مطفأة
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ط ف ء (ṭ f ʔ) |
| 14 terms |
Etymology
Tool noun from طَفِئَ (ṭafiʔa, “to be extinguished”) or the causative أَطْفَأَ (ʔaṭfaʔa, “to extinguish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mitˤ.fa.ʔa/
Noun
مِطْفَأَة • (miṭfaʔa) f (plural مَطَافِئ (maṭāfiʔ) or مِطْفَآت (miṭfaʔāt))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِطْفَأَة miṭfaʔa |
الْمِطْفَأَة al-miṭfaʔa |
مِطْفَأَة miṭfaʔat |
| nominative | مِطْفَأَةٌ miṭfaʔatun |
الْمِطْفَأَةُ al-miṭfaʔatu |
مِطْفَأَةُ miṭfaʔatu |
| accusative | مِطْفَأَةً miṭfaʔatan |
الْمِطْفَأَةَ al-miṭfaʔata |
مِطْفَأَةَ miṭfaʔata |
| genitive | مِطْفَأَةٍ miṭfaʔatin |
الْمِطْفَأَةِ al-miṭfaʔati |
مِطْفَأَةِ miṭfaʔati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مِطْفَأَتَيْن miṭfaʔatayn |
الْمِطْفَأَتَيْن al-miṭfaʔatayn |
مِطْفَأَتَيْ miṭfaʔatay |
| nominative | مِطْفَأَتَانِ miṭfaʔatāni |
الْمِطْفَأَتَانِ al-miṭfaʔatāni |
مِطْفَأَتَا miṭfaʔatā |
| accusative | مِطْفَأَتَيْنِ miṭfaʔatayni |
الْمِطْفَأَتَيْنِ al-miṭfaʔatayni |
مِطْفَأَتَيْ miṭfaʔatay |
| genitive | مِطْفَأَتَيْنِ miṭfaʔatayni |
الْمِطْفَأَتَيْنِ al-miṭfaʔatayni |
مِطْفَأَتَيْ miṭfaʔatay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَطَافِئ; مِطْفَآت maṭāfiʔ; miṭfaʔāt |
الْمَطَافِئ; الْمِطْفَآت al-maṭāfiʔ; al-miṭfaʔāt |
مَطَافِئ; مِطْفَآت maṭāfiʔ; miṭfaʔāt |
| nominative | مَطَافِئُ; مِطْفَآتٌ maṭāfiʔu; miṭfaʔātun |
الْمَطَافِئُ; الْمِطْفَآتُ al-maṭāfiʔu; al-miṭfaʔātu |
مَطَافِئُ; مِطْفَآتُ maṭāfiʔu; miṭfaʔātu |
| accusative | مَطَافِئَ; مِطْفَآتٍ maṭāfiʔa; miṭfaʔātin |
الْمَطَافِئَ; الْمِطْفَآتِ al-maṭāfiʔa; al-miṭfaʔāti |
مَطَافِئَ; مِطْفَآتِ maṭāfiʔa; miṭfaʔāti |
| genitive | مَطَافِئَ; مِطْفَآتٍ maṭāfiʔa; miṭfaʔātin |
الْمَطَافِئِ; الْمِطْفَآتِ al-maṭāfiʔi; al-miṭfaʔāti |
مَطَافِئِ; مِطْفَآتِ maṭāfiʔi; miṭfaʔāti |
Derived terms
- فِرْقَة اَلْمَطَافِئ (firqat al-maṭāfiʔ, “fire brigade, fire department”)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “طفئ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN