مسطرة
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Tool noun from the verb سَطَرَ (saṭara), morphologically from the root س ط ر (s-ṭ-r).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
مِسْطَرَة • (misṭara) f (plural مَسَاطِر (masāṭir) or مِسْطَرَات (misṭarāt))
- ruler (measuring or drawing device)
- procedure (set of established forms or methods of an organized body)
- 2013 June 12, “الحكومة تعتزم تفويت أزيد من 56 ألف هكتار من أراضي الدولة”, in Hespress[1], archived from the original on 4 October 2022:
- إِلَى ذَٰلِكَ شَدَّدَ وَزِيرُ ٱلْمِيزَانِيَّةِ عَلَى ضَرُورَةِ تَفْعِيلِ ٱلْمَسَاطِرِ ٱلْإِدَارِيَّةِ ٱلْمُنَظِّمَةِ لِتَدْبِيرِ ٱلْمِلْكِ ٱلْخَاصِّ لِلدَّوْلَةِ كَٱلتَّخْصِيصِ بِٱلنِّسْبَةِ لِلْحَالَاتِ ٱلَّتِي تَهُمُّ ٱلْإِدَارَاتِ وَٱلتَّجْهِيزَاتِ ٱلْعُمُومِيَّةِ وَٱلتَّفْوِيتِ بِٱلنِّسْبَةِ لِلْجَمَاعَاتِ ٱلْمَحَلِّيَّةِ وَٱلْمُؤَسَّسَاتِ ٱلْعُمُومِيَّةِ، […]
- ʔilā ḏālika šaddada wazīru l-mīzāniyyati ʕalā ḍarūrati tafʕīli l-masāṭiri l-ʔidāriyyati l-munaẓẓimati litadbīri l-milki l-ḵāṣṣi li-d-dawlati ka-t-taḵṣīṣi bi-n-nisbati lilḥālāti llatī tahummu l-ʔidārāti wat-tajhīzāti l-ʕumūmiyyati wat-tafwīti bi-n-nisbati liljamāʕāti l-maḥalliyyati wal-muʔassasāti l-ʕumūmiyyati, […]
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Declension edit
Declension of noun مِسْطَرَة (misṭara)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مِسْطَرَة misṭara |
الْمِسْطَرَة al-misṭara |
مِسْطَرَة misṭarat |
| Nominative | مِسْطَرَةٌ misṭaratun |
الْمِسْطَرَةُ al-misṭaratu |
مِسْطَرَةُ misṭaratu |
| Accusative | مِسْطَرَةً misṭaratan |
الْمِسْطَرَةَ al-misṭarata |
مِسْطَرَةَ misṭarata |
| Genitive | مِسْطَرَةٍ misṭaratin |
الْمِسْطَرَةِ al-misṭarati |
مِسْطَرَةِ misṭarati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مِسْطَرَتَيْن misṭaratayn |
الْمِسْطَرَتَيْن al-misṭaratayn |
مِسْطَرَتَيْ misṭaratay |
| Nominative | مِسْطَرَتَانِ misṭaratāni |
الْمِسْطَرَتَانِ al-misṭaratāni |
مِسْطَرَتَا misṭaratā |
| Accusative | مِسْطَرَتَيْنِ misṭaratayni |
الْمِسْطَرَتَيْنِ al-misṭaratayni |
مِسْطَرَتَيْ misṭaratay |
| Genitive | مِسْطَرَتَيْنِ misṭaratayni |
الْمِسْطَرَتَيْنِ al-misṭaratayni |
مِسْطَرَتَيْ misṭaratay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَسَاطِر; مِسْطَرَات masāṭir; misṭarāt |
الْمَسَاطِر; الْمِسْطَرَات al-masāṭir; al-misṭarāt |
مَسَاطِر; مِسْطَرَات masāṭir; misṭarāt |
| Nominative | مَسَاطِرُ; مِسْطَرَاتٌ masāṭiru; misṭarātun |
الْمَسَاطِرُ; الْمِسْطَرَاتُ al-masāṭiru; al-misṭarātu |
مَسَاطِرُ; مِسْطَرَاتُ masāṭiru; misṭarātu |
| Accusative | مَسَاطِرَ; مِسْطَرَاتٍ masāṭira; misṭarātin |
الْمَسَاطِرَ; الْمِسْطَرَاتِ al-masāṭira; al-misṭarāti |
مَسَاطِرَ; مِسْطَرَاتِ masāṭira; misṭarāti |
| Genitive | مَسَاطِرَ; مِسْطَرَاتٍ masāṭira; misṭarātin |
الْمَسَاطِرِ; الْمِسْطَرَاتِ al-masāṭiri; al-misṭarāti |
مَسَاطِرِ; مِسْطَرَاتِ masāṭiri; misṭarāti |
Descendants edit
- → Swahili: mstari (“line”)
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “سطر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Egyptian Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic مِسْطَرَة (misṭara).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
مسطرة • (masṭara) f (plural مساطر (masāṭir))
- ruler (measuring or drawing device)
Hijazi Arabic edit
| Root |
|---|
| س ط ر |
| 1 term |
Etymology edit
From Arabic مِسْطَرَة (misṭara).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
مسطرة • (misṭara) f (plural مساطر (masāṭir))
- ruler (measuring or drawing device)
South Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic مِسْطَرَة (misṭara).
Noun edit
مسطرة • (másṭara) f (plural مساطر (masāṭer))
- ruler (measuring or drawing device)