عتبة

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ta.ba/

Noun

عَتَبَة • (ʕataba) f (plural عَتَبَات (ʕatabāt) or أَعْتَاب (ʔaʕtāb) or عَتَب (ʕatab))

1. threshold, doorsill

Declension

Declension of noun عَتَبَة (ʕataba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَتَبَة ʕataba	الْعَتَبَة al-ʕataba	عَتَبَة ʕatabat
Nominative	عَتَبَةٌ ʕatabatun	الْعَتَبَةُ al-ʕatabatu	عَتَبَةُ ʕatabatu
Accusative	عَتَبَةً ʕatabatan	الْعَتَبَةَ al-ʕatabata	عَتَبَةَ ʕatabata
Genitive	عَتَبَةٍ ʕatabatin	الْعَتَبَةِ al-ʕatabati	عَتَبَةِ ʕatabati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَتَبَتَيْن ʕatabatayn	الْعَتَبَتَيْن al-ʕatabatayn	عَتَبَتَيْ ʕatabatay
Nominative	عَتَبَتَانِ ʕatabatāni	الْعَتَبَتَانِ al-ʕatabatāni	عَتَبَتَا ʕatabatā
Accusative	عَتَبَتَيْنِ ʕatabatayni	الْعَتَبَتَيْنِ al-ʕatabatayni	عَتَبَتَيْ ʕatabatay
Genitive	عَتَبَتَيْنِ ʕatabatayni	الْعَتَبَتَيْنِ al-ʕatabatayni	عَتَبَتَيْ ʕatabatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَتَبَات‎; أَعْتَاب‎; عَتَب ʕatabāt‎; ʔaʕtāb‎; ʕatab	الْعَتَبَات‎; الْأَعْتَاب‎; الْعَتَب al-ʕatabāt‎; al-ʔaʕtāb‎; al-ʕatab	عَتَبَات‎; أَعْتَاب‎; عَتَب ʕatabāt‎; ʔaʕtāb‎; ʕatab
Nominative	عَتَبَاتٌ‎; أَعْتَابٌ‎; عَتَبٌ ʕatabātun‎; ʔaʕtābun‎; ʕatabun	الْعَتَبَاتُ‎; الْأَعْتَابُ‎; الْعَتَبُ al-ʕatabātu‎; al-ʔaʕtābu‎; al-ʕatabu	عَتَبَاتُ‎; أَعْتَابُ‎; عَتَبُ ʕatabātu‎; ʔaʕtābu‎; ʕatabu
Accusative	عَتَبَاتٍ‎; أَعْتَابًا‎; عَتَبًا ʕatabātin‎; ʔaʕtāban‎; ʕataban	الْعَتَبَاتِ‎; الْأَعْتَابَ‎; الْعَتَبَ al-ʕatabāti‎; al-ʔaʕtāba‎; al-ʕataba	عَتَبَاتِ‎; أَعْتَابَ‎; عَتَبَ ʕatabāti‎; ʔaʕtāba‎; ʕataba
Genitive	عَتَبَاتٍ‎; أَعْتَابٍ‎; عَتَبٍ ʕatabātin‎; ʔaʕtābin‎; ʕatabin	الْعَتَبَاتِ‎; الْأَعْتَابِ‎; الْعَتَبِ al-ʕatabāti‎; al-ʔaʕtābi‎; al-ʕatabi	عَتَبَاتِ‎; أَعْتَابِ‎; عَتَبِ ʕatabāti‎; ʔaʕtābi‎; ʕatabi

References

• “عتبة” in Almaany

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَتَبَة (ʕataba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕat.ba/

Noun

عتبة • (ʕatba) f (plural عتبات (ʕatbāt))

1. threshold, doorsill

   شي حد حط شي حاجة على العتبة.

   ši ḥadd ḥaṭṭ ši ḥāja ʕla l-ʕatba

   Someone put something on the doorsill.