Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

مُسْطَار (musṭārm, worse vocalization مِسْطَار (misṭār); alleged plural مَسَاطِير (masāṭīr)

  1. alternative form of مُصْطَار (muṣṭār, must)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Root
س ط ر (s-ṭ-r)

Tool noun of سَطَرَ (saṭara, to draw lines).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

مِسْطَار (misṭārm (plural مَسَاطِير (masāṭīr)) (regional)

  1. bevel, trowel, and similar handicraft tools for ensuring evenness of what is built
Declension edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “مسطار”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 570