فوطة
Arabic
Etymology
Likely ultimately from Sanskrit पोत (pota, “cloth”), via Classical Persian فوطه (fūta). Alternatively, claimed to be from Sahidic Coptic ϥⲱⲧⲉ (fōte, “to wipe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuː.tˤa/
Noun
فُوطَة • (fūṭa) f (plural فُوَط (fuwaṭ))
- towel
- napkin
- apron
Declension
Declension of noun فُوطَة (fūṭa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فُوطَة fūṭa | الْفُوطَة al-fūṭa | فُوطَة fūṭat |
Nominative | فُوطَةٌ fūṭatun | الْفُوطَةُ al-fūṭatu | فُوطَةُ fūṭatu |
Accusative | فُوطَةً fūṭatan | الْفُوطَةَ al-fūṭata | فُوطَةَ fūṭata |
Genitive | فُوطَةٍ fūṭatin | الْفُوطَةِ al-fūṭati | فُوطَةِ fūṭati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | فُوطَتَيْن fūṭatayn | الْفُوطَتَيْن al-fūṭatayn | فُوطَتَيْ fūṭatay |
Nominative | فُوطَتَانِ fūṭatāni | الْفُوطَتَانِ al-fūṭatāni | فُوطَتَا fūṭatā |
Accusative | فُوطَتَيْنِ fūṭatayni | الْفُوطَتَيْنِ al-fūṭatayni | فُوطَتَيْ fūṭatay |
Genitive | فُوطَتَيْنِ fūṭatayni | الْفُوطَتَيْنِ al-fūṭatayni | فُوطَتَيْ fūṭatay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فُوَط fuwaṭ | الْفُوَط al-fuwaṭ | فُوَط fuwaṭ |
Nominative | فُوَطٌ fuwaṭun | الْفُوَطُ al-fuwaṭu | فُوَطُ fuwaṭu |
Accusative | فُوَطًا fuwaṭan | الْفُوَطَ al-fuwaṭa | فُوَطَ fuwaṭa |
Genitive | فُوَطٍ fuwaṭin | الْفُوَطِ al-fuwaṭi | فُوَطِ fuwaṭi |
Derived terms
- فُوَيْطَة (fuwayṭa, diminutive)
Descendants
- Egyptian Arabic: فوطة (fūṭa)
- Moroccan Arabic: فوطة (fūṭa)
- South Levantine Arabic: فوطة (fūṭa)
- → English: fouta
- → French: fouta, foutah
- → Portuguese: fota
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1845) Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les arabes (in French), Amsterdam: Jean Müller, pages 339–343
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic فُوطَة (fūṭa).
Noun
فوطة • (fūṭa) f
- towel
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic فُوطَة (fūṭa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuː.tˤa/
Noun
فوطة • (fūṭa) f (plural فواطي (fwāṭi) or فوطات (fūṭāt))
- towel
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic فُوطَة (fūṭa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuː.tˤe/, [ˈfuː.tˤɑ]
- IPA(key): /fuː.tˤa/, [ˈfuː.tˤɑ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
فوطة • (fūṭa) f (plural فوط (fuwaṭ))
- napkin, serviette
- small towel
See also
- منشفة (manšafe, “towel”), بشكير (baškīr, “towel”)