كوة

See also: کوه‎

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic כותא‎ /‎ ܟܘܬܐ‎ (kawwǝṯā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuw.wa/, IPA^(key): /kaw.wa/

Noun

كُوَّة or كَوَّة • (kuwwa or kawwa) f (plural كُوًى‎ (kuwan) or كِوَاء‎ (kiwāʾ))

hatch, scuttle, loophole, peephole
Synonyms: خَوْخَة‎ (ḵawḵa), وَصْوَص‎ (waṣwaṣ), وَصْْوَاص‎ (waṣwāṣ), مَنْوَر‎ (manwar)

Declension

Declension of noun كُوَّة (kuwwa)‎; كَوَّة (kawwa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُوَّة‎; كَوَّة kuwwa‎; kawwa	الْكُوَّة‎‎; الْكَوَّة‎ al-kuwwa‎; al-kawwa	كُوَّة‎; كَوَّة kuwwat‎; kawwat
Nominative	كُوَّةٌ‎; كَوَّةٌ kuwwatun‎; kawwatun	الْكُوَّةُ‎‎; الْكَوَّةُ‎ al-kuwwatu‎; al-kawwatu	كُوَّةُ‎; كَوَّةُ kuwwatu‎; kawwatu
Accusative	كُوَّةً‎; كَوَّةً kuwwatan‎; kawwatan	الْكُوَّةَ‎‎; الْكَوَّةَ‎ al-kuwwata‎; al-kawwata	كُوَّةَ‎; كَوَّةَ kuwwata‎; kawwata
Genitive	كُوَّةٍ‎; كَوَّةٍ kuwwatin‎; kawwatin	الْكُوَّةِ‎‎; الْكَوَّةِ‎ al-kuwwati‎; al-kawwati	كُوَّةِ‎; كَوَّةِ kuwwati‎; kawwati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُوَّتَيْن‎‎; كَوَّتَيْن‎ kuwwatayn‎; kawwatayn	الْكُوَّتَيْن‎‎; الْكَوَّتَيْن‎ al-kuwwatayn‎; al-kawwatayn	كُوَّتَيْ‎‎; كَوَّتَيْ‎ kuwwatay‎; kawwatay
Nominative	كُوَّتَانِ‎‎; كَوَّتَانِ‎ kuwwatāni‎; kawwatāni	الْكُوَّتَانِ‎‎; الْكَوَّتَانِ‎ al-kuwwatāni‎; al-kawwatāni	كُوَّتَا‎‎; كَوَّتَا‎ kuwwatā‎; kawwatā
Accusative	كُوَّتَيْنِ‎‎; كَوَّتَيْنِ‎ kuwwatayni‎; kawwatayni	الْكُوَّتَيْنِ‎‎; الْكَوَّتَيْنِ‎ al-kuwwatayni‎; al-kawwatayni	كُوَّتَيْ‎‎; كَوَّتَيْ‎ kuwwatay‎; kawwatay
Genitive	كُوَّتَيْنِ‎‎; كَوَّتَيْنِ‎ kuwwatayni‎; kawwatayni	الْكُوَّتَيْنِ‎‎; الْكَوَّتَيْنِ‎ al-kuwwatayni‎; al-kawwatayni	كُوَّتَيْ‎‎; كَوَّتَيْ‎ kuwwatay‎; kawwatay
Plural	broken plural in ـًى (-an)‎; basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُوَى‎‎; كِوَاء‎ kuwā‎; kiwāʾ	الْكُوَى‎‎; الْكِوَاء‎ al-kuwā‎; al-kiwāʾ	كُوَى‎‎; كِوَاء‎ kuwā‎; kiwāʾ
Nominative	كُوًى‎‎; كِوَاءٌ‎ kuwan‎; kiwāʾun	الْكُوَى‎‎; الْكِوَاءُ‎ al-kuwā‎; al-kiwāʾu	كُوَى‎‎; كِوَاءُ‎ kuwā‎; kiwāʾu
Accusative	كُوًى‎‎; كِوَاءً‎ kuwan‎; kiwāʾan	الْكُوَى‎‎; الْكِوَاءَ‎ al-kuwā‎; al-kiwāʾa	كُوَى‎‎; كِوَاءَ‎ kuwā‎; kiwāʾa
Genitive	كُوًى‎‎; كِوَاءٍ‎ kuwan‎; kiwāʾin	الْكُوَى‎‎; الْكِوَاءِ‎ al-kuwā‎; al-kiwāʾi	كُوَى‎‎; كِوَاءِ‎ kuwā‎; kiwāʾi

References

Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 13

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