مهرق

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the Middle Persian ancestor of Classical Persian مهره (muhra).

Noun

مُهْرَق • (muhraq) m (plural مَهَارِق (mahāriq))

1. polished parchment, wax paper, membrane of papyrus and the like
2. (figurative, probably archaic) desert bare of herbage

Declension

Declension of noun مُهْرَق (muhraq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُهْرَق muhraq	الْمُهْرَق al-muhraq	مُهْرَق muhraq
Nominative	مُهْرَقٌ muhraqun	الْمُهْرَقُ al-muhraqu	مُهْرَقُ muhraqu
Accusative	مُهْرَقًا muhraqan	الْمُهْرَقَ al-muhraqa	مُهْرَقَ muhraqa
Genitive	مُهْرَقٍ muhraqin	الْمُهْرَقِ al-muhraqi	مُهْرَقِ muhraqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُهْرَقَيْن muhraqayn	الْمُهْرَقَيْن al-muhraqayn	مُهْرَقَيْ muhraqay
Nominative	مُهْرَقَانِ muhraqāni	الْمُهْرَقَانِ al-muhraqāni	مُهْرَقَا muhraqā
Accusative	مُهْرَقَيْنِ muhraqayni	الْمُهْرَقَيْنِ al-muhraqayni	مُهْرَقَيْ muhraqay
Genitive	مُهْرَقَيْنِ muhraqayni	الْمُهْرَقَيْنِ al-muhraqayni	مُهْرَقَيْ muhraqay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَهَارِق mahāriq	الْمَهَارِق al-mahāriq	مَهَارِق mahāriq
Nominative	مَهَارِقُ mahāriqu	الْمَهَارِقُ al-mahāriqu	مَهَارِقُ mahāriqu
Accusative	مَهَارِقَ mahāriqa	الْمَهَارِقَ al-mahāriqa	مَهَارِقَ mahāriqa
Genitive	مَهَارِقَ mahāriqa	الْمَهَارِقِ al-mahāriqi	مَهَارِقِ mahāriqi

Etymology 2

Adjective

مُهْرَق • (muhraq) (feminine مُهْرَقَة (muhraqa), masculine plural مُهْرَقُونَ (muhraqūna), feminine plural مُهْرَقَات (muhraqāt))

1. passive participle of أَهْرَقَ (ʔahraqa, “to spill”), see هَرَقَ (haraqa)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُهْرَق (muhraq)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُهْرَق muhraq	الْمُهْرَق al-muhraq	مُهْرَقَة muhraqa	الْمُهْرَقَة al-muhraqa
Nominative	مُهْرَقٌ muhraqun	الْمُهْرَقُ al-muhraqu	مُهْرَقَةٌ muhraqatun	الْمُهْرَقَةُ al-muhraqatu
Accusative	مُهْرَقًا muhraqan	الْمُهْرَقَ al-muhraqa	مُهْرَقَةً muhraqatan	الْمُهْرَقَةَ al-muhraqata
Genitive	مُهْرَقٍ muhraqin	الْمُهْرَقِ al-muhraqi	مُهْرَقَةٍ muhraqatin	الْمُهْرَقَةِ al-muhraqati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُهْرَقَيْن muhraqayn	الْمُهْرَقَيْن al-muhraqayn	مُهْرَقَتَيْن muhraqatayn	الْمُهْرَقَتَيْن al-muhraqatayn
Nominative	مُهْرَقَانِ muhraqāni	الْمُهْرَقَانِ al-muhraqāni	مُهْرَقَتَانِ muhraqatāni	الْمُهْرَقَتَانِ al-muhraqatāni
Accusative	مُهْرَقَيْنِ muhraqayni	الْمُهْرَقَيْنِ al-muhraqayni	مُهْرَقَتَيْنِ muhraqatayni	الْمُهْرَقَتَيْنِ al-muhraqatayni
Genitive	مُهْرَقَيْنِ muhraqayni	الْمُهْرَقَيْنِ al-muhraqayni	مُهْرَقَتَيْنِ muhraqatayni	الْمُهْرَقَتَيْنِ al-muhraqatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُهْرَقِين muhraqīn	الْمُهْرَقِين al-muhraqīn	مُهْرَقَات muhraqāt	الْمُهْرَقَات al-muhraqāt
Nominative	مُهْرَقُونَ muhraqūna	الْمُهْرَقُونَ al-muhraqūna	مُهْرَقَاتٌ muhraqātun	الْمُهْرَقَاتُ al-muhraqātu
Accusative	مُهْرَقِينَ muhraqīna	الْمُهْرَقِينَ al-muhraqīna	مُهْرَقَاتٍ muhraqātin	الْمُهْرَقَاتِ al-muhraqāti
Genitive	مُهْرَقِينَ muhraqīna	الْمُهْرَقِينَ al-muhraqīna	مُهْرَقَاتٍ muhraqātin	الْمُهْرَقَاتِ al-muhraqāti

