مقطع

Arabic

Root
ق ط ع (q ṭ ʕ)
30 terms

Etymology 1

Noun of place from the verb قَطَعَ (qaṭaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maq.tˤaʕ/

Noun

مَقْطَع • (maqṭaʕ) m (plural مَقَاطِع (maqāṭiʕ))

1. division, part, section, portion
2. excerpt, passage (of a text)
3. clip (section of a video or audio)
4. (linguistics) syllable
5. (poetry) stanza, verse
6. (poetry) the last line of a qasida or ghazal

   Antonym: مَطْلَع (maṭlaʕ)

Declension

Declension of noun مَقْطَع (maqṭaʕ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَقْطَع maqṭaʕ	الْمَقْطَع al-maqṭaʕ	مَقْطَع maqṭaʕ
nominative	مَقْطَعٌ maqṭaʕun	الْمَقْطَعُ al-maqṭaʕu	مَقْطَعُ maqṭaʕu
accusative	مَقْطَعًا maqṭaʕan	الْمَقْطَعَ al-maqṭaʕa	مَقْطَعَ maqṭaʕa
genitive	مَقْطَعٍ maqṭaʕin	الْمَقْطَعِ al-maqṭaʕi	مَقْطَعِ maqṭaʕi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَقْطَعَيْن maqṭaʕayn	الْمَقْطَعَيْن al-maqṭaʕayn	مَقْطَعَيْ maqṭaʕay
nominative	مَقْطَعَانِ maqṭaʕāni	الْمَقْطَعَانِ al-maqṭaʕāni	مَقْطَعَا maqṭaʕā
accusative	مَقْطَعَيْنِ maqṭaʕayni	الْمَقْطَعَيْنِ al-maqṭaʕayni	مَقْطَعَيْ maqṭaʕay
genitive	مَقْطَعَيْنِ maqṭaʕayni	الْمَقْطَعَيْنِ al-maqṭaʕayni	مَقْطَعَيْ maqṭaʕay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَقَاطِع maqāṭiʕ	الْمَقَاطِع al-maqāṭiʕ	مَقَاطِع maqāṭiʕ
nominative	مَقَاطِعُ maqāṭiʕu	الْمَقَاطِعُ al-maqāṭiʕu	مَقَاطِعُ maqāṭiʕu
accusative	مَقَاطِعَ maqāṭiʕa	الْمَقَاطِعَ al-maqāṭiʕa	مَقَاطِعَ maqāṭiʕa
genitive	مَقَاطِعَ maqāṭiʕa	الْمَقَاطِعِ al-maqāṭiʕi	مَقَاطِعِ maqāṭiʕi

Descendants

• → Persian: مقطع (maqta')
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مقطع
    • → Turkish: makta
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: मक़्ता (maqta')

    Urdu: مَقْطَع (maqta')

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of قَطَّعَ (qaṭṭaʕa, “to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.qatˤ.tˤaʕ/

Adjective

مُقَطَّع • (muqaṭṭaʕ) (feminine مُقَطَّعَة (muqaṭṭaʕa), masculine plural مُقَطَّعُون (muqaṭṭaʕūn), feminine plural مُقَطَّعَات (muqaṭṭaʕāt))

1. cut into pieces, chopped
2. divided, partitioned
3. dismembered, torn

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मुक़त्ता (muqatta')

  Urdu: مُقَطَّع (muqatta')

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ط ع
7 terms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic مَقْطَع (maqṭaʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡ.tˤaʕ/

Noun

مقطع • (magṭaʕ) f (plural مَقاطِع (magāṭiʕ))

1. clip
2. division, part, section

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic مُقَطَّع (muqaṭṭaʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ɡatˤ.tˤaʕ/

Adjective

مقطع • (mugaṭṭaʕ) (feminine مُقَطَّعة (mugaṭṭaʕa), common plural مُقَطَّعين (mugaṭṭaʕīn))

1. chopped
2. censored
3. divided

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَقْطَع (maqṭaʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /maq.ˈtaʔ/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäq.t̪ʰäʔ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäq.t̪ʰäʔ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäq.t̪ʰɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäq.t̪ʰɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæx.t̪ʰæʔ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäq.t̪ʰäʔ]

• Rhymes: -aʔ

Readings
Classical reading?	maqta'
Dari reading?	maqta'
Iranian reading?	maġta'
Tajik reading?	maqta'

Noun

مقطع • (maqta' / maġta') (plural مقطع‌ها (maqta'-hā / maġta'-hâ), or مقاطع (maqāti' / maġâte'), Tajik spelling мақтаъ)

1. section, portion

   Synonyms: بخش (baxš), قسمت (qismat / ġesmat)

   مقطعی از تاریخ جمهوری اسلامی

   maqta'i az târix-e jomhuri-ye eslâmi

   a period in the history of the Islamic Republic

2. (poetry) the last line of a qasida or ghazal

   Antonym: مطلع (matla')

Related terms

Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ق ط ع (0 c, 5 e)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: مقطع
  • → Turkish: makta
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मक़्ता (maqta')

  Urdu: مَقْطَع (maqta')

Urdu

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Arabic مَقْطَع (maqṭaʕ)bor.

Persian مَقْطَع (maqta')bor.

Urdu مقطع

Borrowed from Persian مَقْطَع (maqta').

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /məq.t̪ɑː/
• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /məq.t̪ə(ʔ)/
• Hyphenation: مَق‧طَع

Noun

مَقْطَع • (maqta') m (Hindi spelling मक़्ता)

1. end
2. climax, extremity
3. (poetry) the last line of a qasida or ghazal

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مُقَطَّع (muqaṭṭaʕ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.qət̪.t̪ɑː/
• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.qət̪.t̪ə(ʔ)/
• Hyphenation: مُ‧قَطْ‧طَع

Adjective

مُقَطَّع • (muqatta') (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मुक़त्ता)

1. cut, well-dressed
2. serious, solemn

Further reading

“مقطع”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026. “مقطع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.