فتاة

فتاة

Arabic

Etymology

فَتًى‎ (fatan) +‎ ـَة‎ (-a).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.taːh/

Noun

فَتَاة • (fatāh) f (plural فَتَيَات‎ (fatayāt), masculine فَتًى‎ (fatan))

1. female adolescent, youth, juvenile; young girl
2. female slave

Declension

Declension of noun فَتَاة (fatāh)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَتَاة fatāt	الْفَتَاة‎ al-fatāt	فَتَاة fatāt
Nominative	فَتَاةٌ fatātun	الْفَتَاةُ‎ al-fatātu	فَتَاةُ fatātu
Accusative	فَتَاةً fatātan	الْفَتَاةَ‎ al-fatāta	فَتَاةَ fatāta
Genitive	فَتَاةٍ fatātin	الْفَتَاةِ‎ al-fatāti	فَتَاةِ fatāti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَتَاتَيْن‎ fatātayn	الْفَتَاتَيْن‎ al-fatātayn	فَتَاتَيْ‎ fatātay
Nominative	فَتَاتَانِ‎ fatātāni	الْفَتَاتَانِ‎ al-fatātāni	فَتَاتَا‎ fatātā
Accusative	فَتَاتَيْنِ‎ fatātayni	الْفَتَاتَيْنِ‎ al-fatātayni	فَتَاتَيْ‎ fatātay
Genitive	فَتَاتَيْنِ‎ fatātayni	الْفَتَاتَيْنِ‎ al-fatātayni	فَتَاتَيْ‎ fatātay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فَتَيَات‎ fatayāt	الْفَتَيَات‎ al-fatayāt	فَتَيَات‎ fatayāt
Nominative	فَتَيَاتٌ‎ fatayātun	الْفَتَيَاتُ‎ al-fatayātu	فَتَيَاتُ‎ fatayātu
Accusative	فَتَيَاتٍ‎ fatayātin	الْفَتَيَاتِ‎ al-fatayāti	فَتَيَاتِ‎ fatayāti
Genitive	فَتَيَاتٍ‎ fatayātin	الْفَتَيَاتِ‎ al-fatayāti	فَتَيَاتِ‎ fatayāti

Derived terms

• فُتَيَّة‎ (futayya) (diminutive)
• others are shared with فَتًى‎ (fatan)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “فتي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN