مسطار
Arabic
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mus.tˤaːr/
Noun
مُسْطَار • (musṭār) m, worse vocalization مِسْطَار (misṭār); alleged plural مَسَاطِير (masāṭīr)
- alternative form of مُصْطَار (muṣṭār, “must”)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مُسْطَار musṭār |
الْمُسْطَار al-musṭār |
مُسْطَار musṭār |
| nominative | مُسْطَارٌ musṭārun |
الْمُسْطَارُ al-musṭāru |
مُسْطَارُ musṭāru |
| accusative | مُسْطَارًا musṭāran |
الْمُسْطَارَ al-musṭāra |
مُسْطَارَ musṭāra |
| genitive | مُسْطَارٍ musṭārin |
الْمُسْطَارِ al-musṭāri |
مُسْطَارِ musṭāri |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مُسْطَارَيْن musṭārayn |
الْمُسْطَارَيْن al-musṭārayn |
مُسْطَارَيْ musṭāray |
| nominative | مُسْطَارَانِ musṭārāni |
الْمُسْطَارَانِ al-musṭārāni |
مُسْطَارَا musṭārā |
| accusative | مُسْطَارَيْنِ musṭārayni |
الْمُسْطَارَيْنِ al-musṭārayni |
مُسْطَارَيْ musṭāray |
| genitive | مُسْطَارَيْنِ musṭārayni |
الْمُسْطَارَيْنِ al-musṭārayni |
مُسْطَارَيْ musṭāray |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَسَاطِير masāṭīr |
الْمَسَاطِير al-masāṭīr |
مَسَاطِير masāṭīr |
| nominative | مَسَاطِيرُ masāṭīru |
الْمَسَاطِيرُ al-masāṭīru |
مَسَاطِيرُ masāṭīru |
| accusative | مَسَاطِيرَ masāṭīra |
الْمَسَاطِيرَ al-masāṭīra |
مَسَاطِيرَ masāṭīra |
| genitive | مَسَاطِيرَ masāṭīra |
الْمَسَاطِيرِ al-masāṭīri |
مَسَاطِيرِ masāṭīri |
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| س ط ر (s ṭ r) |
| 3 terms |
Tool noun of سَطَرَ (saṭara, “to draw lines”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mis.tˤaːr/
Noun
مِسْطَار • (misṭār) m (plural مَسَاطِير (masāṭīr)) (regional)
- bevel, trowel, and similar handicraft tools for ensuring evenness of what is built
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِسْطَار misṭār |
الْمِسْطَار al-misṭār |
مِسْطَار misṭār |
| nominative | مِسْطَارٌ misṭārun |
الْمِسْطَارُ al-misṭāru |
مِسْطَارُ misṭāru |
| accusative | مِسْطَارًا misṭāran |
الْمِسْطَارَ al-misṭāra |
مِسْطَارَ misṭāra |
| genitive | مِسْطَارٍ misṭārin |
الْمِسْطَارِ al-misṭāri |
مِسْطَارِ misṭāri |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مِسْطَارَيْن misṭārayn |
الْمِسْطَارَيْن al-misṭārayn |
مِسْطَارَيْ misṭāray |
| nominative | مِسْطَارَانِ misṭārāni |
الْمِسْطَارَانِ al-misṭārāni |
مِسْطَارَا misṭārā |
| accusative | مِسْطَارَيْنِ misṭārayni |
الْمِسْطَارَيْنِ al-misṭārayni |
مِسْطَارَيْ misṭāray |
| genitive | مِسْطَارَيْنِ misṭārayni |
الْمِسْطَارَيْنِ al-misṭārayni |
مِسْطَارَيْ misṭāray |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَسَاطِير masāṭīr |
الْمَسَاطِير al-masāṭīr |
مَسَاطِير masāṭīr |
| nominative | مَسَاطِيرُ masāṭīru |
الْمَسَاطِيرُ al-masāṭīru |
مَسَاطِيرُ masāṭīru |
| accusative | مَسَاطِيرَ masāṭīra |
الْمَسَاطِيرَ al-masāṭīra |
مَسَاطِيرَ masāṭīra |
| genitive | مَسَاطِيرَ masāṭīra |
الْمَسَاطِيرِ al-masāṭīri |
مَسَاطِيرِ masāṭīri |
References
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “مسطار”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 570