قبضاي

Arabic

Etymology

From the Ottoman Turkish predecessor of Turkish kabadayı (“rowdy”). Associated by folk etymology with قَبَضَ (qabaḍa, “grab, grasp”), قَبْضَة (qabḍa, “fist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.ba.dˤaːj/

Noun

قَبَضَاي • (qabaḍāy) m (plural قَبَضَايَات (qabaḍāyāt))

1. (Levantine) bruiser, leg-breaker, bully boy, thug, rowdy

   Synonym: بَلْطَجِيّ (balṭajiyy)

Declension

Declension of noun قَبَضَاي (qabaḍāy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَبَضَاي qabaḍāy	الْقَبَضَاي al-qabaḍāy	قَبَضَاي qabaḍāy
Nominative	قَبَضَايٌ qabaḍāyun	الْقَبَضَايُ al-qabaḍāyu	قَبَضَايُ qabaḍāyu
Accusative	قَبَضَايًا qabaḍāyan	الْقَبَضَايَ al-qabaḍāya	قَبَضَايَ qabaḍāya
Genitive	قَبَضَايٍ qabaḍāyin	الْقَبَضَايِ al-qabaḍāyi	قَبَضَايِ qabaḍāyi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَبَضَايَيْن qabaḍāyayn	الْقَبَضَايَيْن al-qabaḍāyayn	قَبَضَايَيْ qabaḍāyay
Nominative	قَبَضَايَانِ qabaḍāyāni	الْقَبَضَايَانِ al-qabaḍāyāni	قَبَضَايَا qabaḍāyā
Accusative	قَبَضَايَيْنِ qabaḍāyayni	الْقَبَضَايَيْنِ al-qabaḍāyayni	قَبَضَايَيْ qabaḍāyay
Genitive	قَبَضَايَيْنِ qabaḍāyayni	الْقَبَضَايَيْنِ al-qabaḍāyayni	قَبَضَايَيْ qabaḍāyay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَبَضَايَات qabaḍāyāt	الْقَبَضَايَات al-qabaḍāyāt	قَبَضَايَات qabaḍāyāt
Nominative	قَبَضَايَاتٌ qabaḍāyātun	الْقَبَضَايَاتُ al-qabaḍāyātu	قَبَضَايَاتُ qabaḍāyātu
Accusative	قَبَضَايَاتٍ qabaḍāyātin	الْقَبَضَايَاتِ al-qabaḍāyāti	قَبَضَايَاتِ qabaḍāyāti
Genitive	قَبَضَايَاتٍ qabaḍāyātin	الْقَبَضَايَاتِ al-qabaḍāyāti	قَبَضَايَاتِ qabaḍāyāti