مضراب

Azerbaijani

Noun

مضراب (mizrab) (definite accusative مضرابی, plural مضرابلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of mizrab (plectrum)

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِضْرَاب (miḍrāb, plectrum).

Noun

مضراب • (mızrab) (definite accusative مضرابی (mızrabı), plural مضاریب (mazârîb))

  1. plectrum, a small piece of metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of an instrument, such as a lyre, guitar, etc.
    Synonyms: تازیانه (taziyane), زخمه (zahme)

Descendants

  • Turkish: mızrap

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مِضْرَاب (miḍrāb).

Noun

مضراب • (mezrâb)

  1. plectrum
  2. (music) mezrab, a small lightweight hammer with a slightly curved end and an inbuilt pick that is used to play the santur (Iranian hammered dulcimer) by striking the strings.

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