ضرطة

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ض ر ط
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَرْطَة (ḍarṭa), most probably through Egyptian Arabic ضَرْطَة (ẓarṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zˤar.tˤa/

Noun

ضرطة • (ẓarṭa) f (singulative, collective ضُراط m (ẓurāṭ), plural ضَرْطَات (ẓarṭāt))

1. fart (vulgar)

   Alternative form: زَرْطَة (ẓarṭa)

Notes

The roots ⟨ض ب ط⟩ and ⟨ض ر ط⟩ are the only roots where ض is pronounced /zˤ/ instead of the standard /dˤ/.