بطيخة

Arabic

Etymology

Singulative of بِطِّيخ (biṭṭīḵ).

Noun

بِطِّيخَة or بَطِّيخَة • (biṭṭīḵa or baṭṭīḵa) f (singulative, collective بِطِّيخ m (biṭṭīḵ) or بَطِّيخ (baṭṭīḵ), plural بَطَاطِيخ (baṭāṭīḵ))

1. singulative of بِطِّيخ (biṭṭīḵ)

Declension

Declension of noun بِطِّيخَة (biṭṭīḵa)‎; بَطِّيخَة (baṭṭīḵa)

Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِطِّيخَة‎; بَطِّيخَة biṭṭīḵa‎; baṭṭīḵa	الْبِطِّيخَة‎; الْبَطِّيخَة al-biṭṭīḵa‎; al-baṭṭīḵa	بِطِّيخَة‎; بَطِّيخَة biṭṭīḵat‎; baṭṭīḵat
Nominative	بِطِّيخَةٌ‎; بَطِّيخَةٌ biṭṭīḵatun‎; baṭṭīḵatun	الْبِطِّيخَةُ‎; الْبَطِّيخَةُ al-biṭṭīḵatu‎; al-baṭṭīḵatu	بِطِّيخَةُ‎; بَطِّيخَةُ biṭṭīḵatu‎; baṭṭīḵatu
Accusative	بِطِّيخَةً‎; بَطِّيخَةً biṭṭīḵatan‎; baṭṭīḵatan	الْبِطِّيخَةَ‎; الْبَطِّيخَةَ al-biṭṭīḵata‎; al-baṭṭīḵata	بِطِّيخَةَ‎; بَطِّيخَةَ biṭṭīḵata‎; baṭṭīḵata
Genitive	بِطِّيخَةٍ‎; بَطِّيخَةٍ biṭṭīḵatin‎; baṭṭīḵatin	الْبِطِّيخَةِ‎; الْبَطِّيخَةِ al-biṭṭīḵati‎; al-baṭṭīḵati	بِطِّيخَةِ‎; بَطِّيخَةِ biṭṭīḵati‎; baṭṭīḵati
Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِطِّيخ biṭṭīḵ	الْبِطِّيخ al-biṭṭīḵ	بِطِّيخ biṭṭīḵ
Nominative	بِطِّيخٌ biṭṭīḵun	الْبِطِّيخُ al-biṭṭīḵu	بِطِّيخُ biṭṭīḵu
Accusative	بِطِّيخًا biṭṭīḵan	الْبِطِّيخَ al-biṭṭīḵa	بِطِّيخَ biṭṭīḵa
Genitive	بِطِّيخٍ biṭṭīḵin	الْبِطِّيخِ al-biṭṭīḵi	بِطِّيخِ biṭṭīḵi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِطِّيخَتَيْن‎; بَطِّيخَتَيْن biṭṭīḵatayn‎; baṭṭīḵatayn	الْبِطِّيخَتَيْن‎; الْبَطِّيخَتَيْن al-biṭṭīḵatayn‎; al-baṭṭīḵatayn	بِطِّيخَتَيْ‎; بَطِّيخَتَيْ biṭṭīḵatay‎; baṭṭīḵatay
Nominative	بِطِّيخَتَانِ‎; بَطِّيخَتَانِ biṭṭīḵatāni‎; baṭṭīḵatāni	الْبِطِّيخَتَانِ‎; الْبَطِّيخَتَانِ al-biṭṭīḵatāni‎; al-baṭṭīḵatāni	بِطِّيخَتَا‎; بَطِّيخَتَا biṭṭīḵatā‎; baṭṭīḵatā
Accusative	بِطِّيخَتَيْنِ‎; بَطِّيخَتَيْنِ biṭṭīḵatayni‎; baṭṭīḵatayni	الْبِطِّيخَتَيْنِ‎; الْبَطِّيخَتَيْنِ al-biṭṭīḵatayni‎; al-baṭṭīḵatayni	بِطِّيخَتَيْ‎; بَطِّيخَتَيْ biṭṭīḵatay‎; baṭṭīḵatay
Genitive	بِطِّيخَتَيْنِ‎; بَطِّيخَتَيْنِ biṭṭīḵatayni‎; baṭṭīḵatayni	الْبِطِّيخَتَيْنِ‎; الْبَطِّيخَتَيْنِ al-biṭṭīḵatayni‎; al-baṭṭīḵatayni	بِطِّيخَتَيْ‎; بَطِّيخَتَيْ biṭṭīḵatay‎; baṭṭīḵatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِطِّيخَات‎; بَطِّيخَات biṭṭīḵāt‎; baṭṭīḵāt	الْبِطِّيخَات‎; الْبَطِّيخَات al-biṭṭīḵāt‎; al-baṭṭīḵāt	بِطِّيخَات‎; بَطِّيخَات biṭṭīḵāt‎; baṭṭīḵāt
Nominative	بِطِّيخَاتٌ‎; بَطِّيخَاتٌ biṭṭīḵātun‎; baṭṭīḵātun	الْبِطِّيخَاتُ‎; الْبَطِّيخَاتُ al-biṭṭīḵātu‎; al-baṭṭīḵātu	بِطِّيخَاتُ‎; بَطِّيخَاتُ biṭṭīḵātu‎; baṭṭīḵātu
Accusative	بِطِّيخَاتٍ‎; بَطِّيخَاتٍ biṭṭīḵātin‎; baṭṭīḵātin	الْبِطِّيخَاتِ‎; الْبَطِّيخَاتِ al-biṭṭīḵāti‎; al-baṭṭīḵāti	بِطِّيخَاتِ‎; بَطِّيخَاتِ biṭṭīḵāti‎; baṭṭīḵāti
Genitive	بِطِّيخَاتٍ‎; بَطِّيخَاتٍ biṭṭīḵātin‎; baṭṭīḵātin	الْبِطِّيخَاتِ‎; الْبَطِّيخَاتِ al-biṭṭīḵāti‎; al-baṭṭīḵāti	بِطِّيخَاتِ‎; بَطِّيخَاتِ biṭṭīḵāti‎; baṭṭīḵāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَطَاطِيخ baṭāṭīḵ	الْبَطَاطِيخ al-baṭāṭīḵ	بَطَاطِيخ baṭāṭīḵ
Nominative	بَطَاطِيخُ baṭāṭīḵu	الْبَطَاطِيخُ al-baṭāṭīḵu	بَطَاطِيخُ baṭāṭīḵu
Accusative	بَطَاطِيخَ baṭāṭīḵa	الْبَطَاطِيخَ al-baṭāṭīḵa	بَطَاطِيخَ baṭāṭīḵa
Genitive	بَطَاطِيخَ baṭāṭīḵa	الْبَطَاطِيخِ al-baṭāṭīḵi	بَطَاطِيخِ baṭāṭīḵi

Descendants

• Maltese: bettieħa (“melon”)
• → Galician: botefa, potefa (“squash, gourd”)
• → Ligurian: pateca (“watermelon”)
• → Spanish: albudeca (“non-sweet melon”)
• → Spanish: patilla (“watermelon”)
• → Old Spanish: badeha
  • Spanish: badea (“watermelon; melon; giant granadilla”)
• → Portuguese: pateca (“watermelon”)
  • → French: pastèque
• → Greek: παττίχα (pattícha)
• → Catalan: albudeca (“non-sweet melon”)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “بطيخة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “بطيخة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen