مطرقة

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb طَرَقَ (ṭaraqa, to hammer, to knock). 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

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Noun

مِطْرَقَة (miṭraqa) f (plural مَطَارِق (maṭāriq) or مِطْرَقَات (miṭraqāt))

  1. hammer
  2. sledgehammer
  3. mallet, bat, racket, stick for beating wool, tanner's beater
  4. fighting club
  5. rapier

Declension

References


Hijazi Arabic

مِطْرَقة

Etymology

From Arabic مِطْرَقَة (miṭraqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mitˁraɡa/

Noun

مِطْرَقَة • (miṭraga) f

(plural مَطَارِق ‎(maṭārig) or مِطْرَقَات ‎(miṭragāt))
  1. mallet
  2. sledgehammer

See also

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