قرعة
See also: فرغة and فرعة
Arabic
Etymology 1
Singulative noun composed of قَرْع (qarʿ, “drawing lots”) + ـَة (-a), from the root ق ر ع (q-r-ʿ).
Noun
قَرْعة • (qarʿa) f (plural قَرْعَات (qarʿāt))
- an act of drawing lots, drawing straws, toss; lottery
Declension
Declension of noun قَرْعَة (qarʿa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَرْعَة qarʿa | الْقَرْعَة al-qarʿa | قَرْعَة qarʿat |
| Nominative | قَرْعَةٌ qarʿatun | الْقَرْعَةُ al-qarʿatu | قَرْعَةُ qarʿatu |
| Accusative | قَرْعَةً qarʿatan | الْقَرْعَةَ al-qarʿata | قَرْعَةَ qarʿata |
| Genitive | قَرْعَةٍ qarʿatin | الْقَرْعَةِ al-qarʿati | قَرْعَةِ qarʿati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | قَرْعَتَيْن qarʿatayn | الْقَرْعَتَيْن al-qarʿatayn | قَرْعَتَيْ qarʿatay |
| Nominative | قَرْعَتَانِ qarʿatāni | الْقَرْعَتَانِ al-qarʿatāni | قَرْعَتَا qarʿatā |
| Accusative | قَرْعَتَيْنِ qarʿatayni | الْقَرْعَتَيْنِ al-qarʿatayni | قَرْعَتَيْ qarʿatay |
| Genitive | قَرْعَتَيْنِ qarʿatayni | الْقَرْعَتَيْنِ al-qarʿatayni | قَرْعَتَيْ qarʿatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَرْعَات qarʿāt | الْقَرْعَات al-qarʿāt | قَرْعَات qarʿāt |
| Nominative | قَرْعَاتٌ qarʿātun | الْقَرْعَاتُ al-qarʿātu | قَرْعَاتُ qarʿātu |
| Accusative | قَرْعَاتٍ qarʿātin | الْقَرْعَاتِ al-qarʿāti | قَرْعَاتِ qarʿāti |
| Genitive | قَرْعَاتٍ qarʿātin | الْقَرْعَاتِ al-qarʿāti | قَرْعَاتِ qarʿāti |
قَرْعة
Noun
قَرْعة • (qarʿa) f (singulative, collective قَرْع m (qarʿ))
- pumpkin, gourd
Declension
Declension of noun قَرْعَة (qarʿa)
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَرْعَة qarʿa | الْقَرْعَة al-qarʿa | قَرْعَة qarʿat |
| Nominative | قَرْعَةٌ qarʿatun | الْقَرْعَةُ al-qarʿatu | قَرْعَةُ qarʿatu |
| Accusative | قَرْعَةً qarʿatan | الْقَرْعَةَ al-qarʿata | قَرْعَةَ qarʿata |
| Genitive | قَرْعَةٍ qarʿatin | الْقَرْعَةِ al-qarʿati | قَرْعَةِ qarʿati |
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَرْع qarʿ | الْقَرْع al-qarʿ | قَرْع qarʿ |
| Nominative | قَرْعٌ qarʿun | الْقَرْعُ al-qarʿu | قَرْعُ qarʿu |
| Accusative | قَرْعًا qarʿan | الْقَرْعَ al-qarʿa | قَرْعَ qarʿa |
| Genitive | قَرْعٍ qarʿin | الْقَرْعِ al-qarʿi | قَرْعِ qarʿi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | قَرْعَتَيْن qarʿatayn | الْقَرْعَتَيْن al-qarʿatayn | قَرْعَتَيْ qarʿatay |
| Nominative | قَرْعَتَانِ qarʿatāni | الْقَرْعَتَانِ al-qarʿatāni | قَرْعَتَا qarʿatā |
| Accusative | قَرْعَتَيْنِ qarʿatayni | الْقَرْعَتَيْنِ al-qarʿatayni | قَرْعَتَيْ qarʿatay |
| Genitive | قَرْعَتَيْنِ qarʿatayni | الْقَرْعَتَيْنِ al-qarʿatayni | قَرْعَتَيْ qarʿatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَرْعَات qarʿāt | الْقَرْعَات al-qarʿāt | قَرْعَات qarʿāt |
| Nominative | قَرْعَاتٌ qarʿātun | الْقَرْعَاتُ al-qarʿātu | قَرْعَاتُ qarʿātu |
| Accusative | قَرْعَاتٍ qarʿātin | الْقَرْعَاتِ al-qarʿāti | قَرْعَاتِ qarʿāti |
| Genitive | قَرْعَاتٍ qarʿātin | الْقَرْعَاتِ al-qarʿāti | قَرْعَاتِ qarʿāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “قرعة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قَرْعَة (qarʿa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qar.ʕa/
Noun
قرعة • (qarʕa) f (plural قراعي (qrāʕi) or قرعات (qarʕāt))
- bottle
Noun
قرعة • (qarʕa) f (plural قرعات (qarʕāt))
- pumpkin, gourd
- courgette