قوطي

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of قُوطْ (qūṭ, Gothic nation) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

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Adjective[edit]

قُوطِيّ (qūṭiyy) (feminine قُوطِيَّة (qūṭiyya), masculine plural قُوطِيُّونَ (qūṭiyyūna), feminine plural قُوطِيَّات (qūṭiyyāt))

  1. related to Goths or Gothicism

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Noun[edit]

قُوطِيّ (qūṭiyym (plural قُوطِيُّون (qūṭiyyūn), feminine قُوطِيَّة (qūṭiyya))

  1. Gothic (person)

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Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish قوطی (kutu, kutı), perhaps via Persian قوطی (quti).

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Noun[edit]

قوطي (gūṭim (plural قواطي (gwāṭi))

  1. carton, box, stack, can
  2. (slang) a clumsy person