مرزبة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Of Old South Arabian origin, compare Ge'ez ረዘበ (räzäbä, “to strike”).

Alternative forms

• إِرْزَبَّة (ʔirzabba) — defunct

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mir.zab.ba/
• (Nile Delta) IPA^(key): /mir.zab.ba/
• (al-Andalus) IPA^(key): /mar.zab.ba/
• (Syria-Palestine historically) IPA^(key): /mir.za.ba/, /mir.zab.ba/

Noun

مِرْزَبَّة or مِرْزَبَة • (mirzabba or mirzaba) f (plural مَرَازِب (marāzib))

1. mace, mallet, gavel, maul, sledgehammer, beetle

Declension

Declension of noun مِرْزَبَّة (mirzabba)‎; مِرْزَبَة (mirzaba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِرْزَبَّة‎; مِرْزَبَة mirzabba‎; mirzaba	الْمِرْزَبَّة‎; الْمِرْزَبَة al-mirzabba‎; al-mirzaba	مِرْزَبَّة‎; مِرْزَبَة mirzabbat‎; mirzabat
Nominative	مِرْزَبَّةٌ‎; مِرْزَبَةٌ mirzabbatun‎; mirzabatun	الْمِرْزَبَّةُ‎; الْمِرْزَبَةُ al-mirzabbatu‎; al-mirzabatu	مِرْزَبَّةُ‎; مِرْزَبَةُ mirzabbatu‎; mirzabatu
Accusative	مِرْزَبَّةً‎; مِرْزَبَةً mirzabbatan‎; mirzabatan	الْمِرْزَبَّةَ‎; الْمِرْزَبَةَ al-mirzabbata‎; al-mirzabata	مِرْزَبَّةَ‎; مِرْزَبَةَ mirzabbata‎; mirzabata
Genitive	مِرْزَبَّةٍ‎; مِرْزَبَةٍ mirzabbatin‎; mirzabatin	الْمِرْزَبَّةِ‎; الْمِرْزَبَةِ al-mirzabbati‎; al-mirzabati	مِرْزَبَّةِ‎; مِرْزَبَةِ mirzabbati‎; mirzabati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِرْزَبَّتَيْن‎; مِرْزَبَتَيْن mirzabbatayn‎; mirzabatayn	الْمِرْزَبَّتَيْن‎; الْمِرْزَبَتَيْن al-mirzabbatayn‎; al-mirzabatayn	مِرْزَبَّتَيْ‎; مِرْزَبَتَيْ mirzabbatay‎; mirzabatay
Nominative	مِرْزَبَّتَانِ‎; مِرْزَبَتَانِ mirzabbatāni‎; mirzabatāni	الْمِرْزَبَّتَانِ‎; الْمِرْزَبَتَانِ al-mirzabbatāni‎; al-mirzabatāni	مِرْزَبَّتَا‎; مِرْزَبَتَا mirzabbatā‎; mirzabatā
Accusative	مِرْزَبَّتَيْنِ‎; مِرْزَبَتَيْنِ mirzabbatayni‎; mirzabatayni	الْمِرْزَبَّتَيْنِ‎; الْمِرْزَبَتَيْنِ al-mirzabbatayni‎; al-mirzabatayni	مِرْزَبَّتَيْ‎; مِرْزَبَتَيْ mirzabbatay‎; mirzabatay
Genitive	مِرْزَبَّتَيْنِ‎; مِرْزَبَتَيْنِ mirzabbatayni‎; mirzabatayni	الْمِرْزَبَّتَيْنِ‎; الْمِرْزَبَتَيْنِ al-mirzabbatayni‎; al-mirzabatayni	مِرْزَبَّتَيْ‎; مِرْزَبَتَيْ mirzabbatay‎; mirzabatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَازِب marāzib	الْمَرَازِب al-marāzib	مَرَازِب marāzib
Nominative	مَرَازِبُ marāzibu	الْمَرَازِبُ al-marāzibu	مَرَازِبُ marāzibu
Accusative	مَرَازِبَ marāziba	الْمَرَازِبَ al-marāziba	مَرَازِبَ marāziba
Genitive	مَرَازِبَ marāziba	الْمَرَازِبِ al-marāzibi	مَرَازِبِ marāzibi

Derived terms

• مُرَيْزِبَة (murayziba, diminutive)

Descendants

• Maltese: marżebba

Etymology 2

Noun of place.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.za.ba/

Noun

مَرْزَبَة • (marzaba) f (plural مَرَازِب (marāzib))

1. satrapy, where a مَرْزَبَان (marzabān) governs, marzbanate

Declension

Declension of noun مَرْزَبَة (marzaba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْزَبَة marzaba	الْمَرْزَبَة al-marzaba	مَرْزَبَة marzabat
Nominative	مَرْزَبَةٌ marzabatun	الْمَرْزَبَةُ al-marzabatu	مَرْزَبَةُ marzabatu
Accusative	مَرْزَبَةً marzabatan	الْمَرْزَبَةَ al-marzabata	مَرْزَبَةَ marzabata
Genitive	مَرْزَبَةٍ marzabatin	الْمَرْزَبَةِ al-marzabati	مَرْزَبَةِ marzabati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرْزَبَتَيْن marzabatayn	الْمَرْزَبَتَيْن al-marzabatayn	مَرْزَبَتَيْ marzabatay
Nominative	مَرْزَبَتَانِ marzabatāni	الْمَرْزَبَتَانِ al-marzabatāni	مَرْزَبَتَا marzabatā
Accusative	مَرْزَبَتَيْنِ marzabatayni	الْمَرْزَبَتَيْنِ al-marzabatayni	مَرْزَبَتَيْ marzabatay
Genitive	مَرْزَبَتَيْنِ marzabatayni	الْمَرْزَبَتَيْنِ al-marzabatayni	مَرْزَبَتَيْ marzabatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَرَازِب marāzib	الْمَرَازِب al-marāzib	مَرَازِب marāzib
Nominative	مَرَازِبُ marāzibu	الْمَرَازِبُ al-marāzibu	مَرَازِبُ marāzibu
Accusative	مَرَازِبَ marāziba	الْمَرَازِبَ al-marāziba	مَرَازِبَ marāziba
Genitive	مَرَازِبَ marāziba	الْمَرَازِبِ al-marāzibi	مَرَازِبِ marāzibi

Derived terms

• مُرَيْزِبَة (murayziba, diminutive)

References

• Corriente, F. (1997) A Dictionary of Andalusi Arabic (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 29)‎^[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 207
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “مرزبة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[2] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 523
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “مرزبة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 466