Arabic

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Root
ض ر ب (ḍ r b)
10 terms

Etymology

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Instance noun from ضَرَبَ (ḍaraba, to beat, hit).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dˤar.ba/
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Noun

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ضَرْبَة (ḍarbaf (plural ضَرَبَات (ḍarabāt))

  1. a blow, a stroke, a hit
  2. a shot, a report of a gun
  3. a punishment, a torment

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: darba
  • Azerbaijani: zərbə, ضربه
  • Ottoman Turkish: ضربه (żarbe, darbe)
    > Turkish: darbe (inherited)
  • Northern Kurdish: zerbe
  • Persian: ضربه
  • Swahili: dhoruba
  • Turkmen: zarba
  • Uyghur: زەربە (zerbe)
  • Uzbek: zarba

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