غذاء

See also: غداء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ذ و (ḡ-ḏ-w), paired with غَذَا (ḡaḏā, “to feed, to nourish”).

Noun

غِذَاء • (ḡiḏāʔ) m (plural أَغْذِيَة (ʔaḡḏiya))

1. nourishment, sustenance, aliment, nutrition, food
2. (in the plural) victuals, food items, foodstuffs, foods, food

Declension

Declension of noun غِذَاء (ḡiḏāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِذَاء ḡiḏāʔ	الْغِذَاء al-ḡiḏāʔ	غِذَاء ḡiḏāʔ
Nominative	غِذَاءٌ ḡiḏāʔun	الْغِذَاءُ al-ḡiḏāʔu	غِذَاءُ ḡiḏāʔu
Accusative	غِذَاءً ḡiḏāʔan	الْغِذَاءَ al-ḡiḏāʔa	غِذَاءَ ḡiḏāʔa
Genitive	غِذَاءٍ ḡiḏāʔin	الْغِذَاءِ al-ḡiḏāʔi	غِذَاءِ ḡiḏāʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِذَاءَيْن ḡiḏāʔayn	الْغِذَاءَيْن al-ḡiḏāʔayn	غِذَاءَيْ ḡiḏāʔay
Nominative	غِذَاءَانِ ḡiḏāʔāni	الْغِذَاءَانِ al-ḡiḏāʔāni	غِذَاءَا ḡiḏāʔā
Accusative	غِذَاءَيْنِ ḡiḏāʔayni	الْغِذَاءَيْنِ al-ḡiḏāʔayni	غِذَاءَيْ ḡiḏāʔay
Genitive	غِذَاءَيْنِ ḡiḏāʔayni	الْغِذَاءَيْنِ al-ḡiḏāʔayni	غِذَاءَيْ ḡiḏāʔay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَغْذِيَة ʔaḡḏiya	الْأَغْذِيَة al-ʔaḡḏiya	أَغْذِيَة ʔaḡḏiyat
Nominative	أَغْذِيَةٌ ʔaḡḏiyatun	الْأَغْذِيَةُ al-ʔaḡḏiyatu	أَغْذِيَةُ ʔaḡḏiyatu
Accusative	أَغْذِيَةً ʔaḡḏiyatan	الْأَغْذِيَةَ al-ʔaḡḏiyata	أَغْذِيَةَ ʔaḡḏiyata
Genitive	أَغْذِيَةٍ ʔaḡḏiyatin	الْأَغْذِيَةِ al-ʔaḡḏiyati	أَغْذِيَةِ ʔaḡḏiyati

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: qida
• → Indonesian: gizi
• → Ottoman Turkish: غدا
  • → Turkish: gıda
• → Persian: غذا (ğazâ)
  • → Bengali: গেজা (geza)