قفة
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ق ف ف (q-f-f).
Noun
قَفَّة or قُفَّة or قِفَّة • (qaffa or quffa or qiffa) f
- fevery shiver, ague fit, tremor febrilis
Declension
Declension of noun قَفَّة (qaffa); قُفَّة (quffa); قِفَّة (qiffa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَفَّة; قُفَّة; قِفَّة qaffa; quffa; qiffa | الْقَفَّة; الْقُفَّة; الْقِفَّة al-qaffa; al-quffa; al-qiffa | قَفَّة; قُفَّة; قِفَّة qaffat; quffat; qiffat |
| Nominative | قَفَّةٌ; قُفَّةٌ; قِفَّةٌ qaffatun; quffatun; qiffatun | الْقَفَّةُ; الْقُفَّةُ; الْقِفَّةُ al-qaffatu; al-quffatu; al-qiffatu | قَفَّةُ; قُفَّةُ; قِفَّةُ qaffatu; quffatu; qiffatu |
| Accusative | قَفَّةً; قُفَّةً; قِفَّةً qaffatan; quffatan; qiffatan | الْقَفَّةَ; الْقُفَّةَ; الْقِفَّةَ al-qaffata; al-quffata; al-qiffata | قَفَّةَ; قُفَّةَ; قِفَّةَ qaffata; quffata; qiffata |
| Genitive | قَفَّةٍ; قُفَّةٍ; قِفَّةٍ qaffatin; quffatin; qiffatin | الْقَفَّةِ; الْقُفَّةِ; الْقِفَّةِ al-qaffati; al-quffati; al-qiffati | قَفَّةِ; قُفَّةِ; قِفَّةِ qaffati; quffati; qiffati |
Etymology 2
قُفَّة
قُفَّة
Borrowed from Aramaic קוּפָא (quppā, “wicker basket”), from Imperial Aramaic 𐡒𐡅𐡐 (qwp), from Akkadian 𒄣𒌒𒁍 (/quppu/, “wicker basket”), ultimately a bi-consonantal root pattern from Proto-Semitic *q-f-f- (“to weave, to braid or plait, to be interlocking, to have repetition”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /quf.fa/
- (Moroccan) IPA(key): /quf.fa/
Noun
قُفَّة • (quffa) f (plural قُفَف (qufaf))
- a large wicker basket
- a boat waterproofed with wickerwork, coracle, basket boat
Declension
Declension of noun قُفَّة (quffa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قُفَّة quffa | الْقُفَّة al-quffa | قُفَّة quffat |
| Nominative | قُفَّةٌ quffatun | الْقُفَّةُ al-quffatu | قُفَّةُ quffatu |
| Accusative | قُفَّةً quffatan | الْقُفَّةَ al-quffata | قُفَّةَ quffata |
| Genitive | قُفَّةٍ quffatin | الْقُفَّةِ al-quffati | قُفَّةِ quffati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | قُفَّتَيْن quffatayn | الْقُفَّتَيْن al-quffatayn | قُفَّتَيْ quffatay |
| Nominative | قُفَّتَانِ quffatāni | الْقُفَّتَانِ al-quffatāni | قُفَّتَا quffatā |
| Accusative | قُفَّتَيْنِ quffatayni | الْقُفَّتَيْنِ al-quffatayni | قُفَّتَيْ quffatay |
| Genitive | قُفَّتَيْنِ quffatayni | الْقُفَّتَيْنِ al-quffatayni | قُفَّتَيْ quffatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قُفَف qufaf | الْقُفَف al-qufaf | قُفَف qufaf |
| Nominative | قُفَفٌ qufafun | الْقُفَفُ al-qufafu | قُفَفُ qufafu |
| Accusative | قُفَفًا qufafan | الْقُفَفَ al-qufafa | قُفَفَ qufafa |
| Genitive | قُفَفٍ qufafin | الْقُفَفِ al-qufafi | قُفَفِ qufafi |
Descendants
- →⇒ Galician: cofiño (“boat compartment”)
- Maltese: qoffa
- Moroccan Arabic: قفة (quffa)
- → Catalan: cofa (“basket”)
- → French: couffe (“basket”)
- → Portuguese: alcofa (“basket”)
- → Spanish: cofa (“topmast”)
References
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