نطاق

Arabic

Root
ن ط ق (n-ṭ-q)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.tˤaːq/

Noun

نِطَاق • (niṭāq) m (plural نُطُق (nuṭuq) or نِطَاقَات (niṭāqāt))

1. range, extent, scope
2. garrison belt
3. limit, boundary
4. girth, girdle, belt
   • a. 584, ʿAmr ibn Kult̠ūm, his Muʿallaqa, a well-known work‎^[1]:

     عَلَيْنَا البَيْضُ وَٱليَلَبُ ٱليَمَانِي
     وَأَسْيَافٌ يَقُمْنَ وَيَنْحَنِيْنَا
     عَلَيْنَا كُلُّ سَابِغَةٍ دِلَاصٍ
     تَرَى فَوْقَ ٱلنِّطَاقِ لَهَا غُضُوْنَا

     ʕalaynā l-bayḍu wal-yalabu l-yamānī
     waʔasyāfun yaqumna wayanḥaniynā
     ʕalaynā kullu sābiḡatin dilāṣin
     tarā fawqa n-niṭāqi lahā ḡuḍuwnā

     We are armed with bright sabres, and clad in habergeons
     Our scimitars are part straight, part bent.
     We have coats of mail that glitter like lightning,
     the plaits of which are seen in wrinkles above our belts.

5. circle, ring, enclosure
6. (taxonomy) domain

Declension

Declension of noun نِطَاق (niṭāq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِطَاق niṭāq	النِّطَاق an-niṭāq	نِطَاق niṭāq
Nominative	نِطَاقٌ niṭāqun	النِّطَاقُ an-niṭāqu	نِطَاقُ niṭāqu
Accusative	نِطَاقًا niṭāqan	النِّطَاقَ an-niṭāqa	نِطَاقَ niṭāqa
Genitive	نِطَاقٍ niṭāqin	النِّطَاقِ an-niṭāqi	نِطَاقِ niṭāqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِطَاقَيْن niṭāqayn	النِّطَاقَيْن an-niṭāqayn	نِطَاقَيْ niṭāqay
Nominative	نِطَاقَانِ niṭāqāni	النِّطَاقَانِ an-niṭāqāni	نِطَاقَا niṭāqā
Accusative	نِطَاقَيْنِ niṭāqayni	النِّطَاقَيْنِ an-niṭāqayni	نِطَاقَيْ niṭāqay
Genitive	نِطَاقَيْنِ niṭāqayni	النِّطَاقَيْنِ an-niṭāqayni	نِطَاقَيْ niṭāqay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُطُق‎; نِطَاقَات nuṭuq‎; niṭāqāt	النُّطُق‎; النِّطَاقَات an-nuṭuq‎; an-niṭāqāt	نُطُق‎; نِطَاقَات nuṭuq‎; niṭāqāt
Nominative	نُطُقٌ‎; نِطَاقَاتٌ nuṭuqun‎; niṭāqātun	النُّطُقُ‎; النِّطَاقَاتُ an-nuṭuqu‎; an-niṭāqātu	نُطُقُ‎; نِطَاقَاتُ nuṭuqu‎; niṭāqātu
Accusative	نُطُقًا‎; نِطَاقَاتٍ nuṭuqan‎; niṭāqātin	النُّطُقَ‎; النِّطَاقَاتِ an-nuṭuqa‎; an-niṭāqāti	نُطُقَ‎; نِطَاقَاتِ nuṭuqa‎; niṭāqāti
Genitive	نُطُقٍ‎; نِطَاقَاتٍ nuṭuqin‎; niṭāqātin	النُّطُقِ‎; النِّطَاقَاتِ an-nuṭuqi‎; an-niṭāqāti	نُطُقِ‎; نِطَاقَاتِ nuṭuqi‎; niṭāqāti