قاطرة
Arabic
Etymology
Tool noun derived from the active participle of قَطَرَ (qaṭara, “to tow”), composed of قَاطِر (qāṭir, “one who tows”) + ـَة (-a).
Noun
قَاطِرَة • (qāṭira) f (plural قَاطِرَات (qāṭirāt))
- locomotive
- tractor
- tractor truck
- rail car
Declension
Declension of noun قَاطِرَة (qāṭira)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قَاطِرَة qāṭira | الْقَاطِرَة al-qāṭira | قَاطِرَة qāṭirat |
Nominative | قَاطِرَةٌ qāṭiratun | الْقَاطِرَةُ al-qāṭiratu | قَاطِرَةُ qāṭiratu |
Accusative | قَاطِرَةً qāṭiratan | الْقَاطِرَةَ al-qāṭirata | قَاطِرَةَ qāṭirata |
Genitive | قَاطِرَةٍ qāṭiratin | الْقَاطِرَةِ al-qāṭirati | قَاطِرَةِ qāṭirati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | قَاطِرَتَيْن qāṭiratayn | الْقَاطِرَتَيْن al-qāṭiratayn | قَاطِرَتَيْ qāṭiratay |
Nominative | قَاطِرَتَانِ qāṭiratāni | الْقَاطِرَتَانِ al-qāṭiratāni | قَاطِرَتَا qāṭiratā |
Accusative | قَاطِرَتَيْنِ qāṭiratayni | الْقَاطِرَتَيْنِ al-qāṭiratayni | قَاطِرَتَيْ qāṭiratay |
Genitive | قَاطِرَتَيْنِ qāṭiratayni | الْقَاطِرَتَيْنِ al-qāṭiratayni | قَاطِرَتَيْ qāṭiratay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قَاطِرَات qāṭirāt | الْقَاطِرَات al-qāṭirāt | قَاطِرَات qāṭirāt |
Nominative | قَاطِرَاتٌ qāṭirātun | الْقَاطِرَاتُ al-qāṭirātu | قَاطِرَاتُ qāṭirātu |
Accusative | قَاطِرَاتٍ qāṭirātin | الْقَاطِرَاتِ al-qāṭirāti | قَاطِرَاتِ qāṭirāti |
Genitive | قَاطِرَاتٍ qāṭirātin | الْقَاطِرَاتِ al-qāṭirāti | قَاطِرَاتِ qāṭirāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “قاطرة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN