محرك

See also: محرک

Arabic

Root
ح ر ك (ḥ-r-k)

Etymology 1

Tool noun based on the derived from the active participle of the verb حَرَّكَ (ḥarraka, “to move, put in motion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ħar.rik/

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Noun

مُحَرِّك • (muḥarrik) m (plural مُحَرِّكَات (muḥarrikāt))

1. mover
2. engine, motor

   يَهْدِرُ الْمُحَرِّكُ بِالضَّجِيجِ

   yahdiru al-muḥarriku bi-ḍ-ḍajīji

   The engine roars noisily.

Declension

Declension of noun مُحَرِّك (muḥarrik)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحَرِّك muḥarrik	الْمُحَرِّك al-muḥarrik	مُحَرِّك muḥarrik
Nominative	مُحَرِّكٌ muḥarrikun	الْمُحَرِّكُ al-muḥarriku	مُحَرِّكُ muḥarriku
Accusative	مُحَرِّكًا muḥarrikan	الْمُحَرِّكَ al-muḥarrika	مُحَرِّكَ muḥarrika
Genitive	مُحَرِّكٍ muḥarrikin	الْمُحَرِّكِ al-muḥarriki	مُحَرِّكِ muḥarriki
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحَرِّكَيْن muḥarrikayn	الْمُحَرِّكَيْن al-muḥarrikayn	مُحَرِّكَيْ muḥarrikay
Nominative	مُحَرِّكَانِ muḥarrikāni	الْمُحَرِّكَانِ al-muḥarrikāni	مُحَرِّكَا muḥarrikā
Accusative	مُحَرِّكَيْنِ muḥarrikayni	الْمُحَرِّكَيْنِ al-muḥarrikayni	مُحَرِّكَيْ muḥarrikay
Genitive	مُحَرِّكَيْنِ muḥarrikayni	الْمُحَرِّكَيْنِ al-muḥarrikayni	مُحَرِّكَيْ muḥarrikay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحَرِّكَات muḥarrikāt	الْمُحَرِّكَات al-muḥarrikāt	مُحَرِّكَات muḥarrikāt
Nominative	مُحَرِّكَاتٌ muḥarrikātun	الْمُحَرِّكَاتُ al-muḥarrikātu	مُحَرِّكَاتُ muḥarrikātu
Accusative	مُحَرِّكَاتٍ muḥarrikātin	الْمُحَرِّكَاتِ al-muḥarrikāti	مُحَرِّكَاتِ muḥarrikāti
Genitive	مُحَرِّكَاتٍ muḥarrikātin	الْمُحَرِّكَاتِ al-muḥarrikāti	مُحَرِّكَاتِ muḥarrikāti

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of حَرَّكَ (ḥarraka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ħar.rik/

Adjective

مُحَرِّك • (muḥarrik) (feminine مُحَرِّكَة (muḥarrika), masculine plural مُحَرِّكُونَ (muḥarrikūna), feminine plural مُحَرِّكَات (muḥarrikāt))

1. active participle of حَرَّكَ (ḥarraka)
2. causing to move, moving

Declension

Declension of adjective مُحَرِّك (muḥarrik)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحَرِّك muḥarrik	الْمُحَرِّك al-muḥarrik	مُحَرِّكَة muḥarrika	الْمُحَرِّكَة al-muḥarrika
Nominative	مُحَرِّكٌ muḥarrikun	الْمُحَرِّكُ al-muḥarriku	مُحَرِّكَةٌ muḥarrikatun	الْمُحَرِّكَةُ al-muḥarrikatu
Accusative	مُحَرِّكًا muḥarrikan	الْمُحَرِّكَ al-muḥarrika	مُحَرِّكَةً muḥarrikatan	الْمُحَرِّكَةَ al-muḥarrikata
Genitive	مُحَرِّكٍ muḥarrikin	الْمُحَرِّكِ al-muḥarriki	مُحَرِّكَةٍ muḥarrikatin	الْمُحَرِّكَةِ al-muḥarrikati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحَرِّكَيْن muḥarrikayn	الْمُحَرِّكَيْن al-muḥarrikayn	مُحَرِّكَتَيْن muḥarrikatayn	الْمُحَرِّكَتَيْن al-muḥarrikatayn
Nominative	مُحَرِّكَانِ muḥarrikāni	الْمُحَرِّكَانِ al-muḥarrikāni	مُحَرِّكَتَانِ muḥarrikatāni	الْمُحَرِّكَتَانِ al-muḥarrikatāni
Accusative	مُحَرِّكَيْنِ muḥarrikayni	الْمُحَرِّكَيْنِ al-muḥarrikayni	مُحَرِّكَتَيْنِ muḥarrikatayni	الْمُحَرِّكَتَيْنِ al-muḥarrikatayni
Genitive	مُحَرِّكَيْنِ muḥarrikayni	الْمُحَرِّكَيْنِ al-muḥarrikayni	مُحَرِّكَتَيْنِ muḥarrikatayni	الْمُحَرِّكَتَيْنِ al-muḥarrikatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحَرِّكِين muḥarrikīn	الْمُحَرِّكِين al-muḥarrikīn	مُحَرِّكَات muḥarrikāt	الْمُحَرِّكَات al-muḥarrikāt
Nominative	مُحَرِّكُونَ muḥarrikūna	الْمُحَرِّكُونَ al-muḥarrikūna	مُحَرِّكَاتٌ muḥarrikātun	الْمُحَرِّكَاتُ al-muḥarrikātu
Accusative	مُحَرِّكِينَ muḥarrikīna	الْمُحَرِّكِينَ al-muḥarrikīna	مُحَرِّكَاتٍ muḥarrikātin	الْمُحَرِّكَاتِ al-muḥarrikāti
Genitive	مُحَرِّكِينَ muḥarrikīna	الْمُحَرِّكِينَ al-muḥarrikīna	مُحَرِّكَاتٍ muḥarrikātin	الْمُحَرِّكَاتِ al-muḥarrikāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mühərrik
• → Persian: محرک (moharrek)
• → Ottoman Turkish: محرك (muharrik)
  • → Turkish: muharrik

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “محرك”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate