مصطبة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- مَسْطَبَة (masṭaba), مِسْطَبَة (misṭaba)
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic מצטבתא (maṣṭaḇṯā), from Aramaic מצב (meṣb, “stele; a stone slab”), from Aramaic מצב (məṣab, “to erect or plant an object into the ground”), ultimately from Aramaic נצב (nəṣab, “to plant”); cognate with Classical Syriac ܡܨܛܒܬܐ (maṣṭaḇṯā) and cognate to the native root ن ص ب (n-ṣ-b).
Noun
مَصْطَبَة or مِصْطَبَة • (maṣṭaba or miṣṭaba) f (plural مَصَاطِب (maṣāṭib))
- bench, estrade, terrace, mastaba
Declension
Declension of noun مَصْطَبَة (maṣṭaba); مِصْطَبَة (miṣṭaba)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَصْطَبَة; مِصْطَبَة maṣṭaba; miṣṭaba | الْمَصْطَبَة; الْمِصْطَبَة al-maṣṭaba; al-miṣṭaba | مَصْطَبَة; مِصْطَبَة maṣṭabat; miṣṭabat |
| Nominative | مَصْطَبَةٌ; مِصْطَبَةٌ maṣṭabatun; miṣṭabatun | الْمَصْطَبَةُ; الْمِصْطَبَةُ al-maṣṭabatu; al-miṣṭabatu | مَصْطَبَةُ; مِصْطَبَةُ maṣṭabatu; miṣṭabatu |
| Accusative | مَصْطَبَةً; مِصْطَبَةً maṣṭabatan; miṣṭabatan | الْمَصْطَبَةَ; الْمِصْطَبَةَ al-maṣṭabata; al-miṣṭabata | مَصْطَبَةَ; مِصْطَبَةَ maṣṭabata; miṣṭabata |
| Genitive | مَصْطَبَةٍ; مِصْطَبَةٍ maṣṭabatin; miṣṭabatin | الْمَصْطَبَةِ; الْمِصْطَبَةِ al-maṣṭabati; al-miṣṭabati | مَصْطَبَةِ; مِصْطَبَةِ maṣṭabati; miṣṭabati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مَصْطَبَتَيْن; مِصْطَبَتَيْن maṣṭabatayn; miṣṭabatayn | الْمَصْطَبَتَيْن; الْمِصْطَبَتَيْن al-maṣṭabatayn; al-miṣṭabatayn | مَصْطَبَتَيْ; مِصْطَبَتَيْ maṣṭabatay; miṣṭabatay |
| Nominative | مَصْطَبَتَانِ; مِصْطَبَتَانِ maṣṭabatāni; miṣṭabatāni | الْمَصْطَبَتَانِ; الْمِصْطَبَتَانِ al-maṣṭabatāni; al-miṣṭabatāni | مَصْطَبَتَا; مِصْطَبَتَا maṣṭabatā; miṣṭabatā |
| Accusative | مَصْطَبَتَيْنِ; مِصْطَبَتَيْنِ maṣṭabatayni; miṣṭabatayni | الْمَصْطَبَتَيْنِ; الْمِصْطَبَتَيْنِ al-maṣṭabatayni; al-miṣṭabatayni | مَصْطَبَتَيْ; مِصْطَبَتَيْ maṣṭabatay; miṣṭabatay |
| Genitive | مَصْطَبَتَيْنِ; مِصْطَبَتَيْنِ maṣṭabatayni; miṣṭabatayni | الْمَصْطَبَتَيْنِ; الْمِصْطَبَتَيْنِ al-maṣṭabatayni; al-miṣṭabatayni | مَصْطَبَتَيْ; مِصْطَبَتَيْ maṣṭabatay; miṣṭabatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَصَاطِب maṣāṭib | الْمَصَاطِب al-maṣāṭib | مَصَاطِب maṣāṭib |
| Nominative | مَصَاطِبُ maṣāṭibu | الْمَصَاطِبُ al-maṣāṭibu | مَصَاطِبُ maṣāṭibu |
| Accusative | مَصَاطِبَ maṣāṭiba | الْمَصَاطِبَ al-maṣāṭiba | مَصَاطِبَ maṣāṭiba |
| Genitive | مَصَاطِبَ maṣāṭiba | الْمَصَاطِبِ al-maṣāṭibi | مَصَاطِبِ maṣāṭibi |
References
- “mṣṭbh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 21
- Freytag, Georg (1833), “مصطبة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 313
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