غذاء

See also: غداء‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ذ و‎ (ḡ-ḏ-w), paired with غَذَا‎ (ḡaḏā, “to feed, to nourish”).

Noun

غِذَاء • (ḡiḏāʾ) m (plural أَغْذِيَة‎ (ʾaḡḏiya))

nourishment, sustenance, aliment, nutrition, food
(in the plural) victuals, food items, foodstuffs, foods, food

Declension

Declension of noun غِذَاء (ḡiḏāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِذَاء ḡiḏāʾ	الْغِذَاء‎ al-ḡiḏāʾ	غِذَاء ḡiḏāʾ
Nominative	غِذَاءٌ ḡiḏāʾun	الْغِذَاءُ‎ al-ḡiḏāʾu	غِذَاءُ ḡiḏāʾu
Accusative	غِذَاءً ḡiḏāʾan	الْغِذَاءَ‎ al-ḡiḏāʾa	غِذَاءَ ḡiḏāʾa
Genitive	غِذَاءٍ ḡiḏāʾin	الْغِذَاءِ‎ al-ḡiḏāʾi	غِذَاءِ ḡiḏāʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِذَاءَيْن‎ ḡiḏāʾayn	الْغِذَاءَيْن‎ al-ḡiḏāʾayn	غِذَاءَيْ‎ ḡiḏāʾay
Nominative	غِذَاءَانِ‎ ḡiḏāʾāni	الْغِذَاءَانِ‎ al-ḡiḏāʾāni	غِذَاءَا‎ ḡiḏāʾā
Accusative	غِذَاءَيْنِ‎ ḡiḏāʾayni	الْغِذَاءَيْنِ‎ al-ḡiḏāʾayni	غِذَاءَيْ‎ ḡiḏāʾay
Genitive	غِذَاءَيْنِ‎ ḡiḏāʾayni	الْغِذَاءَيْنِ‎ al-ḡiḏāʾayni	غِذَاءَيْ‎ ḡiḏāʾay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَغْذِيَة‎ ʾaḡḏiya	الْأَغْذِيَة‎ al-ʾaḡḏiya	أَغْذِيَة‎ ʾaḡḏiyat
Nominative	أَغْذِيَةٌ‎ ʾaḡḏiyatun	الْأَغْذِيَةُ‎ al-ʾaḡḏiyatu	أَغْذِيَةُ‎ ʾaḡḏiyatu
Accusative	أَغْذِيَةً‎ ʾaḡḏiyatan	الْأَغْذِيَةَ‎ al-ʾaḡḏiyata	أَغْذِيَةَ‎ ʾaḡḏiyata
Genitive	أَغْذِيَةٍ‎ ʾaḡḏiyatin	الْأَغْذِيَةِ‎ al-ʾaḡḏiyati	أَغْذِيَةِ‎ ʾaḡḏiyati

Descendants

Indonesian: gizi
Persian: غذا‎ (ğazâ, “food”)