قثاء

Arabic

قِثَّاء

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒄾 (ukuš₂, “cucumber”) through Akkadian 𒄾 (qiššû, “cucumber”), doublet of كُوسَا‎ (kūsā, “zucchini”).
Leonid Kogan lists a Proto-Semitic form but this is hardly likely in view of the Sumerian and the phonetic variance of the word in the Semitic languages, see Ge'ez ቍሳይ (ḳʷəsay), ቈስያ (ḳʷäsya, “cucumber”), Hebrew קשוא‎ (qiššūʾ, “cucumber”), Classical Syriac ܩܰܛܽܘܬܳܐ‎ (qaṭṭūtā, “cucumber”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qiθ.θaːʔ/, IPA^(key): /quθ.θaːʔ/

Noun

قِثَّاء or قُثَّاء • (qiṯṯāʾ or quṯṯāʾ) m (collective, singulative قِثَّاءَة‎ (qiṯṯāʾa) or قُثَّاءَة‎ (quṯṯāʾa))

Cucumis in general
Armenian cucumber

Declension

Declension of noun قِثَّاء (qiṯṯāʾ)‎; قُثَّاء (quṯṯāʾ)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِثَّاء‎; قُثَّاء qiṯṯāʾ‎; quṯṯāʾ	الْقِثَّاء‎‎; الْقُثَّاء‎ al-qiṯṯāʾ‎; al-quṯṯāʾ	قِثَّاء‎; قُثَّاء qiṯṯāʾ‎; quṯṯāʾ
Nominative	قِثَّاءٌ‎; قُثَّاءٌ qiṯṯāʾun‎; quṯṯāʾun	الْقِثَّاءُ‎‎; الْقُثَّاءُ‎ al-qiṯṯāʾu‎; al-quṯṯāʾu	قِثَّاءُ‎; قُثَّاءُ qiṯṯāʾu‎; quṯṯāʾu
Accusative	قِثَّاءً‎; قُثَّاءً qiṯṯāʾan‎; quṯṯāʾan	الْقِثَّاءَ‎‎; الْقُثَّاءَ‎ al-qiṯṯāʾa‎; al-quṯṯāʾa	قِثَّاءَ‎; قُثَّاءَ qiṯṯāʾa‎; quṯṯāʾa
Genitive	قِثَّاءٍ‎; قُثَّاءٍ qiṯṯāʾin‎; quṯṯāʾin	الْقِثَّاءِ‎‎; الْقُثَّاءِ‎ al-qiṯṯāʾi‎; al-quṯṯāʾi	قِثَّاءِ‎; قُثَّاءِ qiṯṯāʾi‎; quṯṯāʾi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِثَّاءَة‎‎; قُثَّاءَة‎ qiṯṯāʾa‎; quṯṯāʾa	الْقِثَّاءَة‎‎; الْقُثَّاءَة‎ al-qiṯṯāʾa‎; al-quṯṯāʾa	قِثَّاءَة‎‎; قُثَّاءَة‎ qiṯṯāʾat‎; quṯṯāʾat
Nominative	قِثَّاءَةٌ‎‎; قُثَّاءَةٌ‎ qiṯṯāʾatun‎; quṯṯāʾatun	الْقِثَّاءَةُ‎‎; الْقُثَّاءَةُ‎ al-qiṯṯāʾatu‎; al-quṯṯāʾatu	قِثَّاءَةُ‎‎; قُثَّاءَةُ‎ qiṯṯāʾatu‎; quṯṯāʾatu
Accusative	قِثَّاءَةً‎‎; قُثَّاءَةً‎ qiṯṯāʾatan‎; quṯṯāʾatan	الْقِثَّاءَةَ‎‎; الْقُثَّاءَةَ‎ al-qiṯṯāʾata‎; al-quṯṯāʾata	قِثَّاءَةَ‎‎; قُثَّاءَةَ‎ qiṯṯāʾata‎; quṯṯāʾata
Genitive	قِثَّاءَةٍ‎‎; قُثَّاءَةٍ‎ qiṯṯāʾatin‎; quṯṯāʾatin	الْقِثَّاءَةِ‎‎; الْقُثَّاءَةِ‎ al-qiṯṯāʾati‎; al-quṯṯāʾati	قِثَّاءَةِ‎‎; قُثَّاءَةِ‎ qiṯṯāʾati‎; quṯṯāʾati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِثَّاءَتَيْن‎‎; قُثَّاءَتَيْن‎ qiṯṯāʾatayn‎; quṯṯāʾatayn	الْقِثَّاءَتَيْن‎‎; الْقُثَّاءَتَيْن‎ al-qiṯṯāʾatayn‎; al-quṯṯāʾatayn	قِثَّاءَتَيْ‎‎; قُثَّاءَتَيْ‎ qiṯṯāʾatay‎; quṯṯāʾatay
