ ṯaqāfatayni	الثَّقَافَتَيْنِ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfatayni	ثَقَافَتَيْ‎ ṯaqāfatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَقَافَات‎ ṯaqāfāt	الثَّقَافَات‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfāt	ثَقَافَات‎ ṯaqāfāt
Nominative	ثَقَافَاتٌ‎ ṯaqāfātun	الثَّقَافَاتُ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfātu	ثَقَافَاتُ‎ ṯaqāfātu
Accusative	ثَقَافَاتٍ‎ ṯaqāfātin	الثَّقَافَاتِ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfāti	ثَقَافَاتِ‎ ṯaqāfāti
Genitive	ثَقَافَاتٍ‎ ṯaqāfātin	الثَّقَافَاتِ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfāti	ثَقَافَاتِ‎ ṯaqāfāti

Derived terms

• ثَقَافِيّ‎ (ṯaqāfiyy)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ثقافة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “ثقف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic ثَقَافَة‎ (ṯaqāfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θaˈɡaːfa/, [θaˈqaːfa] (spelling pronunciation) ([q] pronunciation)
  • IPA^(key): /saˈɡaːfa/ (rare pronunciation)

Noun

ثقافة • (ṯaɡāfa) f (plural ثقافات‎ (ṯaɡāfāt))

1. culture (civilization)
2. culture (education)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ث ق ف‎

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic ثَقَافَة‎ (ṯaqāfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.qaː.fe/, [saˈqɑː.fe]
• IPA^(key): /sa.qaː.fa/, [saˈqɑː.fa]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

ثقافة • (saqāfe) f

1. culture (civilization)
2. education, literacy