قفة

Arabic

Etymology 1
Root
ق ف ف (q-f-f)

Noun

قَفَّة or قُفَّة or قِفَّة • (qaffa or quffa or qiffa) f

  1. fevery shiver, ague fit, tremor febrilis
Declension
Declension of noun قَفَّة (qaffa)‎; قُفَّة (quffa)‎; قِفَّة (qiffa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَفَّة‎; قُفَّة‎; قِفَّة
qaffa‎; quffa‎; qiffa		 الْقَفَّة‎; الْقُفَّة‎; الْقِفَّة
al-qaffa‎; al-quffa‎; al-qiffa		 قَفَّة‎; قُفَّة‎; قِفَّة
qaffat‎; quffat‎; qiffat
Nominative قَفَّةٌ‎; قُفَّةٌ‎; قِفَّةٌ
qaffatun‎; quffatun‎; qiffatun		 الْقَفَّةُ‎; الْقُفَّةُ‎; الْقِفَّةُ
al-qaffatu‎; al-quffatu‎; al-qiffatu		 قَفَّةُ‎; قُفَّةُ‎; قِفَّةُ
qaffatu‎; quffatu‎; qiffatu
Accusative قَفَّةً‎; قُفَّةً‎; قِفَّةً
qaffatan‎; quffatan‎; qiffatan		 الْقَفَّةَ‎; الْقُفَّةَ‎; الْقِفَّةَ
al-qaffata‎; al-quffata‎; al-qiffata		 قَفَّةَ‎; قُفَّةَ‎; قِفَّةَ
qaffata‎; quffata‎; qiffata
Genitive قَفَّةٍ‎; قُفَّةٍ‎; قِفَّةٍ
qaffatin‎; quffatin‎; qiffatin		 الْقَفَّةِ‎; الْقُفَّةِ‎; الْقِفَّةِ
al-qaffati‎; al-quffati‎; al-qiffati		 قَفَّةِ‎; قُفَّةِ‎; قِفَّةِ
qaffati‎; quffati‎; qiffati

Etymology 2
قُفَّة
قُفَّة

Borrowed from Aramaic קוּפָא (quppā, “wicker basket”), from Imperial Aramaic 𐡒𐡅𐡐 (qwp), from Akkadian 𒄣𒌒𒁍 (/⁠quppu⁠/, “wicker basket”), ultimately a bi-consonantal root pattern from Proto-Semitic *q-f-f- (“to weave, to braid or plait, to be interlocking, to have repetition”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /quf.fa/
    (Moroccan) IPA(key): /quf.fa/

Noun

قُفَّة • (quffa) f (plural قُفَف (qufaf))

  1. a large wicker basket
  2. a boat waterproofed with wickerwork, coracle, basket boat
Declension
Declension of noun قُفَّة (quffa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قُفَّة
quffa		 الْقُفَّة
al-quffa		 قُفَّة
quffat
Nominative قُفَّةٌ
quffatun		 الْقُفَّةُ
al-quffatu		 قُفَّةُ
quffatu
Accusative قُفَّةً
quffatan		 الْقُفَّةَ
al-quffata		 قُفَّةَ
quffata
Genitive قُفَّةٍ
quffatin		 الْقُفَّةِ
al-quffati		 قُفَّةِ
quffati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قُفَّتَيْن
quffatayn		 الْقُفَّتَيْن
al-quffatayn		 قُفَّتَيْ
quffatay
Nominative قُفَّتَانِ
quffatāni		 الْقُفَّتَانِ
al-quffatāni		 قُفَّتَا
quffatā
Accusative قُفَّتَيْنِ
quffatayni		 الْقُفَّتَيْنِ
al-quffatayni		 قُفَّتَيْ
quffatay
Genitive قُفَّتَيْنِ
quffatayni		 الْقُفَّتَيْنِ
al-quffatayni		 قُفَّتَيْ
quffatay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قُفَف
qufaf		 الْقُفَف
al-qufaf		 قُفَف
qufaf
Nominative قُفَفٌ
qufafun		 الْقُفَفُ
al-qufafu		 قُفَفُ
qufafu
Accusative قُفَفًا
qufafan		 الْقُفَفَ
al-qufafa		 قُفَفَ
qufafa
Genitive قُفَفٍ
qufafin		 الْقُفَفِ
al-qufafi		 قُفَفِ
qufafi
Descendants
  • Maltese: qoffa
  • Moroccan Arabic: قفة (quffa)
  • → Catalan: cofa (“basket”)
    • → French: couffe (“basket”)
  • →⇒ Galician: cofiño (“boat compartment”)
  • → Portuguese: alcofa (“basket”)
  • → Spanish: cofa (“topmast”)

References
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