كفتة

Arabic

Etymology 1

    Derived from Classical Persian کوفْتَه (kōfta, “ground meat”), possibly by way of Ottoman Turkish کوفته (köfte).

    Noun

    كُفْتَة • (kufta) f

    1. kufta, meatball, meat dumpling
    Declension
    Declension of noun كُفْتَة (kufta)
    singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
    indefinite definite construct
    informal كُفْتَة
    kufta     		الْكُفْتَة
    al-kufta     		كُفْتَة
    kuftat
    nominative كُفْتَةٌ
    kuftatun     		الْكُفْتَةُ
    al-kuftatu     		كُفْتَةُ
    kuftatu
    accusative كُفْتَةً
    kuftatan     		الْكُفْتَةَ
    al-kuftata     		كُفْتَةَ
    kuftata
    genitive كُفْتَةٍ
    kuftatin     		الْكُفْتَةِ
    al-kuftati     		كُفْتَةِ
    kuftati

    Etymology 2

      Root
      ك ف ت (k f t)
      4 terms

      Noun

      كَفْتَة • (kafta) f

      1. Rose of Jericho (Anastatica hierochuntica)
        Synonym: كَفّ مَرْيَم (kaff maryam)
      Declension
      Declension of noun كَفْتَة (kafta)
      singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
      indefinite definite construct
      informal كَفْتَة
      kafta       		الْكَفْتَة
      al-kafta       		كَفْتَة
      kaftat
      nominative كَفْتَةٌ
      kaftatun       		الْكَفْتَةُ
      al-kaftatu       		كَفْتَةُ
      kaftatu
      accusative كَفْتَةً
      kaftatan       		الْكَفْتَةَ
      al-kaftata       		كَفْتَةَ
      kaftata
      genitive كَفْتَةٍ
      kaftatin       		الْكَفْتَةِ
      al-kaftati       		كَفْتَةِ
      kaftati

      References

      • Mandaville, James Paul (1990), Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia, Riyadh: Routledge, →ISBN, pages 143–144, 447
      • Mandaville, James Paul (2011), Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tucson: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, pages 303–304
      • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (2020), “كفتة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 6th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 801a

      Hijazi Arabic

      Etymology

      Derived from Classical Persian کوفْتَه (kōfta, “ground meat”), possibly by way of Ottoman Turkish کوفته (köfte).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /kufta/, [kʊfta]

      Noun

      كفتة • (kufta) f (collective, plural كُفْتات (kuftāt))

      1. meatball

      Moroccan Arabic

      Etymology

      Derived from Classical Persian کوفْتَه (kōfta, “ground meat”), possibly by way of Ottoman Turkish کوفته (köfte).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /kaf.ta/, /kuf.ta/

      Noun

      كَفتة or كُفتة • (kafta or kufta) f (usually uncountable)

      1. ground meat, minced meat
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