مائدة
Arabic
مَائِدَة
Etymology
Borrowed from Ge'ez ማእድ (maʾədd, “table”), which is of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maː.ʔi.da/
Noun
مَائِدَة • (māʾida) f (plural مَائِدَات (māʾidāt) or مَوَائِد (mawāʾid))
- dining table
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:112-114:
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- (metonymically) The food itself
- مَائِدَة العَشَاء ― māʾida(t) al-ʿašāʾ ― Dinner
Declension
Declension of noun مَائِدَة (māʾida)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَائِدَة māʾida | الْمَائِدَة al-māʾida | مَائِدَة māʾidat |
| Nominative | مَائِدَةٌ māʾidatun | الْمَائِدَةُ al-māʾidatu | مَائِدَةُ māʾidatu |
| Accusative | مَائِدَةً māʾidatan | الْمَائِدَةَ al-māʾidata | مَائِدَةَ māʾidata |
| Genitive | مَائِدَةٍ māʾidatin | الْمَائِدَةِ al-māʾidati | مَائِدَةِ māʾidati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مَائِدَتَيْن māʾidatayn | الْمَائِدَتَيْن al-māʾidatayn | مَائِدَتَيْ māʾidatay |
| Nominative | مَائِدَتَانِ māʾidatāni | الْمَائِدَتَانِ al-māʾidatāni | مَائِدَتَا māʾidatā |
| Accusative | مَائِدَتَيْنِ māʾidatayni | الْمَائِدَتَيْنِ al-māʾidatayni | مَائِدَتَيْ māʾidatay |
| Genitive | مَائِدَتَيْنِ māʾidatayni | الْمَائِدَتَيْنِ al-māʾidatayni | مَائِدَتَيْ māʾidatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَائِدَات; مَوَائِد māʾidāt; mawāʾid | الْمَائِدَات; الْمَوَائِد al-māʾidāt; al-mawāʾid | مَائِدَات; مَوَائِد māʾidāt; mawāʾid |
| Nominative | مَائِدَاتٌ; مَوَائِدُ māʾidātun; mawāʾidu | الْمَائِدَاتُ; الْمَوَائِدُ al-māʾidātu; al-mawāʾidu | مَائِدَاتُ; مَوَائِدُ māʾidātu; mawāʾidu |
| Accusative | مَائِدَاتٍ; مَوَائِدَ māʾidātin; mawāʾida | الْمَائِدَاتِ; الْمَوَائِدَ al-māʾidāti; al-mawāʾida | مَائِدَاتِ; مَوَائِدَ māʾidāti; mawāʾida |
| Genitive | مَائِدَاتٍ; مَوَائِدَ māʾidātin; mawāʾida | الْمَائِدَاتِ; الْمَوَائِدِ al-māʾidāti; al-mawāʾidi | مَائِدَاتِ; مَوَائِدِ māʾidāti; mawāʾidi |
Descendants
- Maltese: mejda
- Moroccan Arabic: ميدة (mīda)
- → Azerbaijani: maidə
- → Ottoman Turkish: مائده (maide)
- → Turkish: maide
- → Persian: میده (maida, “a table covered with viande”)
References
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