ثقافة

Arabic

Etymology

Verbal noun of ثَقُفَ‎ (ṯaqufa, “to be skillful, to be smart”), from the root ث ق ف‎ (ṯ-q-f).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θa.qaː.fa/
Audio (file)
- (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /sa.ɡaː.fa/

Noun

ثَقَافَة • (ṯaqāfa) f (plural ثَقَافَات‎ (ṯaqāfāt))

verbal noun of ثَقُفَ‎ (ṯaqufa) (form I)
sagacity, intelligence, wit, refinement, culture
culture (civilization)
education, literacy

Declension

Declension of noun ثَقَافَة (ṯaqāfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَقَافَة ṯaqāfa	الثَّقَافَة‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfa	ثَقَافَة ṯaqāfat
Nominative	ثَقَافَةٌ ṯaqāfatun	الثَّقَافَةُ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfatu	ثَقَافَةُ ṯaqāfatu
Accusative	ثَقَافَةً ṯaqāfatan	الثَّقَافَةَ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfata	ثَقَافَةَ ṯaqāfata
Genitive	ثَقَافَةٍ ṯaqāfatin	الثَّقَافَةِ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfati	ثَقَافَةِ ṯaqāfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَقَافَتَيْن‎ ṯaqāfatayn	الثَّقَافَتَيْن‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfatayn	ثَقَافَتَيْ‎ ṯaqāfatay
Nominative	ثَقَافَتَانِ‎ ṯaqāfatāni	الثَّقَافَتَانِ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfatāni	ثَقَافَتَا‎ ṯaqāfatā
Accusative	ثَقَافَتَيْنِ‎ ṯaqāfatayni	الثَّقَافَتَيْنِ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfatayni	ثَقَافَتَيْ‎ ṯaqāfatay
Genitive	ثَقَافَتَيْنِ‎ ṯaqāfatayni	الثَّقَافَتَيْنِ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfatayni	ثَقَافَتَيْ‎ ṯaqāfatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثَقَافَات‎ ṯaqāfāt	الثَّقَافَات‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfāt	ثَقَافَات‎ ṯaqāfāt
Nominative	ثَقَافَاتٌ‎ ṯaqāfātun	الثَّقَافَاتُ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfātu	ثَقَافَاتُ‎ ṯaqāfātu
Accusative	ثَقَافَاتٍ‎ ṯaqāfātin	الثَّقَافَاتِ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfāti	ثَقَافَاتِ‎ ṯaqāfāti
Genitive	ثَقَافَاتٍ‎ ṯaqāfātin	الثَّقَافَاتِ‎ aṯ-ṯaqāfāti	ثَقَافَاتِ‎ ṯaqāfāti

Derived terms

ثَقَافِيّ‎ (ṯaqāfiyy)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ثقافة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979), “ثقف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ثَقَافَة‎ (ṯaqāfa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θaˈɡaːfa/
- IPA^(key): [θaˈqaːfa] (common pronunciation)
IPA^(key): /saˈɡaːfa/ (speakers with full /θ/ and /s/ merger)

Noun

ثَقَافَة • (ṯaɡāfa) f

(plural ثَقَافات‎ ‎(ṯaɡāfāt))

culture (civilization)
culture (education)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.