مرزبة
Arabic
Etymology 1
Of Old South Arabian origin, compare Ge'ez ረዘበ (räzäbä, “to strike”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mir.zab.ba/
- (Nile Delta) IPA(key): /mir.zab.ba/
- (Al-Andalus) IPA(key): /mar.zab.ba/
Noun
مِرْزَبَّة • (mirzabba) f (plural مَرَازِب (marāzib))
- mace, mallet, gavel, maul, sledgehammer
Declension
Declension of noun مِرْزَبَّة (mirzabba)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مِرْزَبَّة mirzabba | الْمِرْزَبَّة al-mirzabba | مِرْزَبَّة mirzabbat |
| Nominative | مِرْزَبَّةٌ mirzabbatun | الْمِرْزَبَّةُ al-mirzabbatu | مِرْزَبَّةُ mirzabbatu |
| Accusative | مِرْزَبَّةً mirzabbatan | الْمِرْزَبَّةَ al-mirzabbata | مِرْزَبَّةَ mirzabbata |
| Genitive | مِرْزَبَّةٍ mirzabbatin | الْمِرْزَبَّةِ al-mirzabbati | مِرْزَبَّةِ mirzabbati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مِرْزَبَّتَيْن mirzabbatayn | الْمِرْزَبَّتَيْن al-mirzabbatayn | مِرْزَبَّتَيْ mirzabbatay |
| Nominative | مِرْزَبَّتَانِ mirzabbatāni | الْمِرْزَبَّتَانِ al-mirzabbatāni | مِرْزَبَّتَا mirzabbatā |
| Accusative | مِرْزَبَّتَيْنِ mirzabbatayni | الْمِرْزَبَّتَيْنِ al-mirzabbatayni | مِرْزَبَّتَيْ mirzabbatay |
| Genitive | مِرْزَبَّتَيْنِ mirzabbatayni | الْمِرْزَبَّتَيْنِ al-mirzabbatayni | مِرْزَبَّتَيْ mirzabbatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَرَازِب marāzib | الْمَرَازِب al-marāzib | مَرَازِب marāzib |
| Nominative | مَرَازِبُ marāzibu | الْمَرَازِبُ al-marāzibu | مَرَازِبُ marāzibu |
| Accusative | مَرَازِبَ marāziba | الْمَرَازِبَ al-marāziba | مَرَازِبَ marāziba |
| Genitive | مَرَازِبَ marāziba | الْمَرَازِبِ al-marāzibi | مَرَازِبِ marāzibi |
Derived terms
- مُرَيْزِبَة (murayziba, diminutive)
Etymology 2
Noun of place.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mar.za.ba/
Noun
مَرْزَبَة • (marzaba) f (plural مَرَازِب (marāzib))
- satrapy, where a مَرْزَبَان (marzabān) governs, marzbanate
Declension
Declension of noun مَرْزَبَة (marzaba)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَرْزَبَة marzaba | الْمَرْزَبَة al-marzaba | مَرْزَبَة marzabat |
| Nominative | مَرْزَبَةٌ marzabatun | الْمَرْزَبَةُ al-marzabatu | مَرْزَبَةُ marzabatu |
| Accusative | مَرْزَبَةً marzabatan | الْمَرْزَبَةَ al-marzabata | مَرْزَبَةَ marzabata |
| Genitive | مَرْزَبَةٍ marzabatin | الْمَرْزَبَةِ al-marzabati | مَرْزَبَةِ marzabati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مَرْزَبَتَيْن marzabatayn | الْمَرْزَبَتَيْن al-marzabatayn | مَرْزَبَتَيْ marzabatay |
| Nominative | مَرْزَبَتَانِ marzabatāni | الْمَرْزَبَتَانِ al-marzabatāni | مَرْزَبَتَا marzabatā |
| Accusative | مَرْزَبَتَيْنِ marzabatayni | الْمَرْزَبَتَيْنِ al-marzabatayni | مَرْزَبَتَيْ marzabatay |
| Genitive | مَرْزَبَتَيْنِ marzabatayni | الْمَرْزَبَتَيْنِ al-marzabatayni | مَرْزَبَتَيْ marzabatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَرَازِب marāzib | الْمَرَازِب al-marāzib | مَرَازِب marāzib |
| Nominative | مَرَازِبُ marāzibu | الْمَرَازِبُ al-marāzibu | مَرَازِبُ marāzibu |
| Accusative | مَرَازِبَ marāziba | الْمَرَازِبَ al-marāziba | مَرَازِبَ marāziba |
| Genitive | مَرَازِبَ marāziba | الْمَرَازِبِ al-marāzibi | مَرَازِبِ marāzibi |
Derived terms
- مُرَيْزِبَة (murayziba, diminutive)
References
- Corriente, F. (1997) A Dictionary of Andalusi Arabic (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.29), Leiden, New York, Köln: Brill, page 207
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “مرزبة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 523
- Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “مرزبة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 466