Arabic

Noun

ثَقَافَة • ‎(ṯaqāfa) f ‎(plural ثَقَافَات ‎(ṯaqāfāt))

1. verbal noun of ثَقُفَ ‎(ṯaqufa) (form I)
2. sagacity, intelligence, wit, refinement, culture
3. culture (civilization)
4. education, literacy

Declension

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ثقافة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “ثقف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ثَقَافَة ‎(ṯaqāfa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θaˈɡaːfa/
  • IPA^(key): [θaˈqaːfa] (common pronunciation)
• IPA^(key): /saˈɡaːfa/ (speakers with full /θ/ and /s/ merger)

Noun

ثَقَافَة • ‎(ṯaɡāfa) f (plural ثَقَافات ‎(ṯaɡāfāt))

1. culture (civilization)
2. culture (education)