فتاة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ف ت ي (f-t-y) or ف ت و (f-t-w).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.taːh/

Noun

فَتَاة (fatāh) f (plural فَتَيَات (fatayāt), masculine فَتًى (fatan))

  1. female adolescent, youth, juvenile; young girl
  2. female slave

Declension

Derived terms

  • فُتَيَّة (futayya) (diminutive)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), فتي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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