مطرقة
See also: مطرقه
Arabic
Alternative forms
- مِطْرَق (miṭraq)
Etymology
Tool noun from the verb طَرَقَ (ṭaraqa, “to hammer, to knock”), from the root ط ر ق (ṭ r q). Alternatively, according to Fraenkel, borrowed from Aramaic מטרקא (mṭrqʾ), with طَرَقَ (ṭaraqa) being a denominative verb. In any case, related with the Aramaic word. See it for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
مِطْرَقَة • (miṭraqa) f (plural مَطَارِق (maṭāriq) or مِطْرَقَات (miṭraqāt))
- hammer
- sledgehammer
- mallet, bat, racket, stick for beating wool, tanner's beater
- fighting club
- rapier
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِطْرَقَة miṭraqa |
الْمِطْرَقَة al-miṭraqa |
مِطْرَقَة miṭraqat |
| nominative | مِطْرَقَةٌ miṭraqatun |
الْمِطْرَقَةُ al-miṭraqatu |
مِطْرَقَةُ miṭraqatu |
| accusative | مِطْرَقَةً miṭraqatan |
الْمِطْرَقَةَ al-miṭraqata |
مِطْرَقَةَ miṭraqata |
| genitive | مِطْرَقَةٍ miṭraqatin |
الْمِطْرَقَةِ al-miṭraqati |
مِطْرَقَةِ miṭraqati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مِطْرَقَتَيْن miṭraqatayn |
الْمِطْرَقَتَيْن al-miṭraqatayn |
مِطْرَقَتَيْ miṭraqatay |
| nominative | مِطْرَقَتَانِ miṭraqatāni |
الْمِطْرَقَتَانِ al-miṭraqatāni |
مِطْرَقَتَا miṭraqatā |
| accusative | مِطْرَقَتَيْنِ miṭraqatayni |
الْمِطْرَقَتَيْنِ al-miṭraqatayni |
مِطْرَقَتَيْ miṭraqatay |
| genitive | مِطْرَقَتَيْنِ miṭraqatayni |
الْمِطْرَقَتَيْنِ al-miṭraqatayni |
مِطْرَقَتَيْ miṭraqatay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَطَارِق maṭāriq |
الْمَطَارِق al-maṭāriq |
مَطَارِق maṭāriq |
| nominative | مَطَارِقُ maṭāriqu |
الْمَطَارِقُ al-maṭāriqu |
مَطَارِقُ maṭāriqu |
| accusative | مَطَارِقَ maṭāriqa |
الْمَطَارِقَ al-maṭāriqa |
مَطَارِقَ maṭāriqa |
| genitive | مَطَارِقَ maṭāriqa |
الْمَطَارِقِ al-maṭāriqi |
مَطَارِقِ maṭāriqi |
Descendants
- Maltese: mterqa
- → Aragonese: matraca
- → Catalan: matraca
- → French: matraque
- → Dutch: matrak
- → Ottoman Turkish: مطرقه (mıtraka), մըթրագա (mıtraka), մըթրագաթ (mıtrakat), մաթրագա (matraka) — Armeno-Turkish
- Turkish: mıtraka
- → Persian: مطرقه (metraqe), مطرق (metraq)
- → Portuguese: matraca
- → Spanish: matraca
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مطرقة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 260
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ط ر ق |
| 5 terms |
Etymology
From Arabic مِطْرَقَة (miṭraqa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mitˤ.ra.ɡa/, [mɪtˤ.ra.ɡa]
Noun
مطرقة • (miṭraga) f (plural مطارق (maṭārig) or مطرقات (miṭragāt))