مخدة

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun to the verb خَدَّ‎ (ḵadda, “to furrow”) and the noun خَدّ‎ (ḵadd, “cheek”) from the root خ د د‎ (ḵ-d-d).

Noun

مِخَدَّة • (miḵadda) f, plural مِخَدَّات‎ (miḵaddāt) or مَخَادّ‎ (maḵādd)

pillow, cushion, bolster
plowshare

Declension

Declension of noun مِخَدَّة (miḵadda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِخَدَّة miḵadda	الْمِخَدَّة‎ al-miḵadda	مِخَدَّة miḵaddat
Nominative	مِخَدَّةٌ miḵaddatun	الْمِخَدَّةُ‎ al-miḵaddatu	مِخَدَّةُ miḵaddatu
Accusative	مِخَدَّةً miḵaddatan	الْمِخَدَّةَ‎ al-miḵaddata	مِخَدَّةَ miḵaddata
Genitive	مِخَدَّةٍ miḵaddatin	الْمِخَدَّةِ‎ al-miḵaddati	مِخَدَّةِ miḵaddati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِخَدَّتَيْن‎ miḵaddatayn	الْمِخَدَّتَيْن‎ al-miḵaddatayn	مِخَدَّتَيْ‎ miḵaddatay
Nominative	مِخَدَّتَانِ‎ miḵaddatāni	الْمِخَدَّتَانِ‎ al-miḵaddatāni	مِخَدَّتَا‎ miḵaddatā
Accusative	مِخَدَّتَيْنِ‎ miḵaddatayni	الْمِخَدَّتَيْنِ‎ al-miḵaddatayni	مِخَدَّتَيْ‎ miḵaddatay
Genitive	مِخَدَّتَيْنِ‎ miḵaddatayni	الْمِخَدَّتَيْنِ‎ al-miḵaddatayni	مِخَدَّتَيْ‎ miḵaddatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِخَدَّات‎‎; مَخَادّ‎ miḵaddāt‎; maḵādd	الْمِخَدَّات‎‎; الْمَخَادّ‎ al-miḵaddāt‎; al-maḵādd	مِخَدَّات‎‎; مَخَادّ‎ miḵaddāt‎; maḵādd
Nominative	مِخَدَّاتٌ‎‎; مَخَادُّ‎ miḵaddātun‎; maḵāddu	الْمِخَدَّاتُ‎‎; الْمَخَادُّ‎ al-miḵaddātu‎; al-maḵāddu	مِخَدَّاتُ‎‎; مَخَادُّ‎ miḵaddātu‎; maḵāddu
Accusative	مِخَدَّاتٍ‎‎; مَخَادَّ‎ miḵaddātin‎; maḵādda	الْمِخَدَّاتِ‎‎; الْمَخَادَّ‎ al-miḵaddāti‎; al-maḵādda	مِخَدَّاتِ‎‎; مَخَادَّ‎ miḵaddāti‎; maḵādda
Genitive	مِخَدَّاتٍ‎‎; مَخَادَّ‎ miḵaddātin‎; maḵādda	الْمِخَدَّاتِ‎‎; الْمَخَادِّ‎ al-miḵaddāti‎; al-maḵāddi	مِخَدَّاتِ‎‎; مَخَادِّ‎ miḵaddāti‎; maḵāddi

Descendants

Hijazi Arabic: مخدة‎ (maḵadda)
Maltese: mħadda
Moroccan Arabic: مخدة‎ (mḵadda)
→ Asturian: almuhada
→ Galician: almofada
→ Ladino: almofada
→ Mirandese: almofada
→ Portuguese: almofada
→ Spanish: almohada
- → Guaraní: aramboha
- → Hiligaynon: almohada
- → Tagalog: almowada

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مخدة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen, page 971

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِخَدَّة‎ (miḵadda).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.xad.da/

Noun

مخدة • (maḵadda) f, plural مخدات‎ (maḵaddāt)

pillow, cushion

Moroccan Arabic

Root
خ د د‎
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مِخَدَّة‎ (miḵadda).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mxad.da/

Noun

مخدة • (mḵadda) f, plural مخاد‎ (mḵādd) or مخدات‎ (mḵaddāt)

pillow, cushion
Synonym: خدية‎ (ḵaddiyya)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ د د‎

Etymology

From Arabic مِخَدَّة‎ (miḵadda).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mxad.de/, [ˈmxad.de]

IPA^(key): /mxad.da/, [ˈmxad.da]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Noun

مخدّة • (mḵadde) f, plural مخدّات‎ (mḵaddāt)

pillow
Synonym: وسادة‎ (wisāde)

‏بيت مخدة‎ ― bēt mḵadde ― pillowcase

Audio (Ramallah) (file)

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