# Qatar
## English
### Alternative forms

* Katar (rare, archaic)
* Qaṭar (rare)

### Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic قَطَر (qaṭar).

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈkɑtɚ/, /kəˈtɑɹ/, /ˈkʌtəɹ/, /ˈkɑtɑɹ/, /ˈɡɑtəɹ/, /ˈɡʌtəɹ/, /ˈkæˌtɑɹ/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Homophones: cotter, cutter, gutter, catarrh
* Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ), -ʌtə(ɹ)

### Proper noun

Qatar
* A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.

#### Derived terms

* Qatari
* Qatarize
* Qatarization

#### Descendants

* →? Japanese: カタール (Katāru)

#### Translations
### See also

* Doha
* Countries of the world
* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Cyprus
* East Timor
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Russia
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

### References

* ↑ “Qatar”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* ↑ “Qatar”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

## Afar
### Etymology

From Arabic قَطَر (qaṭar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕaˈtar/ [ʕaˈtʌɾ]
* Hyphenation: Qa‧tar

### Proper noun

Qatár m
* Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [kəˈtar]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kaˈtar]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Qatar m
* Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Derived terms

* qatarià

## Crimean Tatar
### Proper noun

Qatar
* Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

## Danish
### Proper noun

Qatar
* Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Related terms

* qatarer
* qatarsk

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑtɑr/, /kɑˈtɑr/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Qatar n
* Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Derived terms

* Qatarees
* Qatarese
* Qatari

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Arabic قَطَر (qaṭar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑtɑr/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪ɑ̝r]
* Rhymes: -ɑtɑr

### Proper noun

Qatar
* Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Qatar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Qatarini
accusative
nom.
Qatarini
gen.
Qatarini
genitive
Qatarini
partitive
Qatariani
inessive
Qatarissani
elative
Qataristani
illative
Qatariini
adessive
Qatarillani
ablative
Qatariltani
allative
Qatarilleni
essive
Qatarinani
translative
Qatarikseni
abessive
Qatarittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Qatarisi
accusative
nom.
Qatarisi
gen.
Qatarisi
genitive
Qatarisi
partitive
Qatariasi
inessive
Qatarissasi
elative
Qataristasi
illative
Qatariisi
adessive
Qatarillasi
ablative
Qatariltasi
allative
Qatarillesi
essive
Qatarinasi
translative
Qatariksesi
abessive
Qatarittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Qatarimme
accusative
nom.
Qatarimme
gen.
Qatarimme
genitive
Qatarimme
partitive
Qatariamme
inessive
Qatarissamme
elative
Qataristamme
illative
Qatariimme
adessive
Qatarillamme
ablative
Qatariltamme
allative
Qatarillemme
essive
Qatarinamme
translative
Qatariksemme
abessive
Qatarittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Qatarinne
accusative
nom.
Qatarinne
gen.
Qatarinne
genitive
Qatarinne
partitive
Qatarianne
inessive
Qatarissanne
elative
Qataristanne
illative
Qatariinne
adessive
Qatarillanne
ablative
Qatariltanne
allative
Qatarillenne
essive
Qatarinanne
translative
Qatariksenne
abessive
Qatarittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Qatarinsa
accusative
nom.
Qatarinsa
gen.
Qatarinsa
genitive
Qatarinsa
partitive
Qatariaan Qatariansa
inessive
Qatarissaan Qatarissansa
elative
Qataristaan Qataristansa
illative
Qatariinsa
adessive
Qatarillaan Qatarillansa
ablative
Qatariltaan Qatariltansa
allative
Qatarilleen Qatarillensa
essive
Qatarinaan Qatarinansa
translative
Qatarikseen Qatariksensa
abessive
Qatarittaan Qatarittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* qatarilainen

## French
### Alternative forms

* Katar

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.taʁ/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Qatar m
* Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈtar/
* Rhymes: -ar
* Hyphenation: Qa‧tàr

### Proper noun

Qatar f
* Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Derived terms

* qatariota

## Maltese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaˈtaːr/

### Proper noun

Il-Qatar m
* Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; official name: Stat tal-Qatar)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Qatar
* Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Related terms

* qatarer
* qatarsk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Qatar
* Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Related terms

* qatarar
* qatarsk

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Qatar m
* Alternative spelling of Catar

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈtaɾ/ [kaˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: Qa‧tar

### Proper noun

Qatar m
* Superseded spelling of Catar.

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈtɑːr/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːr

### Proper noun

Qatar n (genitive Qatars)
* Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Related terms

* qatarier
* qatarisk
* qatariska

### References

* Qatar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH