ساقطة

Arabic

Root
س ق ط (s q ṭ)
9 terms

Etymology

Derived from the feminine active participle of سَقَطَ (saqaṭa, “to fall, to drop, to descend”). سَاقِط (sāqiṭ) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saː.qi.tˤa/

Noun

سَاقِطَة • (sāqiṭa) f (plural سَوَاقِط (sawāqiṭ))

1. prostitute, whore, harlot

   Synonyms: عَاهِرَة (ʕāhira), فَاجِرَة (fājira)

Declension

Declension of noun سَاقِطَة (sāqiṭa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَاقِطَة sāqiṭa	السَّاقِطَة as-sāqiṭa	سَاقِطَة sāqiṭat
Nominative	سَاقِطَةٌ sāqiṭatun	السَّاقِطَةُ as-sāqiṭatu	سَاقِطَةُ sāqiṭatu
Accusative	سَاقِطَةً sāqiṭatan	السَّاقِطَةَ as-sāqiṭata	سَاقِطَةَ sāqiṭata
Genitive	سَاقِطَةٍ sāqiṭatin	السَّاقِطَةِ as-sāqiṭati	سَاقِطَةِ sāqiṭati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَاقِطَتَيْن sāqiṭatayn	السَّاقِطَتَيْن as-sāqiṭatayn	سَاقِطَتَيْ sāqiṭatay
Nominative	سَاقِطَتَانِ sāqiṭatāni	السَّاقِطَتَانِ as-sāqiṭatāni	سَاقِطَتَا sāqiṭatā
Accusative	سَاقِطَتَيْنِ sāqiṭatayni	السَّاقِطَتَيْنِ as-sāqiṭatayni	سَاقِطَتَيْ sāqiṭatay
Genitive	سَاقِطَتَيْنِ sāqiṭatayni	السَّاقِطَتَيْنِ as-sāqiṭatayni	سَاقِطَتَيْ sāqiṭatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَوَاقِط sawāqiṭ	السَّوَاقِط as-sawāqiṭ	سَوَاقِط sawāqiṭ
Nominative	سَوَاقِطُ sawāqiṭu	السَّوَاقِطُ as-sawāqiṭu	سَوَاقِطُ sawāqiṭu
Accusative	سَوَاقِطَ sawāqiṭa	السَّوَاقِطَ as-sawāqiṭa	سَوَاقِطَ sawāqiṭa
Genitive	سَوَاقِطَ sawāqiṭa	السَّوَاقِطِ as-sawāqiṭi	سَوَاقِطِ sawāqiṭi

Moroccan Arabic

ساقطة

Etymology

From Arabic سَاقِطَة (sāqiṭa), the active participle of سَقَطَ (saqaṭa, “to fall, to drop, to descend”), because of the movement the handle makes when let go.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːq.tˤa/

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Noun

ساقطة • (sāqṭa) f (plural ساقطات (sāqṭāt))

1. bolt lock

   Synonym: زكرون (zakrūn)