كلوتة

Arabic

Alternative forms

كَلَّفْتَة (kallafta), كَلَّفْتَاة (kallaftāh), كَلَّفَة (kallafa)

Etymology

From Coptic ⲕⲗⲁϥⲧ (klaft, “calotte”) or/and from a feminine variant of Classical Syriac ܟܲܠܵܘܵܐ (kalāwā), ܟܲܠܘܵܐ (kalwā, “tiara”). See Latin calautica for more; possibly a doublet of قَلَنْسُوَة (qalansuwa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kal.law.ta/ or IPA^(key): /kal.luː.ta/

Noun

كَلَّوْتَة or كَلُّوتَة • (kallawta or kallūta) f (plural كَلَّوْتَات (kallawtāt) or كَلُّوتَات (kallūtāt) or كَلَاوِت (kalāwit)) (historical)

a kind of headdress consisting of a small cap environed by a gigantic turban, a bonnet, popular with the Ayyubids and Mamluks
- 2016 September 17, مكاوي سعيد, “الكلوتات والشرابيش”, in Al-Maṣr Al-Yawm‎^[1]:
  وتطورت الكلوتة أكثر وتضخمت وانتفخت من بعض الجهات، وارتفع ثمنها، وصارت دليلا على الثراء أو الفساد. ويحدثنا «المقريزى» عن الوزير عبدالله بن زنبور أنهم وجدوا فى ثروته ستة آلاف عمامة من طراز الكلوتة!
  And the bonnet developed in size and grew fatter, more blown up from the sides, and larger in its price, and it became a sign of richness or decadence. And Al-Maqrīziyy tells us about Minister ʿabdu allāhu bnu zanbūr that he found in his prosperity thousand turbans of the bonnet kind!
(Can we find and add a quotation of Al-Maqrīziyy to this entry?)

(Can we find and add a quotation of ألف ليلة وليلة to this entry?)

Declension

Declension of noun كَلَّوْتَة (kallawta)‎; كَلُّوتَة (kallūta)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلَّوْتَة‎; كَلُّوتَة kallawta‎; kallūta	الْكَلَّوْتَة‎; الْكَلُّوتَة al-kallawta‎; al-kallūta	كَلَّوْتَة‎; كَلُّوتَة kallawtat‎; kallūtat
Nominative	كَلَّوْتَةٌ‎; كَلُّوتَةٌ kallawtatun‎; kallūtatun	الْكَلَّوْتَةُ‎; الْكَلُّوتَةُ al-kallawtatu‎; al-kallūtatu	كَلَّوْتَةُ‎; كَلُّوتَةُ kallawtatu‎; kallūtatu
Accusative	كَلَّوْتَةً‎; كَلُّوتَةً kallawtatan‎; kallūtatan	الْكَلَّوْتَةَ‎; الْكَلُّوتَةَ al-kallawtata‎; al-kallūtata	كَلَّوْتَةَ‎; كَلُّوتَةَ kallawtata‎; kallūtata
Genitive	كَلَّوْتَةٍ‎; كَلُّوتَةٍ kallawtatin‎; kallūtatin	الْكَلَّوْتَةِ‎; الْكَلُّوتَةِ al-kallawtati‎; al-kallūtati	كَلَّوْتَةِ‎; كَلُّوتَةِ kallawtati‎; kallūtati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلَّوْتَتَيْن‎; كَلُّوتَتَيْن kallawtatayn‎; kallūtatayn	الْكَلَّوْتَتَيْن‎; الْكَلُّوتَتَيْن al-kallawtatayn‎; al-kallūtatayn	كَلَّوْتَتَيْ‎; كَلُّوتَتَيْ kallawtatay‎; kallūtatay
Nominative	كَلَّوْتَتَانِ‎; كَلُّوتَتَانِ kallawtatāni‎; kallūtatāni	الْكَلَّوْتَتَانِ‎; الْكَلُّوتَتَانِ al-kallawtatāni‎; al-kallūtatāni	كَلَّوْتَتَا‎; كَلُّوتَتَا kallawtatā‎; kallūtatā
Accusative	كَلَّوْتَتَيْنِ‎; كَلُّوتَتَيْنِ kallawtatayni‎; kallūtatayni	الْكَلَّوْتَتَيْنِ‎; الْكَلُّوتَتَيْنِ al-kallawtatayni‎; al-kallūtatayni	كَلَّوْتَتَيْ‎; كَلُّوتَتَيْ kallawtatay‎; kallūtatay
Genitive	كَلَّوْتَتَيْنِ‎; كَلُّوتَتَيْنِ kallawtatayni‎; kallūtatayni	الْكَلَّوْتَتَيْنِ‎; الْكَلُّوتَتَيْنِ al-kallawtatayni‎; al-kallūtatayni	كَلَّوْتَتَيْ‎; كَلُّوتَتَيْ kallawtatay‎; kallūtatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَلَّوْتَات‎; كَلُّوتَات‎; كَلَاوِت kallawtāt‎; kallūtāt‎; kalāwit	الْكَلَّوْتَات‎; الْكَلُّوتَات‎; الْكَلَاوِت al-kallawtāt‎; al-kallūtāt‎; al-kalāwit	كَلَّوْتَات‎; كَلُّوتَات‎; كَلَاوِت kallawtāt‎; kallūtāt‎; kalāwit
Nominative	كَلَّوْتَاتٌ‎; كَلُّوتَاتٌ‎; كَلَاوِتُ kallawtātun‎; kallūtātun‎; kalāwitu	الْكَلَّوْتَاتُ‎; الْكَلُّوتَاتُ‎; الْكَلَاوِتُ al-kallawtātu‎; al-kallūtātu‎; al-kalāwitu	كَلَّوْتَاتُ‎; كَلُّوتَاتُ‎; كَلَاوِتُ kallawtātu‎; kallūtātu‎; kalāwitu
Accusative	كَلَّوْتَاتٍ‎; كَلُّوتَاتٍ‎; كَلَاوِتَ kallawtātin‎; kallūtātin‎; kalāwita	الْكَلَّوْتَاتِ‎; الْكَلُّوتَاتِ‎; الْكَلَاوِتَ al-kallawtāti‎; al-kallūtāti‎; al-kalāwita	كَلَّوْتَاتِ‎; كَلُّوتَاتِ‎; كَلَاوِتَ kallawtāti‎; kallūtāti‎; kalāwita
Genitive	كَلَّوْتَاتٍ‎; كَلُّوتَاتٍ‎; كَلَاوِتَ kallawtātin‎; kallūtātin‎; kalāwita	الْكَلَّوْتَاتِ‎; الْكَلُّوتَاتِ‎; الْكَلَاوِتِ al-kallawtāti‎; al-kallūtāti‎; al-kalāwiti	كَلَّوْتَاتِ‎; كَلُّوتَاتِ‎; كَلَاوِتِ kallawtāti‎; kallūtāti‎; kalāwiti

Descendants

→ Amharic: ከሎታ (kälota)
→ French: calotte (probably) (see there for further descendants)
→ Harari: ከሎተ (kälōtä), ካሎይታ (kalōyta)
→ Persian: کلوته (kolute), گلوته (golute)

References

Björkman, Walther (2000) “Tulband section kallawta, kalūta pl. kalāwit, kalūtāt”, in Encyclopaedia of Islam. Second Edition, volume 10, Leiden: Brill, page 612 (unchanged since the first edition 1936 sub voce Turban)
Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1845) Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les arabes‎^[2] (in French), Amsterdam: Jean Müller, pages 387–388
Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “كلوتة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[3] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 482
Lagarde, Paul de (1866) Gesammelte Abhandlungen (in German), Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, page 62
Lagarde, Paul de (1887) Mittheilungen (in German), volume 2, Göttingen: Dieterichsche Sortimentsbuchhandlung, pages 4–11