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ʾiḍāfa

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɪˈdɑːfə/
  • ĭ-dä􂀽'fə

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noun

Meaning 1

The possessive or genitive construction in Arabic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic إِضَافَة (ʔiḍāfa). Doublet of ezafe.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِضَافَة (ʔiḍāfa) — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • Bengali: ইজাফা (ijapha) — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • Hindi: इज़ाफ़ा (izāfā) — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • Japanese: イザーファ (izāfa) — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • Persian: اِضَافَت (izāfat) — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • Dari: اِضَافَه (izāfa) — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • Iranian Persian: اِضافِه (ezâfe) — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • Punjabi: ਇਜ਼ਾਫ਼ਾ (izāfā) — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • Punjabi: اِضافَہ (īẓāfah) — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • Russian: ида́фа (idáfa) — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • Tajik: изофа (izofa) — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • Turkish: izafet — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • Ottoman Turkish: اضافت (izafet) — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • Urdu: اِضافَہ (izāfa) — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • Urdu: اِضافَت (izāfat) — the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic