كسرة
Arabic
Etymology
Instance noun of the verb كَسَر (kasar, “to break”), from the root ك س ر (k-s-r).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kas.ra/
Noun
كَسْرَة • (kasra) f (plural كَسَرَات (kasarāt))
- (linguistics, grammar) kasra (a vowel in Arabic signifying an /i/ sound)
- Hypernym: حَرَكَة (ḥaraka)
- instance noun of كَسَرَ (kasara)
Declension
Declension of noun كَسْرَة (kasra)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَسْرَة kasra | الْكَسْرَة al-kasra | كَسْرَة kasrat |
| Nominative | كَسْرَةٌ kasratun | الْكَسْرَةُ al-kasratu | كَسْرَةُ kasratu |
| Accusative | كَسْرَةً kasratan | الْكَسْرَةَ al-kasrata | كَسْرَةَ kasrata |
| Genitive | كَسْرَةٍ kasratin | الْكَسْرَةِ al-kasrati | كَسْرَةِ kasrati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | كَسْرَتَيْن kasratayn | الْكَسْرَتَيْن al-kasratayn | كَسْرَتَيْ kasratay |
| Nominative | كَسْرَتَانِ kasratāni | الْكَسْرَتَانِ al-kasratāni | كَسْرَتَا kasratā |
| Accusative | كَسْرَتَيْنِ kasratayni | الْكَسْرَتَيْنِ al-kasratayni | كَسْرَتَيْ kasratay |
| Genitive | كَسْرَتَيْنِ kasratayni | الْكَسْرَتَيْنِ al-kasratayni | كَسْرَتَيْ kasratay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَسَرَات kasarāt | الْكَسَرَات al-kasarāt | كَسَرَات kasarāt |
| Nominative | كَسَرَاتٌ kasarātun | الْكَسَرَاتُ al-kasarātu | كَسَرَاتُ kasarātu |
| Accusative | كَسَرَاتٍ kasarātin | الْكَسَرَاتِ al-kasarāti | كَسَرَاتِ kasarāti |
| Genitive | كَسَرَاتٍ kasarātin | الْكَسَرَاتِ al-kasarāti | كَسَرَاتِ kasarāti |
كِسْرَة
Noun
كِسْرَة • (kisra) f (plural كِسَر (kisar) or كِسْرَات (kisrāt))
- fragment
- أَعْطِنِي وَظِيفَةً مَعَ ٱلْأَحْبَارِ لِآكُلَ كِسْرَةَ خُبْزٍ
- ʾaʿṭinī waẓīfatan maʿa l-ʾaḥbāri liʾākula kisrata ḵubzin
- Give me a job with the priests that I may eat a fragment of bread.
- (Sudan, Chad, Algeria, Tunisia) a type of flatbread
Declension
Declension of noun كِسْرَة (kisra)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كِسْرَة kisra | الْكِسْرَة al-kisra | كِسْرَة kisrat |
| Nominative | كِسْرَةٌ kisratun | الْكِسْرَةُ al-kisratu | كِسْرَةُ kisratu |
| Accusative | كِسْرَةً kisratan | الْكِسْرَةَ al-kisrata | كِسْرَةَ kisrata |
| Genitive | كِسْرَةٍ kisratin | الْكِسْرَةِ al-kisrati | كِسْرَةِ kisrati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | كِسْرَتَيْن kisratayn | الْكِسْرَتَيْن al-kisratayn | كِسْرَتَيْ kisratay |
| Nominative | كِسْرَتَانِ kisratāni | الْكِسْرَتَانِ al-kisratāni | كِسْرَتَا kisratā |
| Accusative | كِسْرَتَيْنِ kisratayni | الْكِسْرَتَيْنِ al-kisratayni | كِسْرَتَيْ kisratay |
| Genitive | كِسْرَتَيْنِ kisratayni | الْكِسْرَتَيْنِ al-kisratayni | كِسْرَتَيْ kisratay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كِسَر; كِسْرَات kisar; kisrāt | الْكِسَر; الْكِسْرَات al-kisar; al-kisrāt | كِسَر; كِسْرَات kisar; kisrāt |
| Nominative | كِسَرٌ; كِسْرَاتٌ kisarun; kisrātun | الْكِسَرُ; الْكِسْرَاتُ al-kisaru; al-kisrātu | كِسَرُ; كِسْرَاتُ kisaru; kisrātu |
| Accusative | كِسَرًا; كِسْرَاتٍ kisaran; kisrātin | الْكِسَرَ; الْكِسْرَاتِ al-kisara; al-kisrāti | كِسَرَ; كِسْرَاتِ kisara; kisrāti |
| Genitive | كِسَرٍ; كِسْرَاتٍ kisarin; kisrātin | الْكِسَرِ; الْكِسْرَاتِ al-kisari; al-kisrāti | كِسَرِ; كِسْرَاتِ kisari; kisrāti |
Descendants
- → Nobiin: kisra
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “كسرة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 885
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “كسر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 968