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غِطاء
cover /ɣiˈtˤaːʔ/
nounB1#1846 most common
Also: lid, cap, covering
Example sentences
هٰذا غِطاء.
This is a cover.
أَينَ غِطاءُ القارورة؟
Where is the bottle cap?
ضَعِ الغِطاءَ عَلى القِدْر.
Put the lid on the pot.
نَسِيتُ غِطاءَ الكِتاب في البَيت.
I forgot the book cover at home.
يَحمي غِطاءُ المُحَرِّك الأجزاءَ الداخِلِيّة مِنَ الغُبار.
The engine cover protects the internal parts from dust.
تَحتَ غِطاءِ الظَّلام، تَسَلَّلَ اللُّصوصُ إلى المُستَودَع.
Under the cover of darkness, the thieves slipped into the warehouse.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | غِطاءٌ | أَغْطِيةٌ |
| Genitive | غِطاءٍ | أَغْطِيةٍ |
| Accusative | غِطاءً | أَغْطِيةً |
| Vocative | يا غِطاءُ | يا أَغْطِيةُ |
Word family
غَطّىto cover
تَغْطِيةcovering, coverage
أَغْطِيةcovers (plural)
مُغَطّىcovered
غِطاء المِخَدّةpillowcase
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root gh-ṭ-w/y, which carries the sense of covering or concealing. It follows the fiʿāl pattern, common for nouns naming an instrument or the thing used for an action. The related verb ghaṭṭā means to cover.
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