مخدة

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ د د (ḵ-d-d)

Tool noun to the verb خَدَّ (ḵadda, “to furrow”) and the noun خَدّ (ḵadd, “cheek”).

Noun

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

pillow, cushion, bolster
Synonym: وِسَادَة (wisāda)
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

Gulf Arabic: مخدة (maḵadda)
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

Root
خ د د
1 term

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
1 term

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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