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

قِطٌّ

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
    القِطُّ يَلْعَبُ بِكُرَةٍ.
    al-qiṭṭu yalʕabu bikuratin.
    The cat is playing with a ball.
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
1 term

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. to throw
    قط الكرةgiṭṭ il-kuraThrow 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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