وتيرة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ت ر (w-t-r). Compare for the meaning development Ottoman Turkish چیغیر (çığır, “narrow path; method, style”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.tiː.ra/

Noun

وَتِيرَة • (watīra) f (plural وَتَائِر (watāʔir))

1. (archaic) narrow footpath, tight track
2. (archaic) separating cartilage, divisive gristle
3. pace, manner, approach, style of advancement

Declension

Declension of noun وَتِيرَة (watīra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَتِيرَة watīra	الْوَتِيرَة al-watīra	وَتِيرَة watīrat
Nominative	وَتِيرَةٌ watīratun	الْوَتِيرَةُ al-watīratu	وَتِيرَةُ watīratu
Accusative	وَتِيرَةً watīratan	الْوَتِيرَةَ al-watīrata	وَتِيرَةَ watīrata
Genitive	وَتِيرَةٍ watīratin	الْوَتِيرَةِ al-watīrati	وَتِيرَةِ watīrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَتِيرَتَيْن watīratayn	الْوَتِيرَتَيْن al-watīratayn	وَتِيرَتَيْ watīratay
Nominative	وَتِيرَتَانِ watīratāni	الْوَتِيرَتَانِ al-watīratāni	وَتِيرَتَا watīratā
Accusative	وَتِيرَتَيْنِ watīratayni	الْوَتِيرَتَيْنِ al-watīratayni	وَتِيرَتَيْ watīratay
Genitive	وَتِيرَتَيْنِ watīratayni	الْوَتِيرَتَيْنِ al-watīratayni	وَتِيرَتَيْ watīratay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَتَاءِر watāʔir	الْوَتَاءِر al-watāʔir	وَتَاءِر watāʔir
Nominative	وَتَاءِرُ watāʔiru	الْوَتَاءِرُ al-watāʔiru	وَتَاءِرُ watāʔiru
Accusative	وَتَاءِرَ watāʔira	الْوَتَاءِرَ al-watāʔira	وَتَاءِرَ watāʔira
Genitive	وَتَاءِرَ watāʔira	الْوَتَاءِرِ al-watāʔiri	وَتَاءِرِ watāʔiri

References

• Freytag, Georg (1837) “وتيرة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 432