فرقة المطافئ

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, "company of the fire extinguishers", from فِرْقَة (firqa, company, band, group, unit, division, etc.) + الْمَطَافِئ (al-maṭāfiʾ, the fire extinguishers).

Noun

فِرْقَة الْمَطَافِئ (firqat al-maṭāfiʾ) f (plural فِرَق الْمَطَافِئ (firaq al-maṭāfiʾ))

  1. fire brigade, fire department

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), فرقة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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