قفلة
Arabic
Etymology 1
Instance noun
Noun
قَفْلَة • (qafla) f
- instance noun of قَفَلَ (qafala), an instance of there being a locking-up or block, for instance a writer’s block
- cadence in music
Declension
Declension of noun قَفْلَة (qafla)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَفْلَة qafla | الْقَفْلَة al-qafla | قَفْلَة qaflat |
| Nominative | قَفْلَةٌ qaflatun | الْقَفْلَةُ al-qaflatu | قَفْلَةُ qaflatu |
| Accusative | قَفْلَةً qaflatan | الْقَفْلَةَ al-qaflata | قَفْلَةَ qaflata |
| Genitive | قَفْلَةٍ qaflatin | الْقَفْلَةِ al-qaflati | قَفْلَةِ qaflati |
Etymology 2
From Classical Syriac ܩܷܦܱܠܷܐܘܳܢ (qeppalleʾōn, “sum”), from Ancient Greek κεφάλαιον (kephálaion, “sum”).
Noun
قَفْلَة • (qafla) f
- (obsolete, Yemen, in apposition) whole, without deduction
Declension
Declension of noun قَفْلَة (qafla)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَفْلَة qafla | الْقَفْلَة al-qafla | قَفْلَة qaflat |
| Nominative | قَفْلَةٌ qaflatun | الْقَفْلَةُ al-qaflatu | قَفْلَةُ qaflatu |
| Accusative | قَفْلَةً qaflatan | الْقَفْلَةَ al-qaflata | قَفْلَةَ qaflata |
| Genitive | قَفْلَةٍ qaflatin | الْقَفْلَةِ al-qaflati | قَفْلَةِ qaflati |
Further reading
- Toll, Christopher (1969), “Einige metrologische und metallurgische Termini im Arabischen”, in Orientalia Suecana (in German), volume 18, page 142–144