قيافة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ق ي ف (q-y-f).
Noun
قِيَافَة • (qiyāfa) f
- appearance, resemblance, imitation
- gait, manner, costume
- inference from external signs, physiognomics
Declension
Declension of noun قِيَافَة (qiyāfa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قِيَافَة qiyāfa | الْقِيَافَة al-qiyāfa | قِيَافَة qiyāfat |
Nominative | قِيَافَةٌ qiyāfatun | الْقِيَافَةُ al-qiyāfatu | قِيَافَةُ qiyāfatu |
Accusative | قِيَافَةً qiyāfatan | الْقِيَافَةَ al-qiyāfata | قِيَافَةَ qiyāfata |
Genitive | قِيَافَةٍ qiyāfatin | الْقِيَافَةِ al-qiyāfati | قِيَافَةِ qiyāfati |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “قيافة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen