مقصف

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the root ق ص ف (q-ṣ-f).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maq.sˤaf/

Noun

مَقْصَف • (maqṣaf) m (plural مَقَاصِف (maqāṣif))

1. buffet, canteen, cafeteria, snack bar

Declension

Declension of noun مَقْصَف (maqṣaf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقْصَف maqṣaf	الْمَقْصَف al-maqṣaf	مَقْصَف maqṣaf
Nominative	مَقْصَفٌ maqṣafun	الْمَقْصَفُ al-maqṣafu	مَقْصَفُ maqṣafu
Accusative	مَقْصَفًا maqṣafan	الْمَقْصَفَ al-maqṣafa	مَقْصَفَ maqṣafa
Genitive	مَقْصَفٍ maqṣafin	الْمَقْصَفِ al-maqṣafi	مَقْصَفِ maqṣafi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقْصَفَيْن maqṣafayn	الْمَقْصَفَيْن al-maqṣafayn	مَقْصَفَيْ maqṣafay
Nominative	مَقْصَفَانِ maqṣafāni	الْمَقْصَفَانِ al-maqṣafāni	مَقْصَفَا maqṣafā
Accusative	مَقْصَفَيْنِ maqṣafayni	الْمَقْصَفَيْنِ al-maqṣafayni	مَقْصَفَيْ maqṣafay
Genitive	مَقْصَفَيْنِ maqṣafayni	الْمَقْصَفَيْنِ al-maqṣafayni	مَقْصَفَيْ maqṣafay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقَاصِف maqāṣif	الْمَقَاصِف al-maqāṣif	مَقَاصِف maqāṣif
Nominative	مَقَاصِفُ maqāṣifu	الْمَقَاصِفُ al-maqāṣifu	مَقَاصِفُ maqāṣifu
Accusative	مَقَاصِفَ maqāṣifa	الْمَقَاصِفَ al-maqāṣifa	مَقَاصِفَ maqāṣifa
Genitive	مَقَاصِفَ maqāṣifa	الْمَقَاصِفِ al-maqāṣifi	مَقَاصِفِ maqāṣifi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “قصف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ص ف
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَقْصَفْ (maqṣaf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡ.sˤaf/

Noun

مَقْصَف • (magṣaf) m (plural مَقَاصِف (magāṣif))

1. canteen, cafeteria, snack bar