حيطة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ح و ط (ḥ-w-ṭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ħiː.tˤa/, /ħaj.tˤa/
Noun
حِيطَة or حَيْطَة • (ḥīṭa or ḥayṭa) f
- verbal noun of حَاطَ (ḥāṭa) (form I)
- cautiousness, caution, prudence
- Synonym: حَوْطَة (ḥawṭa)
Declension
Declension of noun حِيطَة (ḥīṭa); حَيْطَة (ḥayṭa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حِيطَة; حَيْطَة ḥīṭa; ḥayṭa | الْحِيطَة; الْحَيْطَة al-ḥīṭa; al-ḥayṭa | حِيطَة; حَيْطَة ḥīṭat; ḥayṭat |
| Nominative | حِيطَةٌ; حَيْطَةٌ ḥīṭatun; ḥayṭatun | الْحِيطَةُ; الْحَيْطَةُ al-ḥīṭatu; al-ḥayṭatu | حِيطَةُ; حَيْطَةُ ḥīṭatu; ḥayṭatu |
| Accusative | حِيطَةً; حَيْطَةً ḥīṭatan; ḥayṭatan | الْحِيطَةَ; الْحَيْطَةَ al-ḥīṭata; al-ḥayṭata | حِيطَةَ; حَيْطَةَ ḥīṭata; ḥayṭata |
| Genitive | حِيطَةٍ; حَيْطَةٍ ḥīṭatin; ḥayṭatin | الْحِيطَةِ; الْحَيْطَةِ al-ḥīṭati; al-ḥayṭati | حِيطَةِ; حَيْطَةِ ḥīṭati; ḥayṭati |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “حيطة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic حَائِط (ḥāʾiṭ).
Noun
حيطة • (ḥīṭa) f (plural حطان (ḥiṭān))
- wall (division in a building)