Nominative	قِثَّاءَتَانِ‎‎; قُثَّاءَتَانِ‎ qiṯṯāʾatāni‎; quṯṯāʾatāni	الْقِثَّاءَتَانِ‎‎; الْقُثَّاءَتَانِ‎ al-qiṯṯāʾatāni‎; al-quṯṯāʾatāni	قِثَّاءَتَا‎‎; قُثَّاءَتَا‎ qiṯṯāʾatā‎; quṯṯāʾatā
Accusative	قِثَّاءَتَيْنِ‎‎; قُثَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ qiṯṯāʾatayni‎; quṯṯāʾatayni	الْقِثَّاءَتَيْنِ‎‎; الْقُثَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ al-qiṯṯāʾatayni‎; al-quṯṯāʾatayni	قِثَّاءَتَيْ‎‎; قُثَّاءَتَيْ‎ qiṯṯāʾatay‎; quṯṯāʾatay
Genitive	قِثَّاءَتَيْنِ‎‎; قُثَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ qiṯṯāʾatayni‎; quṯṯāʾatayni	الْقِثَّاءَتَيْنِ‎‎; الْقُثَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ al-qiṯṯāʾatayni‎; al-quṯṯāʾatayni	قِثَّاءَتَيْ‎‎; قُثَّاءَتَيْ‎ qiṯṯāʾatay‎; quṯṯāʾatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِثَّاءَات‎‎; قُثَّاءَات‎ qiṯṯāʾāt‎; quṯṯāʾāt	الْقِثَّاءَات‎‎; الْقُثَّاءَات‎ al-qiṯṯāʾāt‎; al-quṯṯāʾāt	قِثَّاءَات‎‎; قُثَّاءَات‎ qiṯṯāʾāt‎; quṯṯāʾāt
Nominative	قِثَّاءَاتٌ‎‎; قُثَّاءَاتٌ‎ qiṯṯāʾātun‎; quṯṯāʾātun	الْقِثَّاءَاتُ‎‎; الْقُثَّاءَاتُ‎ al-qiṯṯāʾātu‎; al-quṯṯāʾātu	قِثَّاءَاتُ‎‎; قُثَّاءَاتُ‎ qiṯṯāʾātu‎; quṯṯāʾātu
Accusative	قِثَّاءَاتٍ‎‎; قُثَّاءَاتٍ‎ qiṯṯāʾātin‎; quṯṯāʾātin	الْقِثَّاءَاتِ‎‎; الْقُثَّاءَاتِ‎ al-qiṯṯāʾāti‎; al-quṯṯāʾāti	قِثَّاءَاتِ‎‎; قُثَّاءَاتِ‎ qiṯṯāʾāti‎; quṯṯāʾāti
Genitive	قِثَّاءَاتٍ‎‎; قُثَّاءَاتٍ‎ qiṯṯāʾātin‎; quṯṯāʾātin	الْقِثَّاءَاتِ‎‎; الْقُثَّاءَاتِ‎ al-qiṯṯāʾāti‎; al-quṯṯāʾāti	قِثَّاءَاتِ‎‎; قُثَّاءَاتِ‎ qiṯṯāʾāti‎; quṯṯāʾāti

Descendants

Ge'ez ቀታ (ḳäta, “cucumber”)

References

Kogan, Leonid (2011), “Proto-Semitic Lexicon”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 203
Lane, Edward William (1863), “قثاء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 530–535
Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (2011), “قثاء”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 1002

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