قائف

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ق و ف (q-w-f)

Derived from the active participle of قَافَ (qāfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaː.ʔif/

Noun

قَائِف • (qāʔif) m (plural قَافَة (qāfa))

1. physiognomer, someone who has the occupation of tracing affiliation by physical appearance (قِيَافَة (qiyāfa))

Declension

Declension of noun قَائِف (qāʔif)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَائِف qāʔif	الْقَائِف al-qāʔif	قَائِف qāʔif
Nominative	قَائِفٌ qāʔifun	الْقَائِفُ al-qāʔifu	قَائِفُ qāʔifu
Accusative	قَائِفًا qāʔifan	الْقَائِفَ al-qāʔifa	قَائِفَ qāʔifa
Genitive	قَائِفٍ qāʔifin	الْقَائِفِ al-qāʔifi	قَائِفِ qāʔifi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَائِفَيْن qāʔifayn	الْقَائِفَيْن al-qāʔifayn	قَائِفَيْ qāʔifay
Nominative	قَائِفَانِ qāʔifāni	الْقَائِفَانِ al-qāʔifāni	قَائِفَا qāʔifā
Accusative	قَائِفَيْنِ qāʔifayni	الْقَائِفَيْنِ al-qāʔifayni	قَائِفَيْ qāʔifay
Genitive	قَائِفَيْنِ qāʔifayni	الْقَائِفَيْنِ al-qāʔifayni	قَائِفَيْ qāʔifay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَافَة qāfa	الْقَافَة al-qāfa	قَافَة qāfat
Nominative	قَافَةٌ qāfatun	الْقَافَةُ al-qāfatu	قَافَةُ qāfatu
Accusative	قَافَةً qāfatan	الْقَافَةَ al-qāfata	قَافَةَ qāfata
Genitive	قَافَةٍ qāfatin	الْقَافَةِ al-qāfati	قَافَةِ qāfati