See also: مطبعه

Arabic

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Root
ط ب ع (ṭ b ʕ)
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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish مطبعه (matbaʾa), a noun of place from the root ط ب ع (ṭ-b-ʕ). Printing did not start in the Arab world until Napoléon brought a printing press to Egypt in 1798, whereas the Ottomans had first private tries from 1726 (it did not become widescale until the next century).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مَطْبَعَة (maṭbaʕaf (plural مَطَابِع (maṭābiʕ))

  1. printery, printing press, print shop, any place that prints

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