مسطرة
Arabic
Etymology
Tool noun from the verb سَطَرَ (saṭara), morphologically from the root س ط ر (s-ṭ-r).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mis.tˤa.ra/
Noun
مِسْطَرَة • (misṭara) f (plural مَسَاطِر (masāṭir) or مِسْطَرَات (misṭarāt))
- ruler (measuring or drawing device)
- procedure (set of established forms or methods of an organized body)
- 2013 June 12, “الحكومة تعتزم تفويت أزيد من 56 ألف هكتار من أراضي الدولة”, in Hespress, archived from the original on 4 October 2022:
- إِلَى ذَٰلِكَ شَدَّدَ وَزِيرُ ٱلْمِيزَانِيَّةِ عَلَى ضَرُورَةِ تَفْعِيلِ ٱلْمَسَاطِرِ ٱلْإِدَارِيَّةِ ٱلْمُنَظِّمَةِ لِتَدْبِيرِ ٱلْمِلْكِ ٱلْخَاصِّ لِلدَّوْلَةِ كَٱلتَّخْصِيصِ بِٱلنِّسْبَةِ لِلْحَالَاتِ ٱلَّتِي تَهُمُّ ٱلْإِدَارَاتِ وَٱلتَّجْهِيزَاتِ ٱلْعُمُومِيَّةِ وَٱلتَّفْوِيتِ بِٱلنِّسْبَةِ لِلْجَمَاعَاتِ ٱلْمَحَلِّيَّةِ وَٱلْمُؤَسَّسَاتِ ٱلْعُمُومِيَّةِ، […]
- ʾilā ḏālika šaddada wazīru l-mīzāniyyati ʿalā ḍarūrati tafʿīli l-masāṭiri l-ʾidāriyyati l-munaẓẓimati litadbīri l-milki l-ḵāṣṣi li-d-dawlati ka-t-taḵṣīṣi bi-n-nisbati lilḥālāti llatī tahummu l-ʾidārāti wat-tajhīzāti l-ʿumūmiyyati wat-tafwīti bi-n-nisbati liljamāʿāti l-maḥalliyyati wal-muʾassasāti l-ʿumūmiyyati, […]
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Declension
Declension of noun مِسْطَرَة (misṭara)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مِسْطَرَة misṭara | الْمِسْطَرَة al-misṭara | مِسْطَرَة misṭarat |
| Nominative | مِسْطَرَةٌ misṭaratun | الْمِسْطَرَةُ al-misṭaratu | مِسْطَرَةُ misṭaratu |
| Accusative | مِسْطَرَةً misṭaratan | الْمِسْطَرَةَ al-misṭarata | مِسْطَرَةَ misṭarata |
| Genitive | مِسْطَرَةٍ misṭaratin | الْمِسْطَرَةِ al-misṭarati | مِسْطَرَةِ misṭarati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مِسْطَرَتَيْن misṭaratayn | الْمِسْطَرَتَيْن al-misṭaratayn | مِسْطَرَتَيْ misṭaratay |
| Nominative | مِسْطَرَتَانِ misṭaratāni | الْمِسْطَرَتَانِ al-misṭaratāni | مِسْطَرَتَا misṭaratā |
| Accusative | مِسْطَرَتَيْنِ misṭaratayni | الْمِسْطَرَتَيْنِ al-misṭaratayni | مِسْطَرَتَيْ misṭaratay |
| Genitive | مِسْطَرَتَيْنِ misṭaratayni | الْمِسْطَرَتَيْنِ al-misṭaratayni | مِسْطَرَتَيْ misṭaratay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَسَاطِر; مِسْطَرَات masāṭir; misṭarāt | الْمَسَاطِر; الْمِسْطَرَات al-masāṭir; al-misṭarāt | مَسَاطِر; مِسْطَرَات masāṭir; misṭarāt |
| Nominative | مَسَاطِرُ; مِسْطَرَاتٌ masāṭiru; misṭarātun | الْمَسَاطِرُ; الْمِسْطَرَاتُ al-masāṭiru; al-misṭarātu | مَسَاطِرُ; مِسْطَرَاتُ masāṭiru; misṭarātu |
| Accusative | مَسَاطِرَ; مِسْطَرَاتٍ masāṭira; misṭarātin | الْمَسَاطِرَ; الْمِسْطَرَاتِ al-masāṭira; al-misṭarāti | مَسَاطِرَ; مِسْطَرَاتِ masāṭira; misṭarāti |
| Genitive | مَسَاطِرَ; مِسْطَرَاتٍ masāṭira; misṭarātin | الْمَسَاطِرِ; الْمِسْطَرَاتِ al-masāṭiri; al-misṭarāti | مَسَاطِرِ; مِسْطَرَاتِ masāṭiri; misṭarāti |
Descendants
- → Swahili: mstari (“line”)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “سطر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic مِسْطَرَة (misṭara).
Noun
مسطرة • (masṭara) f (plural مساطر (masāṭir))
- ruler (measuring or drawing device)
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic مِسْطَرَة (misṭara).
Noun
مسطرة • (másṭara) f (plural مساطر (masāṭer))
- ruler (measuring or drawing device)