قيثارة

Arabic

Alternative forms

قِيتَارَة‎ (qītāra), قِيثَار‎ (qīṯār), قِيتَار‎ (qītār)

Etymology

From Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qiː.θaː.ra/

Noun

قِيثَارَة • (qīṯāra) f (plural قِيثَارَات‎ (qīṯārāt))

guitar

Declension

Declension of noun قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِيثَارَة qīṯāra	الْقِيثَارَة‎ al-qīṯāra	قِيثَارَة qīṯārat
Nominative	قِيثَارَةٌ qīṯāratun	الْقِيثَارَةُ‎ al-qīṯāratu	قِيثَارَةُ qīṯāratu
Accusative	قِيثَارَةً qīṯāratan	الْقِيثَارَةَ‎ al-qīṯārata	قِيثَارَةَ qīṯārata
Genitive	قِيثَارَةٍ qīṯāratin	الْقِيثَارَةِ‎ al-qīṯārati	قِيثَارَةِ qīṯārati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِيثَارَتَيْن‎ qīṯāratayn	الْقِيثَارَتَيْن‎ al-qīṯāratayn	قِيثَارَتَيْ‎ qīṯāratay
Nominative	قِيثَارَتَانِ‎ qīṯāratāni	الْقِيثَارَتَانِ‎ al-qīṯāratāni	قِيثَارَتَا‎ qīṯāratā
Accusative	قِيثَارَتَيْنِ‎ qīṯāratayni	الْقِيثَارَتَيْنِ‎ al-qīṯāratayni	قِيثَارَتَيْ‎ qīṯāratay
Genitive	قِيثَارَتَيْنِ‎ qīṯāratayni	الْقِيثَارَتَيْنِ‎ al-qīṯāratayni	قِيثَارَتَيْ‎ qīṯāratay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِيثَارَات‎ qīṯārāt	الْقِيثَارَات‎ al-qīṯārāt	قِيثَارَات‎ qīṯārāt
Nominative	قِيثَارَاتٌ‎ qīṯārātun	الْقِيثَارَاتُ‎ al-qīṯārātu	قِيثَارَاتُ‎ qīṯārātu
Accusative	قِيثَارَاتٍ‎ qīṯārātin	الْقِيثَارَاتِ‎ al-qīṯārāti	قِيثَارَاتِ‎ qīṯārāti
Genitive	قِيثَارَاتٍ‎ qīṯārātin	الْقِيثَارَاتِ‎ al-qīṯārāti	قِيثَارَاتِ‎ qīṯārāti

Descendants

Andalusian Arabic: قيثارة‎ (qitara)
- → Spanish: guitarra (see there for further descendants)
→ Italian: chitarra (see there for further descendants)

References

Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “قيثارة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1073

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