فرقة الإطفاء
Arabic
Etymology
Literally, "company of the extinguishing", from فِرْقَة (firqa, “company, band, group, unit, division, etc.”) + الْإِطْفَاء (al-ʾiṭfāʾ, “the extinguishing”).
Noun
فِرْقَة الْإِطْفَاء • (firqat al-ʾiṭfāʾ) f (plural فِرَق الْإِطْفَاء (firaq al-ʾiṭfāʾ))
- fire brigade, fire department
Declension
Declension of noun فِرْقَة الْإِطْفَاء (firqat al-ʾiṭfāʾ)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | فِرْقَة الْإِطْفَاء firqat al-ʾiṭfāʾ | — |
Nominative | — | فِرْقَةُ الْإِطْفَاءِ firqatu l-ʾiṭfāʾi | — |
Accusative | — | فِرْقَةَ الْإِطْفَاءِ firqata l-ʾiṭfāʾi | — |
Genitive | — | فِرْقَةِ الْإِطْفَاءِ firqati l-ʾiṭfāʾi | — |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | — | فِرْقَتَيْ الْإِطْفَاء firqatay al-ʾiṭfāʾ | — |
Nominative | — | فِرْقَتَا الْإِطْفَاءِ firqatā l-ʾiṭfāʾi | — |
Accusative | — | فِرْقَتَيْ الْإِطْفَاءِ firqatay al-ʾiṭfāʾi | — |
Genitive | — | فِرْقَتَيْ الْإِطْفَاءِ firqatay al-ʾiṭfāʾi | — |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | فِرَق الْإِطْفَاء firaq al-ʾiṭfāʾ | — |
Nominative | — | فِرَقُ الْإِطْفَاءِ firaqu l-ʾiṭfāʾi | — |
Accusative | — | فِرَقَ الْإِطْفَاءِ firaqa l-ʾiṭfāʾi | — |
Genitive | — | فِرَقِ الْإِطْفَاءِ firaqi l-ʾiṭfāʾi | — |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “فرقة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN