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فَتاة
young woman /faˈtaːh/
nounA1#150 most common
Also: girl, young lady, lass
Example sentences
هَذِهِ فَتاةٌ.
This is a young woman.
الفَتاةُ تَقرَأُ كِتاباً.
The girl is reading a book.
تَعمَلُ الفَتاةُ في مَكتَبَةِ المَدينَةِ.
The young woman works at the city library.
حَلِمَتِ الفَتاةُ بِأَن تُصبِحَ طَبيبَةً ماهِرَةً.
The young woman dreamed of becoming a skilled doctor.
لَم تُدرِكِ الفَتاةُ حَجمَ المَسؤوليَّةِ المُلقاةِ عَلى عاتِقِها.
The young woman did not realize the size of the responsibility placed on her shoulders.
تَقِفُ الفَتاةُ، رَغمَ صِغَرِ سِنِّها، شامِخَةً في وَجهِ كُلِّ مَن يُحاوِلُ التَّقليلَ مِن طُموحاتِها.
Despite her young age, the young woman stands tall against anyone who tries to belittle her ambitions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فَتاةٌ | فَتَياتٌ |
| Genitive | فَتاةٍ | فَتَياتٍ |
| Accusative | فَتاةً | فَتَياتٍ |
| Vocative | يا فَتاةُ | يا فَتَياتُ |
Word family
فَتىyoung man, youth
فَتَياتyoung women (plural)
فُتُوَّةchivalry, youthfulness
فَتيّyouthful, vigorous
فِتيانyoung men (plural)
Etymology
فَتاة comes from the Semitic root f-t-y, which carries the sense of youth and freshness. The masculine counterpart is فَتى, a young man. The same root yields فُتُوَّة, meaning chivalry or the prime of youth. The feminine ending ة marks the word as referring to a female.
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