شرطة

شرطة

Arabic

Etymology 1

From regional Byzantine Greek χόρτη (khórtē), χώρτη (khṓrtē),[1][2][3] elsewhere also κόρτη (kórtē), κόρτης (kórtēs), κώρτη (kṓrtē), κώρτης (kṓrtēs), κοόρτη (koórtē), κοόρτης (koórtēs), from Latin cohors.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃur.tˤa/

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Noun

شُرْطَة • (šurṭa) f (collective, singulative شُرْطِيّ‎ f (šurṭiyy), plural شُرَط‎ (šuraṭ))

1. (obsolete) vanguard, choice men of the army
2. police
3. policemen
4. police squad, plural: شُرَط‎ (šuraṭ)
5. bodyguard, henchman

Declension

Declension of noun شُرْطَة (šurṭa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُرْطَة šurṭa	الشُّرْطَة‎ aš-šurṭa	شُرْطَة šurṭat
Nominative	شُرْطَةٌ šurṭatun	الشُّرْطَةُ‎ aš-šurṭatu	شُرْطَةُ šurṭatu
Accusative	شُرْطَةً šurṭatan	الشُّرْطَةَ‎ aš-šurṭata	شُرْطَةَ šurṭata
Genitive	شُرْطَةٍ šurṭatin	الشُّرْطَةِ‎ aš-šurṭati	شُرْطَةِ šurṭati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُرْطَتَيْن‎ šurṭatayn	الشُّرْطَتَيْن‎ aš-šurṭatayn	شُرْطَتَيْ‎ šurṭatay
Nominative	شُرْطَتَانِ‎ šurṭatāni	الشُّرْطَتَانِ‎ aš-šurṭatāni	شُرْطَتَا‎ šurṭatā
Accusative	شُرْطَتَيْنِ‎ šurṭatayni	الشُّرْطَتَيْنِ‎ aš-šurṭatayni	شُرْطَتَيْ‎ šurṭatay
Genitive	شُرْطَتَيْنِ‎ šurṭatayni	الشُّرْطَتَيْنِ‎ aš-šurṭatayni	شُرْطَتَيْ‎ šurṭatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُرَط‎ šuraṭ	الشُّرَط‎ aš-šuraṭ	شُرَط‎ šuraṭ
Nominative	شُرَطٌ‎ šuraṭun	الشُّرَطُ‎ aš-šuraṭu	شُرَطُ‎ šuraṭu
Accusative	شُرَطًا‎ šuraṭan	الشُّرَطَ‎ aš-šuraṭa	شُرَطَ‎ šuraṭa
Genitive	شُرَطٍ‎ šuraṭin	الشُّرَطِ‎ aš-šuraṭi	شُرَطِ‎ šuraṭi

Related terms

• شُرْطِيّ‎ (šurṭiyy)

Descendants

• → Classical Syriac: ܫܘܽܪܛܳܐ‎ (šurṭā), ܫܽܪܛܳܐ‎ (šurṭā)

Etymology 2

Instance noun of شَرْط‎ (šarṭ, “incision”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃar.tˤa/

Noun

شَرْطَة • (šarṭa) f (plural شَرَطَات‎ (šaraṭāt))

1. line, streak, stroke
   1. hyphen

Declension

Declension of noun شَرْطَة (šarṭa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرْطَة šarṭa	الشَّرْطَة‎ aš-šarṭa	شَرْطَة šarṭat
Nominative	شَرْطَةٌ šarṭatun	الشَّرْطَةُ‎ aš-šarṭatu	شَرْطَةُ šarṭatu
Accusative	شَرْطَةً šarṭatan	الشَّرْطَةَ‎ aš-šarṭata	شَرْطَةَ šarṭata
Genitive	شَرْطَةٍ šarṭatin	الشَّرْطَةِ‎ aš-šarṭati	شَرْطَةِ šarṭati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرْطَتَيْن‎ šarṭatayn	الشَّرْطَتَيْن‎ aš-šarṭatayn	شَرْطَتَيْ‎ šarṭatay
Nominative	شَرْطَتَانِ‎ šarṭatāni	الشَّرْطَتَانِ‎ aš-šarṭatāni	شَرْطَتَا‎ šarṭatā
Accusative	شَرْطَتَيْنِ‎ šarṭatayni	الشَّرْطَتَيْنِ‎ aš-šarṭatayni	شَرْطَتَيْ‎ šarṭatay
Genitive	شَرْطَتَيْنِ‎ šarṭatayni	الشَّرْطَتَيْنِ‎ aš-šarṭatayni	شَرْطَتَيْ‎ šarṭatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرَطَات‎ šaraṭāt	الشَّرَطَات‎ aš-šaraṭāt	شَرَطَات‎ šaraṭāt
Nominative	شَرَطَاتٌ‎ šaraṭātun	الشَّرَطَاتُ‎ aš-šaraṭātu	شَرَطَاتُ‎ šaraṭātu
Accusative	شَرَطَاتٍ‎ šaraṭātin	الشَّرَطَاتِ‎ aš-šaraṭāti	شَرَطَاتِ‎ šaraṭāti
Genitive	شَرَطَاتٍ‎ šaraṭātin	الشَّرَطَاتِ‎ aš-šaraṭāti	شَرَطَاتِ‎ šaraṭāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “شرطة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1533
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “شرطة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen, page 537
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “شرطة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 543

1. Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 239
2. Scheuerbrandt, Jörg (2004) Exercitus. Aufgaben, Organisation und Befehlsstruktur römischer Armeen während der Kaiserzeit‎ (in German), Freiburg im Breisgau, footnote 308, page 63, giving the text of an inscription from Tomis, Moesia inferior, about the course of P. Aelius Ammonius, ILS 8851/Pflaum Nr. 329: ἔπαρχον χώρτης ε Σπανῶν, τριβοῦνον χόρτης α Γερμάνων ἡγησάμενον στρατιωτικοῦ ἐν παρατάξει Ἀρμενιακῇ στρατιωτῶν ἐπαρχείας Καππαδόκων, ἐπαρχον ἄλης α Φλ. Γετοὐλων ἡγησάμενον στρατιωτικοῦ τῆς ἔπαρχείας ταύτης, ἔπαρχον κλάσσης Φλ. Μυσικῆς Γορδιανῆς.
3. Shahîd, Irfan (2008), “Latin Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 6

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic شُرْطَة‎ (šurṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃurtˤa/

Noun

شُرْطَة • (šurṭa) f pl

1. police
2. policemen (plural)

Etymology 2

From Arabic شَرْطَة‎ (šarṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃartˤa/

Noun

شَرْطَة • (šarṭa) f (plural شَرْطات‎ (šarṭāt))

1. hyphen
2. dash

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic شُرْطَة‎ (šurṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃur.tˤe/, [ʃʊrˤ.tˤɑ]
• IPA^(key): /ʃur.tˤa/, [ʃʊrˤ.tˤɑ]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

شرطة • (šurṭa) f

1. police

   Synonym: بوليس‎ (būlīs)

Derived terms

• شرطي‎ (šurṭi, “policeman”)