قطرة

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See also: قطره and فطرة

Arabic

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Root
ق ط ر (q-ṭ-r)

Etymology

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Instance noun from the root ق ط ر (q-ṭ-r).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /qatˤ.ra/
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Noun

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قَطْرَة (qaṭraf (singulative, collective قَطْر m (qaṭr), plural قَطَرَات (qaṭarāt))

  1. a drop (of liquid)
    أَوَّلُ الْغَيْثِ قَطْرَةٌ
    ʔawwalu l-ḡayṯi qaṭratun
    The beginning of rain is a drop

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: qatra
  • Azerbaijani: qətrə
  • Ottoman Turkish: قطره (katre)
  • Persian: قطره (qatre)
  • Uyghur: قەترە (qetre)
  • Uzbek: qatra

Noun

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قُطْرَة (quṭraf (singulative, plural قُطَرَات (quṭarāt))

  1. a small or vile thing, a little bit

Declension

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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ق ط ر
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic قَطْرَة (qaṭra).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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قطرة (gaṭraf (construct state قَطْرَةْ (gaṭrat), plural قَطْرات (gaṭrāt))

  1. a drop (of liquid)
  2. eyedrop
    Synonym: قطرة عين (gaṭrat ʕēn)