قط

See also: ق.ظ‎

Arabic

Adverb

قَطُّ • (qaṭṭu)

  1. (with the past tense in the negative) ever, never
Descendants
  • Maltese: qatt

Verb

قَطَّ • (qaṭṭa) I, non-past يَقُطُّ‎‎ (yaquṭṭu)

  1. to carve
  2. to cut, to trim, to clip, to pare
  3. to sharpen a nib, pencil
Conjugation

Adjective

قَطّ • (qaṭṭ)

  1. short and curly (of hair)
Declension

Etymology 4

A domestic cat

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܩܛܘ‎ (qaṭṭu).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

قِطّ • (qiṭṭ) m (plural قِطَطَة‎ (qiṭaṭa) or قِطَط‎ (qiṭaṭ) or قِطَاط‎ (qiṭāṭ), feminine قِطَّة‎ (qiṭṭa))

  1. cat, tomcat
Declension

Noun

قَطّ • (qaṭṭ) m

  1. verbal noun of قَطَّ (qaṭṭa) (form I)
Declension

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِطّ‎ (qiṭṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔʊtˤː/

Noun

قط • (ʔuṭṭ) m (plural قُطَط‎ (ʔuṭaṭ), feminine قُطَّة‎ (ʔuṭṭa))

  1. tomcat, male equivalent of قطة‎

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Root
ق ط ط‎
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡətˤ/, (prevocalic) /ɡətˤː/

Verb

قَط • (gaṭ(ṭ)) (form I, non-past يقط‎ (ygiṭ(ṭ)))

  1. to throw
    ‏قط الكرة‎ ― giṭṭ il-kura ― Throw the ball
  2. to throw away
    ‏الأشياء الي ما تحتاجها قطها‎
    il-ašyāʾ illi mā tiḥtājha giṭha
    Throw the stuff that you do not need (away)
  3. to drop off
    ‏قطيني عند بيت رفيجتي‎
    giṭṭīni ʕind bēt rfījti
    Drop me off by my friend's house
  4. to jest in spontaneous manner
    ‏ماشالله عليك تقط موتنا ضحك‎
    mašaḷḷā ʕalēk tgiṭ mawwatna ḏ̣iḥik
    God bless you you know how to jest, you made us die of laughter
  5. to throw shade
    ‏لا تقط تراني فاهم قصدك‎
    lā tgiṭ tarāni fāhim qaṣdik
    Don't throw shade for I understand what you intend (mean).

See also

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِطّ‎ (qiṭṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qatˤː/
  • (file)

Noun

قط • (qaṭṭ) m (plural قطوط‎ (qṭūṭ) or قطوطة‎ (qṭūṭa), feminine قطة‎ (qaṭṭa))

  1. cat
    Synonym: مش‎ (mušš)

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܩܛܘ‎ (qaṭṭu) and Arabic قِطّ‎ (qiṭṭ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔatˤː/

Noun

قط • (ʔaṭṭ) m (plural قَطَط‎ (ʔaṭaṭ) or قْطَاط‎ (ʔṭāṭ), feminine قَطَّة‎ (qaṭṭa))

  1. cat

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قِطّ‎ (qiṭṭ).

Noun

قط • (qoṭṭ) m (plural قطط‎ (quṭaṭ), feminine قطّة‎ (quṭṭa))

  1. cat (used in stories and proverbs)
    Synonym: بس‎ (biss)

Derived terms

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