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زخرفة
زخرفة
Arabic
Noun
زَخْرَفَة • (zaḵrafa) f (plural زَخْرَفَات (zaḵrafāt) or زَخَارِف (zaḵārif))
- verbal noun of زَخْرَفَ (zaḵrafa) (form Iq)
- verbal noun of زَخْرَفَة (zaḵrafa, “to adorn, decorate, embellish”) (form I)
- adornment
- decoration
- ornamentation
- embellishment
- false gold, false ornaments or jewelry
- tinsel
- gilding, gloss
- ornateness of speech, tinsel of speech
Declension
Declension of noun زَخْرَفَة (zaḵrafa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | زَخْرَفَة zaḵrafa |
الزَّخْرَفَة az-zaḵrafa |
زَخْرَفَة zaḵrafat |
| Nominative | زَخْرَفَةٌ zaḵrafatun |
الزَّخْرَفَةُ az-zaḵrafatu |
زَخْرَفَةُ zaḵrafatu |
| Accusative | زَخْرَفَةً zaḵrafatan |
الزَّخْرَفَةَ az-zaḵrafata |
زَخْرَفَةَ zaḵrafata |
| Genitive | زَخْرَفَةٍ zaḵrafatin |
الزَّخْرَفَةِ az-zaḵrafati |
زَخْرَفَةِ zaḵrafati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | زَخْرَفَتَيْن zaḵrafatayn |
الزَّخْرَفَتَيْن az-zaḵrafatayn |
زَخْرَفَتَيْ zaḵrafatay |
| Nominative | زَخْرَفَتَانِ zaḵrafatāni |
الزَّخْرَفَتَانِ az-zaḵrafatāni |
زَخْرَفَتَا zaḵrafatā |
| Accusative | زَخْرَفَتَيْنِ zaḵrafatayni |
الزَّخْرَفَتَيْنِ az-zaḵrafatayni |
زَخْرَفَتَيْ zaḵrafatay |
| Genitive | زَخْرَفَتَيْنِ zaḵrafatayni |
الزَّخْرَفَتَيْنِ az-zaḵrafatayni |
زَخْرَفَتَيْ zaḵrafatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | زَخْرَفَات; زَخَارِف zaḵrafāt; zaḵārif |
الزَّخْرَفَات; الزَّخَارِف az-zaḵrafāt; az-zaḵārif |
زَخْرَفَات; زَخَارِف zaḵrafāt; zaḵārif |
| Nominative | زَخْرَفَاتٌ; زَخَارِفُ zaḵrafātun; zaḵārifu |
الزَّخْرَفَاتُ; الزَّخَارِفُ az-zaḵrafātu; az-zaḵārifu |
زَخْرَفَاتُ; زَخَارِفُ zaḵrafātu; zaḵārifu |
| Accusative | زَخْرَفَاتٍ; زَخَارِفَ zaḵrafātin; zaḵārifa |
الزَّخْرَفَاتِ; الزَّخَارِفَ az-zaḵrafāti; az-zaḵārifa |
زَخْرَفَاتِ; زَخَارِفَ zaḵrafāti; zaḵārifa |
| Genitive | زَخْرَفَاتٍ; زَخَارِفَ zaḵrafātin; zaḵārifa |
الزَّخْرَفَاتِ; الزَّخَارِفِ az-zaḵrafāti; az-zaḵārifi |
زَخْرَفَاتِ; زَخَارِفِ zaḵrafāti; zaḵārifi |
References
- “زخرفة” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “زخرفة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4