قط

العربية

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قط¹

adverb قَطُّ · qaṭṭu

  1. in the negative, with the past tense in the negative ever, never

قط²

Where it comes from

Most likely to be onomatopoeic. See قَتَّ (qatta).

verb قَطَّ · qaṭṭa · يَقُطُّ · قَطّ · قَاطّ

  1. to carve
  2. to cut, to trim, to clip, to pare
  3. to sharpen a nib, pencil

قط³

adjective قَطّ · qaṭṭ · الْقَطّ · قَطَّة · الْقَطَّة

  1. short and curly (of hair)

قط⁴

Where it comes from

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܩܛܘ (qaṭṭu).

noun قِطّ · qiṭṭ · قِطَطَة · قِطَاط · قِطَّة

  1. cat, tomcat القِطُّ يَلْعَبُ بِكُرَةٍ.

قط⁵

noun قَطّ · qaṭṭ · الْقَطّ · قَطٌّ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of قَطَّ (qaṭṭa) (form I)

In English

  • cat domestic species
  • tom male cat

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قط},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B7},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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