إطفاء
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ط ف ء (ṭ f ʔ) |
| 14 terms |
Etymology
Verbal noun of أَطْفَأَ (ʔaṭfaʔa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔitˤ.faːʔ/
- Rhymes: -aːʔ
Noun
إطْفَاء • (ʔiṭfāʔ) m
- verbal noun of أَطْفَأَ (ʔaṭfaʔa, “to extinguish”) (form IV)
- extinguishing
- putting out (a fire)
- firefighting
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | إطْفَاء ʔiṭfāʔ |
الْإطْفَاء al-ʔiṭfāʔ |
إطْفَاء ʔiṭfāʔ |
| nominative | إطْفَاءٌ ʔiṭfāʔun |
الْإطْفَاءُ al-ʔiṭfāʔu |
إطْفَاءُ ʔiṭfāʔu |
| accusative | إطْفَاءً ʔiṭfāʔan |
الْإطْفَاءَ al-ʔiṭfāʔa |
إطْفَاءَ ʔiṭfāʔa |
| genitive | إطْفَاءٍ ʔiṭfāʔin |
الْإطْفَاءِ al-ʔiṭfāʔi |
إطْفَاءِ ʔiṭfāʔi |
Derived terms
- فِرْقَة الْإِطْفَاء (firqat al-ʔiṭfāʔ, “fire brigade, fire department”)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “طفئ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN