Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Noun of place from the verb طَبَخَ (ṭabaḵa), from the root ط ب خ (ṭ-b-ḵ). Compare with Hebrew מִטְבָּח (miṭbaḥ /⁠mitbákh⁠/)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

مَطْبَخ (maṭbaḵm (plural مَطَابِخ (maṭābiḵ))

  1. kitchen
  2. cuisine, style of cooking

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Maltese: matbaħ, mitbaħ
  • Azerbaijani: mətbəx
  • Lishana Deni: מטבך (maṭbax)
  • Turkish: mutfak

References edit

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

Azerbaijani edit

Noun edit

مطبخ (mətbəx) (definite accusative مطبخی (mətbəxi), plural مطبخلر (mətbəxlər))

  1. Arabic spelling of mətbəx (kitchen)

Declension edit

Egyptian Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَطْبَخ (maṭbaḵ).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

مطبخ (maṭbaḵm (plural مطابخ (maṭābiḵ))

  1. kitchen

Descendants edit

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ط ب خ
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَطْبَخ (maṭbaḵ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

مطبخ (maṭbaḵm (plural مطابخ (maṭābiḵ))

  1. kitchen
    Synonym: (archaic) مركب (murakkab)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ط ب خ
3 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَطْبَخ (maṭbaḵ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /matˤ.bax/, [ˈmɑtˤ.bɑx]
  • (file)

Noun edit

مطبخ (maṭbaḵm (plural مطابخ (maṭābeḵ))

  1. kitchen