شرطة
Arabic
Etymology 1
From regional Byzantine Greek χόρτη (khórtē), χώρτη (khṓrtē),[1][2][3] elsewhere also κόρτη (kórtē), κόρτης (kórtēs), κώρτη (kṓrtē), κώρτης (kṓrtēs), κοόρτη (koórtē), κοόρτης (koórtēs), from Latin cohors.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃur.tˤa/
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Noun
شُرْطَة • (šurṭa) f (collective, singulative شُرْطِيّ f (šurṭiyy), plural شُرَط (šuraṭ))
- (obsolete) vanguard, choice men of the army
- police
- policemen
- police squad, plural: شُرَط (šuraṭ)
- bodyguard, henchman
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | شُرْطَة šurṭa |
الشُّرْطَة aš-šurṭa |
شُرْطَة šurṭat |
| nominative | شُرْطَةٌ šurṭatun |
الشُّرْطَةُ aš-šurṭatu |
شُرْطَةُ šurṭatu |
| accusative | شُرْطَةً šurṭatan |
الشُّرْطَةَ aš-šurṭata |
شُرْطَةَ šurṭata |
| genitive | شُرْطَةٍ šurṭatin |
الشُّرْطَةِ aš-šurṭati |
شُرْطَةِ šurṭati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | شُرْطَتَيْن šurṭatayn |
الشُّرْطَتَيْن aš-šurṭatayn |
شُرْطَتَيْ šurṭatay |
| nominative | شُرْطَتَانِ šurṭatāni |
الشُّرْطَتَانِ aš-šurṭatāni |
شُرْطَتَا šurṭatā |
| accusative | شُرْطَتَيْنِ šurṭatayni |
الشُّرْطَتَيْنِ aš-šurṭatayni |
شُرْطَتَيْ šurṭatay |
| genitive | شُرْطَتَيْنِ šurṭatayni |
الشُّرْطَتَيْنِ aš-šurṭatayni |
شُرْطَتَيْ šurṭatay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | شُرَط šuraṭ |
الشُّرَط aš-šuraṭ |
شُرَط šuraṭ |
| nominative | شُرَطٌ šuraṭun |
الشُّرَطُ aš-šuraṭu |
شُرَطُ šuraṭu |
| accusative | شُرَطًا šuraṭan |
الشُّرَطَ aš-šuraṭa |
شُرَطَ šuraṭa |
| genitive | شُرَطٍ šuraṭin |
الشُّرَطِ aš-šuraṭi |
شُرَطِ šuraṭi |
Related terms
- شُرْطِيّ (šurṭiyy)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Instance noun of شَرْط (šarṭ, “incision”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃar.tˤa/
Noun
شَرْطَة • (šarṭa) f (plural شَرَطَات (šaraṭāt))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | شَرْطَة šarṭa |
الشَّرْطَة aš-šarṭa |
شَرْطَة šarṭat |
| nominative | شَرْطَةٌ šarṭatun |
الشَّرْطَةُ aš-šarṭatu |
شَرْطَةُ šarṭatu |
| accusative | شَرْطَةً šarṭatan |
الشَّرْطَةَ aš-šarṭata |
شَرْطَةَ šarṭata |
| genitive | شَرْطَةٍ šarṭatin |
الشَّرْطَةِ aš-šarṭati |
شَرْطَةِ šarṭati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | شَرْطَتَيْن šarṭatayn |
الشَّرْطَتَيْن aš-šarṭatayn |
شَرْطَتَيْ šarṭatay |
| nominative | شَرْطَتَانِ šarṭatāni |
الشَّرْطَتَانِ aš-šarṭatāni |
شَرْطَتَا šarṭatā |
| accusative | شَرْطَتَيْنِ šarṭatayni |
الشَّرْطَتَيْنِ aš-šarṭatayni |
شَرْطَتَيْ šarṭatay |
| genitive | شَرْطَتَيْنِ šarṭatayni |
الشَّرْطَتَيْنِ aš-šarṭatayni |
شَرْطَتَيْ šarṭatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | شَرَطَات šaraṭāt |
الشَّرَطَات aš-šaraṭāt |
شَرَطَات šaraṭāt |
| nominative | شَرَطَاتٌ šaraṭātun |
الشَّرَطَاتُ aš-šaraṭātu |
شَرَطَاتُ šaraṭātu |
| accusative | شَرَطَاتٍ šaraṭātin |
الشَّرَطَاتِ aš-šaraṭāti |
شَرَطَاتِ šaraṭāti |
| genitive | شَرَطَاتٍ šaraṭātin |
الشَّرَطَاتِ aš-šaraṭāti |
شَرَطَاتِ šaraṭāti |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “شرطة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1533.
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “شرطة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[2], London: W.H. Allen, page 537
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “شرطة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 543
- ^ Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 239
- ^ Scheuerbrandt, Jörg (2004) Exercitus. Aufgaben, Organisation und Befehlsstruktur römischer Armeen während der Kaiserzeit[1] (in German), Freiburg im Breisgau, footnote 308, page 63, giving the text of an inscription from Tomis, Moesia inferior, about the course of P. Aelius Ammonius, ILS 8851/Pflaum Nr. 329: ἔπαρχον χώρτης ε Σπανῶν, τριβοῦνον χόρτης α Γερμάνων ἡγησάμενον στρατιωτικοῦ ἐν παρατάξει Ἀρμενιακῇ στρατιωτῶν ἐπαρχείας Καππαδόκων, ἐπαρχον ἄλης α Φλ. Γετοὐλων ἡγησάμενον στρατιωτικοῦ τῆς ἔπαρχείας ταύτης, ἔπαρχον κλάσσης Φλ. Μυσικῆς Γορδιανῆς.
- ^ Shahîd, Irfan (2008) “Latin Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 6
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ش ر ط |
| 1 term |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃur.tˤa/
Noun
شرطة • (šurṭa) m (collective, singulative شرطي f (šurṭi))
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃar.tˤa/
Noun
شَرْطَة • (šarṭa) f (plural شَرْطات (šarṭāt))
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
شرطة • (šurṭa) f
Derived terms
- شرطي (šurṭi, “policeman”)