مقطعية

Arabic

Etymology

From مَقْطَع (maqṭaʕ, “segment”), from the root ق ط ع (q ṭ ʕ), related to cutting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maq.tˤa.ʕij.ja/

Noun

مَقْطَعِيَّة • (maqṭaʕiyya) f (plural مَقْطَعِيَّات (maqṭaʕiyyāt))

1. syllable

   كَمْ مَقْطَعِيَّةً فِي كَلِمَةِ "فَأَسْقَيْنَاكُمُوهُ"؟

   kam maqṭaʕiyyatan fī kalimati "faʔasqaynākumūhu"?

   how many syllables are in the word "faʔasqaynākumūhu"?

2. syllabary

   مَقْطَعِيَّاتُ الْكَانَا اَلْيَابَانِيَّة

   maqṭaʕiyyātu al-kānā l-yābāniyya

   Japanese Kana syllabaries

Declension

Declension of noun مَقْطَعِيَّة (maqṭaʕiyya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقْطَعِيَّة maqṭaʕiyya	الْمَقْطَعِيَّة al-maqṭaʕiyya	مَقْطَعِيَّة maqṭaʕiyyat
Nominative	مَقْطَعِيَّةٌ maqṭaʕiyyatun	الْمَقْطَعِيَّةُ al-maqṭaʕiyyatu	مَقْطَعِيَّةُ maqṭaʕiyyatu
Accusative	مَقْطَعِيَّةً maqṭaʕiyyatan	الْمَقْطَعِيَّةَ al-maqṭaʕiyyata	مَقْطَعِيَّةَ maqṭaʕiyyata
Genitive	مَقْطَعِيَّةٍ maqṭaʕiyyatin	الْمَقْطَعِيَّةِ al-maqṭaʕiyyati	مَقْطَعِيَّةِ maqṭaʕiyyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقْطَعِيَّتَيْن maqṭaʕiyyatayn	الْمَقْطَعِيَّتَيْن al-maqṭaʕiyyatayn	مَقْطَعِيَّتَيْ maqṭaʕiyyatay
Nominative	مَقْطَعِيَّتَانِ maqṭaʕiyyatāni	الْمَقْطَعِيَّتَانِ al-maqṭaʕiyyatāni	مَقْطَعِيَّتَا maqṭaʕiyyatā
Accusative	مَقْطَعِيَّتَيْنِ maqṭaʕiyyatayni	الْمَقْطَعِيَّتَيْنِ al-maqṭaʕiyyatayni	مَقْطَعِيَّتَيْ maqṭaʕiyyatay
Genitive	مَقْطَعِيَّتَيْنِ maqṭaʕiyyatayni	الْمَقْطَعِيَّتَيْنِ al-maqṭaʕiyyatayni	مَقْطَعِيَّتَيْ maqṭaʕiyyatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَقْطَعِيَّات maqṭaʕiyyāt	الْمَقْطَعِيَّات al-maqṭaʕiyyāt	مَقْطَعِيَّات maqṭaʕiyyāt
Nominative	مَقْطَعِيَّاتٌ maqṭaʕiyyātun	الْمَقْطَعِيَّاتُ al-maqṭaʕiyyātu	مَقْطَعِيَّاتُ maqṭaʕiyyātu
Accusative	مَقْطَعِيَّاتٍ maqṭaʕiyyātin	الْمَقْطَعِيَّاتِ al-maqṭaʕiyyāti	مَقْطَعِيَّاتِ maqṭaʕiyyāti
Genitive	مَقْطَعِيَّاتٍ maqṭaʕiyyātin	الْمَقْطَعِيَّاتِ al-maqṭaʕiyyāti	مَقْطَعِيَّاتِ maqṭaʕiyyāti

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: مقطعية (maqṭaʕiya)