قرفصاء
Arabic
Alternative forms
- قُرْفُصَى (qurfuṣā)
Etymology
From the root ق ر ف ص (q-r-f-ṣ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qur.fu.sˤaːʔ/
Noun
قُرْفُصَاء • (qurfuṣāʾ) m (plural قَرَافِيصَ (qarāfīṣa))
- squat, squatting
Declension
Declension of noun قُرْفُصَاء (qurfuṣāʾ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قُرْفُصَاء qurfuṣāʾ | الْقُرْفُصَاء al-qurfuṣāʾ | قُرْفُصَاء qurfuṣāʾ |
| Nominative | قُرْفُصَاءٌ qurfuṣāʾun | الْقُرْفُصَاءُ al-qurfuṣāʾu | قُرْفُصَاءُ qurfuṣāʾu |
| Accusative | قُرْفُصَاءً qurfuṣāʾan | الْقُرْفُصَاءَ al-qurfuṣāʾa | قُرْفُصَاءَ qurfuṣāʾa |
| Genitive | قُرْفُصَاءٍ qurfuṣāʾin | الْقُرْفُصَاءِ al-qurfuṣāʾi | قُرْفُصَاءِ qurfuṣāʾi |
References
- Baalbaki, Rohi (1995), “قرفصاء”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN
- Баранов, Х. К. (2011), “قرفصاء”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “قرفصاء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Wehr, Hans (1960), “قرفصاء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz