محرقة
Arabic
editEtymology 1.1
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ح ر ق (ḥ r q) |
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Noun of place from the root ح ر ق (ḥ-r-q).
Pronunciation
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editمَحْرَقة • (maḥraqa) f (plural مَحارِق (maḥāriq) or مَحْرَقات (maḥraqāt))
- a place of burning, fire
- a mass destruction, scorched-earth policy, a massacre, now especially the Holocaust
- Alternative form of مِحْرَقة (miḥraqa, “facility where something is burnt”)
Etymology 1.2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editمِحْرَقة • (miḥraqa) f (plural مَحارِق (maḥāriq) or مِحْرَقات (miḥraqāt))
- a device for burning, a furnace
- a facility where something is burnt, e.g. a crematorium or waste incinerator