مقطع

Arabic

Root
ق ط ع (q ṭ ʕ)
26 terms

Etymology 1

Noun of place from the verb قَطَعَ (qaṭaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maq.tˤaʕ/

Noun

مَقْطَع • (maqṭaʕ) m (plural مَقَاطِع (maqāṭiʕ))

1. division, part, section, portion
2. excerpt, passage (of a text)
3. clip (section of a video or audio)
4. (linguistics) syllable
5. (poetry) stanza, verse
6. (poetry) the last line of a qasida or ghazal

   Antonym: مَطْلَع (maṭlaʕ)

Declension

Declension of noun مَقْطَع (maqṭaʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقْطَع maqṭaʕ	الْمَقْطَع al-maqṭaʕ	مَقْطَع maqṭaʕ
Nominative	مَقْطَعٌ maqṭaʕun	الْمَقْطَعُ al-maqṭaʕu	مَقْطَعُ maqṭaʕu
Accusative	مَقْطَعًا maqṭaʕan	الْمَقْطَعَ al-maqṭaʕa	مَقْطَعَ maqṭaʕa
Genitive	مَقْطَعٍ maqṭaʕin	الْمَقْطَعِ al-maqṭaʕi	مَقْطَعِ maqṭaʕi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقْطَعَيْن maqṭaʕayn	الْمَقْطَعَيْن al-maqṭaʕayn	مَقْطَعَيْ maqṭaʕay
Nominative	مَقْطَعَانِ maqṭaʕāni	الْمَقْطَعَانِ al-maqṭaʕāni	مَقْطَعَا maqṭaʕā
Accusative	مَقْطَعَيْنِ maqṭaʕayni	الْمَقْطَعَيْنِ al-maqṭaʕayni	مَقْطَعَيْ maqṭaʕay
Genitive	مَقْطَعَيْنِ maqṭaʕayni	الْمَقْطَعَيْنِ al-maqṭaʕayni	مَقْطَعَيْ maqṭaʕay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقَاطِع maqāṭiʕ	الْمَقَاطِع al-maqāṭiʕ	مَقَاطِع maqāṭiʕ
Nominative	مَقَاطِعُ maqāṭiʕu	الْمَقَاطِعُ al-maqāṭiʕu	مَقَاطِعُ maqāṭiʕu
Accusative	مَقَاطِعَ maqāṭiʕa	الْمَقَاطِعَ al-maqāṭiʕa	مَقَاطِعَ maqāṭiʕa
Genitive	مَقَاطِعَ maqāṭiʕa	الْمَقَاطِعِ al-maqāṭiʕi	مَقَاطِعِ maqāṭiʕi

Descendants

• → Persian: مقطع (maqta')
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مقطع
    • → Turkish: makta

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of قَطَّعَ (qaṭṭaʕa, “to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.qatˤ.tˤaʕ/

Adjective

مُقَطَّع • (muqaṭṭaʕ) (feminine مُقَطَّعَة (muqaṭṭaʕa), masculine plural مُقَطَّعُونَ (muqaṭṭaʕūna), feminine plural مُقَطَّعَات (muqaṭṭaʕāt))

1. cut into pieces, chopped
2. divided, partitioned
3. dismembered, torn

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ط ع
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic مَقْطَع (maqṭaʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡ.tˤaʕ/

Noun

مقطع • (magṭaʕ) f (plural مَقاطِع (magāṭiʕ))

1. clip
2. division, part, section

Etymology 2

From Arabic مُقَطَّع (muqaṭṭaʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ɡatˤ.tˤaʕ/

Adjective

مقطع • (mugaṭṭaʕ) (feminine مُقَطَّعة (mugaṭṭaʕa), common plural مُقَطَّعين (mugaṭṭaʕīn))

1. chopped
2. censored
3. divided

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَقْطَع (maqṭaʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [maq.taʔ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäq.t̪ʰäʔ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäq.t̪ʰäʔ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäq.t̪ʰɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäq.t̪ʰɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæx.t̪ʰæʔ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäq.t̪ʰäʔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	maqta'
Dari reading?	maqta'
Iranian reading?	mağta'
Tajik reading?	maqtaʾ

Noun

مقطع • (maqta') (plural مقطع‌ها (maqta'-hâ) or مقاطع (maqâte'))

1. section, portion

   Synonyms: بخش (baxš), قسمت (qesmat)

   مقطعی از تاریخ جمهوری اسلامی

   maqta'i az târix-e jomhuri-ye eslâmi

   a period in the history of the Islamic Republic

2. (poetry) the last line of a qasida or ghazal

   Antonym: مطلع (matla')

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: مقطع
  • → Turkish: makta