قنطرة

Arabic

قَنَاطِر‎ (“arcade”)

Etymology

Via Classical Syriac ܩܶܢܛܪܳܘܢ‏‎ (qenṭrōn) from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qan.tˁa.ra/

Noun

قَنْطَرَة • (qanṭara) f (plural قَنَاطِر‎ (qanāṭir))

arch, vault
bridge
1. viaduct
2. aqueduct
3. barrage, dam

Declension

Declension of noun قَنْطَرَة (qanṭara)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَنْطَرَة qanṭara	الْقَنْطَرَة‎ al-qanṭara	قَنْطَرَة qanṭarat
Nominative	قَنْطَرَةٌ qanṭaratun	الْقَنْطَرَةُ‎ al-qanṭaratu	قَنْطَرَةُ qanṭaratu
Accusative	قَنْطَرَةً qanṭaratan	الْقَنْطَرَةَ‎ al-qanṭarata	قَنْطَرَةَ qanṭarata
Genitive	قَنْطَرَةٍ qanṭaratin	الْقَنْطَرَةِ‎ al-qanṭarati	قَنْطَرَةِ qanṭarati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَنْطَرَتَيْن‎ qanṭaratayn	الْقَنْطَرَتَيْن‎ al-qanṭaratayn	قَنْطَرَتَيْ‎ qanṭaratay
Nominative	قَنْطَرَتَانِ‎ qanṭaratāni	الْقَنْطَرَتَانِ‎ al-qanṭaratāni	قَنْطَرَتَا‎ qanṭaratā
Accusative	قَنْطَرَتَيْنِ‎ qanṭaratayni	الْقَنْطَرَتَيْنِ‎ al-qanṭaratayni	قَنْطَرَتَيْ‎ qanṭaratay
Genitive	قَنْطَرَتَيْنِ‎ qanṭaratayni	الْقَنْطَرَتَيْنِ‎ al-qanṭaratayni	قَنْطَرَتَيْ‎ qanṭaratay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَنَاطِر‎ qanāṭir	الْقَنَاطِر‎ al-qanāṭir	قَنَاطِر‎ qanāṭir
Nominative	قَنَاطِرُ‎ qanāṭiru	الْقَنَاطِرُ‎ al-qanāṭiru	قَنَاطِرُ‎ qanāṭiru
Accusative	قَنَاطِرَ‎ qanāṭira	الْقَنَاطِرَ‎ al-qanāṭira	قَنَاطِرَ‎ qanāṭira
Genitive	قَنَاطِرَ‎ qanāṭira	الْقَنَاطِرِ‎ al-qanāṭiri	قَنَاطِرِ‎ qanāṭiri

Derived terms

قَنْطَرَ‎ (qanṭara, “to vault, to arch over”)

Descendants

Spanish: alcántara

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