شرموطة

شرموطة

Arabic

Alternative forms

• شَرْطُوطَة‎ (šarṭūṭa)

Etymology

From شَرْمَطَ‎ (šarmaṭa, “to shred”). Most Semitists agree that it is of non-Semitic origin; perhaps from Middle Persian clm (charm, “a piece of skin, hide, or leather”), perhaps conflated with Middle Persian šlm (šarm, “shame”). Compare Hebrew סְמַרְטוּט‎ (s'martút, “rag”), Aramaic מַרְטוּטָא‎ (marṭūṭā), סְמַרְטוּטָא‎ (səmarṭūṭā, “coarse garment”).

Noun

شَرْمُوطَة • (šarmūṭa) f (plural شَرَامِيط‎ (šarāmīṭ))

1. (now widely avoided) rag, shred, tatter

   Synonym: خَلَق‎ (ḵalaq)

2. (vulgar) whore, slut

Declension

Declension of noun شَرْمُوطَة (šarmūṭa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرْمُوطَة šarmūṭa	الشَّرْمُوطَة‎ aš-šarmūṭa	شَرْمُوطَة šarmūṭat
Nominative	شَرْمُوطَةٌ šarmūṭatun	الشَّرْمُوطَةُ‎ aš-šarmūṭatu	شَرْمُوطَةُ šarmūṭatu
Accusative	شَرْمُوطَةً šarmūṭatan	الشَّرْمُوطَةَ‎ aš-šarmūṭata	شَرْمُوطَةَ šarmūṭata
Genitive	شَرْمُوطَةٍ šarmūṭatin	الشَّرْمُوطَةِ‎ aš-šarmūṭati	شَرْمُوطَةِ šarmūṭati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرْمُوطَتَيْن‎ šarmūṭatayn	الشَّرْمُوطَتَيْن‎ aš-šarmūṭatayn	شَرْمُوطَتَيْ‎ šarmūṭatay
Nominative	شَرْمُوطَتَانِ‎ šarmūṭatāni	الشَّرْمُوطَتَانِ‎ aš-šarmūṭatāni	شَرْمُوطَتَا‎ šarmūṭatā
Accusative	شَرْمُوطَتَيْنِ‎ šarmūṭatayni	الشَّرْمُوطَتَيْنِ‎ aš-šarmūṭatayni	شَرْمُوطَتَيْ‎ šarmūṭatay
Genitive	شَرْمُوطَتَيْنِ‎ šarmūṭatayni	الشَّرْمُوطَتَيْنِ‎ aš-šarmūṭatayni	شَرْمُوطَتَيْ‎ šarmūṭatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرَامِيط‎ šarāmīṭ	الشَّرَامِيط‎ aš-šarāmīṭ	شَرَامِيط‎ šarāmīṭ
Nominative	شَرَامِيطُ‎ šarāmīṭu	الشَّرَامِيطُ‎ aš-šarāmīṭu	شَرَامِيطُ‎ šarāmīṭu
Accusative	شَرَامِيطَ‎ šarāmīṭa	الشَّرَامِيطَ‎ aš-šarāmīṭa	شَرَامِيطَ‎ šarāmīṭa
Genitive	شَرَامِيطَ‎ šarāmīṭa	الشَّرَامِيطِ‎ aš-šarāmīṭi	شَرَامِيطِ‎ šarāmīṭi

Synonyms

• (rag): خِرْقة‎ (ḵirqa), رُقْعة‎ (ruqʿa), كُهْنة‎ (kuhna)
• (whore): عاهِرة‎ (ʿāhira), فاحِشة‎ (fāḥiša), قَحْبة‎ (qaḥba)