خضرة
See also: حضرة
Algerian Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xudˤ.ra/
Noun
خضرة (ḵuḍra) f
- (uncountable) vegetables
Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| خ ض ر (ḵ ḍ r) |
| 6 terms |
Compare أَخْضَر (ʔaḵḍar, “green”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xudˤ.ra/
Noun
خُضْرَة • (ḵuḍra) f (plural خُضَر (ḵuḍar))
- green, greenness, green color, verdure
- green plant, vegetable, herb
- dark gray, blackish color
- softness, tenderness
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | خُضْرَة ḵuḍra |
الْخُضْرَة al-ḵuḍra |
خُضْرَة ḵuḍrat |
| nominative | خُضْرَةٌ ḵuḍratun |
الْخُضْرَةُ al-ḵuḍratu |
خُضْرَةُ ḵuḍratu |
| accusative | خُضْرَةً ḵuḍratan |
الْخُضْرَةَ al-ḵuḍrata |
خُضْرَةَ ḵuḍrata |
| genitive | خُضْرَةٍ ḵuḍratin |
الْخُضْرَةِ al-ḵuḍrati |
خُضْرَةِ ḵuḍrati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | خُضْرَتَيْن ḵuḍratayn |
الْخُضْرَتَيْن al-ḵuḍratayn |
خُضْرَتَيْ ḵuḍratay |
| nominative | خُضْرَتَانِ ḵuḍratāni |
الْخُضْرَتَانِ al-ḵuḍratāni |
خُضْرَتَا ḵuḍratā |
| accusative | خُضْرَتَيْنِ ḵuḍratayni |
الْخُضْرَتَيْنِ al-ḵuḍratayni |
خُضْرَتَيْ ḵuḍratay |
| genitive | خُضْرَتَيْنِ ḵuḍratayni |
الْخُضْرَتَيْنِ al-ḵuḍratayni |
خُضْرَتَيْ ḵuḍratay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | خُضَر ḵuḍar |
الْخُضَر al-ḵuḍar |
خُضَر ḵuḍar |
| nominative | خُضَرٌ ḵuḍarun |
الْخُضَرُ al-ḵuḍaru |
خُضَرُ ḵuḍaru |
| accusative | خُضَرًا ḵuḍaran |
الْخُضَرَ al-ḵuḍara |
خُضَرَ ḵuḍara |
| genitive | خُضَرٍ ḵuḍarin |
الْخُضَرِ al-ḵuḍari |
خُضَرِ ḵuḍari |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “خضرة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “خضرة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Moroccan Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| خ ض ر |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xudˤ.ra/
Audio: (file)
Noun
خضرة • (ḵuḍra) f
- (uncountable) vegetables
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| خ ض ر |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
خضرة • (ḵuḍra) f (plural خضار (ḵuḍār) or خضراوات (ḵuḍrāwāt))
- (uncountable) vegetables
- حبة خضرة ― ḥabbet ḵuḍra ― a vegetable
Usage notes
- This is a collective noun with no singular form. Use of the plural forms is considered formal.
Derived terms
- خضرجي (ḵuḍarji, “greengrocer”)