Adjective

مُهْرِق • (muhriq) (feminine مُهْرِقَة (muhriqa), masculine plural مُهْرِقُونَ (muhriqūna), feminine plural مُهْرِقَات (muhriqāt))

1. active participle of أَهْرَقَ (ʔahraqa, “to spill”)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُهْرِق (muhriq)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُهْرِق muhriq	الْمُهْرِق al-muhriq	مُهْرِقَة muhriqa	الْمُهْرِقَة al-muhriqa
Nominative	مُهْرِقٌ muhriqun	الْمُهْرِقُ al-muhriqu	مُهْرِقَةٌ muhriqatun	الْمُهْرِقَةُ al-muhriqatu
Accusative	مُهْرِقًا muhriqan	الْمُهْرِقَ al-muhriqa	مُهْرِقَةً muhriqatan	الْمُهْرِقَةَ al-muhriqata
Genitive	مُهْرِقٍ muhriqin	الْمُهْرِقِ al-muhriqi	مُهْرِقَةٍ muhriqatin	الْمُهْرِقَةِ al-muhriqati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُهْرِقَيْن muhriqayn	الْمُهْرِقَيْن al-muhriqayn	مُهْرِقَتَيْن muhriqatayn	الْمُهْرِقَتَيْن al-muhriqatayn
Nominative	مُهْرِقَانِ muhriqāni	الْمُهْرِقَانِ al-muhriqāni	مُهْرِقَتَانِ muhriqatāni	الْمُهْرِقَتَانِ al-muhriqatāni
Accusative	مُهْرِقَيْنِ muhriqayni	الْمُهْرِقَيْنِ al-muhriqayni	مُهْرِقَتَيْنِ muhriqatayni	الْمُهْرِقَتَيْنِ al-muhriqatayni
Genitive	مُهْرِقَيْنِ muhriqayni	الْمُهْرِقَيْنِ al-muhriqayni	مُهْرِقَتَيْنِ muhriqatayni	الْمُهْرِقَتَيْنِ al-muhriqatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُهْرِقِين muhriqīn	الْمُهْرِقِين al-muhriqīn	مُهْرِقَات muhriqāt	الْمُهْرِقَات al-muhriqāt
Nominative	مُهْرِقُونَ muhriqūna	الْمُهْرِقُونَ al-muhriqūna	مُهْرِقَاتٌ muhriqātun	الْمُهْرِقَاتُ al-muhriqātu
Accusative	مُهْرِقِينَ muhriqīna	الْمُهْرِقِينَ al-muhriqīna	مُهْرِقَاتٍ muhriqātin	الْمُهْرِقَاتِ al-muhriqāti
Genitive	مُهْرِقِينَ muhriqīna	الْمُهْرِقِينَ al-muhriqīna	مُهْرِقَاتٍ muhriqātin	الْمُهْرِقَاتِ al-muhriqāti

References

• Freytag, Georg (1837) “مهرق”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 386b
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “مهرق”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 1414b
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “مهرق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1203a