مرتزق

Arabic

Root
ر ز ق (r z q)
6 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of اِرْتَزَقَ (irtazaqa, “to make a living”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mur.ta.ziq/

Noun

مُرْتَزِق • (murtaziq) m (plural مُرْتَزِقَة (murtaziqa))

mercenary, hireling

Declension

Declension of noun **مُرْتَزِق** (murtaziq)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُرْتَزِق murtaziq	الْمُرْتَزِق al-murtaziq	مُرْتَزِق murtaziq
nominative	مُرْتَزِقٌ murtaziqun	الْمُرْتَزِقُ al-murtaziqu	مُرْتَزِقُ murtaziqu
accusative	مُرْتَزِقًا murtaziqan	الْمُرْتَزِقَ al-murtaziqa	مُرْتَزِقَ murtaziqa
genitive	مُرْتَزِقٍ murtaziqin	الْمُرْتَزِقِ al-murtaziqi	مُرْتَزِقِ murtaziqi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُرْتَزِقَيْن murtaziqayn	الْمُرْتَزِقَيْن al-murtaziqayn	مُرْتَزِقَيْ murtaziqay
nominative	مُرْتَزِقَانِ murtaziqāni	الْمُرْتَزِقَانِ al-murtaziqāni	مُرْتَزِقَا murtaziqā
accusative	مُرْتَزِقَيْنِ murtaziqayni	الْمُرْتَزِقَيْنِ al-murtaziqayni	مُرْتَزِقَيْ murtaziqay
genitive	مُرْتَزِقَيْنِ murtaziqayni	الْمُرْتَزِقَيْنِ al-murtaziqayni	مُرْتَزِقَيْ murtaziqay
plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُرْتَزِقَة murtaziqa	الْمُرْتَزِقَة al-murtaziqa	مُرْتَزِقَة murtaziqat
nominative	مُرْتَزِقَةٌ murtaziqatun	الْمُرْتَزِقَةُ al-murtaziqatu	مُرْتَزِقَةُ murtaziqatu
accusative	مُرْتَزِقَةً murtaziqatan	الْمُرْتَزِقَةَ al-murtaziqata	مُرْتَزِقَةَ murtaziqata
genitive	مُرْتَزِقَةٍ murtaziqatin	الْمُرْتَزِقَةِ al-murtaziqati	مُرْتَزِقَةِ murtaziqati

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: مرتزق (mürtezik)

References

Baalbaki, Rohi (1995) “مرتزق”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN