Arabic

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Etymology

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Characteristic adjective of مَطَّ (maṭṭa, to stretch), from the root م ط ط (m-ṭ-ṭ); nominalized in the meaning "rubber".

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مَطَّاط (maṭṭāṭ) (feminine مَطَّاطَة (maṭṭāṭa), masculine plural مَطَّاطُونَ (maṭṭāṭūna), feminine plural مَطَّاطَات (maṭṭāṭāt))

  1. expandable, stretchy, elastic
  2. rubbery

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Noun

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مَطَّاط (maṭṭāṭm

  1. rubber

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “مطاط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN