ʾiḍāfa

/ɪˈdɑːfə/

noun

The possessive or genitive construction in Arabic.

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Meanings

nounʾiḍāfa (uncountable)

alternative idafa · alternative idafah · alternative iḍāfah

  1. uncountableThe possessive or genitive construction in Arabic.

Origin

Transliteration of Arabic إِضَافَة (ʔiḍāfa). Doublet of ezafe.

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Translations

Arabic إِضَافَة
  • إِضَافَة (ʔiḍāfa)the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
Bengali ইজাফা
  • ইজাফা (ijapha)the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
Hindi इज़ाफ़ा
  • इज़ाफ़ा (izāfā)the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
Japanese イザーファ
  • イザーファ (izāfa)the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
Punjabi ਇਜ਼ਾਫ਼ਾ, اِضافَہ
  • ਇਜ਼ਾਫ਼ਾ (izāfā)the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • اِضافَہ (īẓāfah)the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
Russian ида́фа
  • ида́фа (idáfa)the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
Turkish izafet
  • izafetthe possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
Urdu اِضافَہ, اِضافَت
  • اِضافَہ (izāfa)the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
  • اِضافَت (izāfat)the possessive or genitive construction in Arabic
Cite this entry
APA

ʾiḍāfa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%CA%BEi%E1%B8%8D%C4%81fa

MLA

“ʾiḍāfa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%CA%BEi%E1%B8%8D%C4%81fa. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ʾiḍāfa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%CA%BEi%E1%B8%8D%C4%81fa.

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