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غلاف
غلاف
Arabic
Noun
غِلَاف • (ḡilāf) m (plural غِلَافَات (ḡilāfāt) or غُلُف (ḡuluf) or أَغْلِفَة (ʾaḡlifa) or غُلْف (ḡulf) or غُلَّف (ḡullaf))
- cover
- wrapper
- envelope (for letters)
- case
- sheath, scabbard
- box, capsule
- fruit shell
- prepuce
- pericardium
Declension
Declension of noun غِلَاف (ḡilāf)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | غِلَاف ḡilāf |
الْغِلَاف al-ḡilāf |
غِلَاف ḡilāf |
| Nominative | غِلَافٌ ḡilāfun |
الْغِلَافُ al-ḡilāfu |
غِلَافُ ḡilāfu |
| Accusative | غِلَافًا ḡilāfan |
الْغِلَافَ al-ḡilāfa |
غِلَافَ ḡilāfa |
| Genitive | غِلَافٍ ḡilāfin |
الْغِلَافِ al-ḡilāfi |
غِلَافِ ḡilāfi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | غِلَافَيْن ḡilāfayn |
الْغِلَافَيْن al-ḡilāfayn |
غِلَافَيْ ḡilāfay |
| Nominative | غِلَافَانِ ḡilāfāni |
الْغِلَافَانِ al-ḡilāfāni |
غِلَافَا ḡilāfā |
| Accusative | غِلَافَيْنِ ḡilāfayni |
الْغِلَافَيْنِ al-ḡilāfayni |
غِلَافَيْ ḡilāfay |
| Genitive | غِلَافَيْنِ ḡilāfayni |
الْغِلَافَيْنِ al-ḡilāfayni |
غِلَافَيْ ḡilāfay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | غِلَافَات; غُلُف; أَغْلِفَة; غُلْف; غُلَّف ḡilāfāt; ḡuluf; ʾaḡlifa; ḡulf; ḡullaf |
الْغِلَافَات; الْغُلُف; الْأَغْلِفَة; الْغُلْف; الْغُلَّف al-ḡilāfāt; al-ḡuluf; al-ʾaḡlifa; al-ḡulf; al-ḡullaf |
غِلَافَات; غُلُف; أَغْلِفَة; غُلْف; غُلَّف ḡilāfāt; ḡuluf; ʾaḡlifat; ḡulf; ḡullaf |
| Nominative | غِلَافَاتٌ; غُلُفٌ; أَغْلِفَةٌ; غُلْفٌ; غُلَّفٌ ḡilāfātun; ḡulufun; ʾaḡlifatun; ḡulfun; ḡullafun |
الْغِلَافَاتُ; الْغُلُفُ; الْأَغْلِفَةُ; الْغُلْفُ; الْغُلَّفُ al-ḡilāfātu; al-ḡulufu; al-ʾaḡlifatu; al-ḡulfu; al-ḡullafu |
غِلَافَاتُ; غُلُفُ; أَغْلِفَةُ; غُلْفُ; غُلَّفُ ḡilāfātu; ḡulufu; ʾaḡlifatu; ḡulfu; ḡullafu |
| Accusative | غِلَافَاتٍ; غُلُفًا; أَغْلِفَةً; غُلْفًا; غُلَّفًا ḡilāfātin; ḡulufan; ʾaḡlifatan; ḡulfan; ḡullafan |
الْغِلَافَاتِ; الْغُلُفَ; الْأَغْلِفَةَ; الْغُلْفَ; الْغُلَّفَ al-ḡilāfāti; al-ḡulufa; al-ʾaḡlifata; al-ḡulfa; al-ḡullafa |
غِلَافَاتِ; غُلُفَ; أَغْلِفَةَ; غُلْفَ; غُلَّفَ ḡilāfāti; ḡulufa; ʾaḡlifata; ḡulfa; ḡullafa |
| Genitive | غِلَافَاتٍ; غُلُفٍ; أَغْلِفَةٍ; غُلْفٍ; غُلَّفٍ ḡilāfātin; ḡulufin; ʾaḡlifatin; ḡulfin; ḡullafin |
الْغِلَافَاتِ; الْغُلُفِ; الْأَغْلِفَةِ; الْغُلْفِ; الْغُلَّفِ al-ḡilāfāti; al-ḡulufi; al-ʾaḡlifati; al-ḡulfi; al-ḡullafi |
غِلَافَاتِ; غُلُفِ; أَغْلِفَةِ; غُلْفِ; غُلَّفِ ḡilāfāti; ḡulufi; ʾaḡlifati; ḡulfi; ḡullafi |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “غلاف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “غلاف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4