مطفأة
Arabic
Etymology
Tool noun from طَفِئَ (ṭafiʾa, “to be extinguished”) or the causative أَطْفَأَ (ʾaṭfaʾa, “to extinguish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mitˤ.fa.ʔa/
Noun
مِطْفَأَة • (miṭfaʾa) f (plural مَطَافِئ (maṭāfiʾ) or مِطْفَآت (miṭfaʾāt))
- firefighting equipment
- fire extinguisher
- fire engine
Declension
Declension of noun مِطْفَأَة (miṭfaʾa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مِطْفَأَة miṭfaʾa | الْمِطْفَأَة al-miṭfaʾa | مِطْفَأَة miṭfaʾat |
| Nominative | مِطْفَأَةٌ miṭfaʾatun | الْمِطْفَأَةُ al-miṭfaʾatu | مِطْفَأَةُ miṭfaʾatu |
| Accusative | مِطْفَأَةً miṭfaʾatan | الْمِطْفَأَةَ al-miṭfaʾata | مِطْفَأَةَ miṭfaʾata |
| Genitive | مِطْفَأَةٍ miṭfaʾatin | الْمِطْفَأَةِ al-miṭfaʾati | مِطْفَأَةِ miṭfaʾati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مِطْفَأَتَيْن miṭfaʾatayn | الْمِطْفَأَتَيْن al-miṭfaʾatayn | مِطْفَأَتَيْ miṭfaʾatay |
| Nominative | مِطْفَأَتَانِ miṭfaʾatāni | الْمِطْفَأَتَانِ al-miṭfaʾatāni | مِطْفَأَتَا miṭfaʾatā |
| Accusative | مِطْفَأَتَيْنِ miṭfaʾatayni | الْمِطْفَأَتَيْنِ al-miṭfaʾatayni | مِطْفَأَتَيْ miṭfaʾatay |
| Genitive | مِطْفَأَتَيْنِ miṭfaʾatayni | الْمِطْفَأَتَيْنِ al-miṭfaʾatayni | مِطْفَأَتَيْ miṭfaʾatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَطَافِئ; مِطْفَآت maṭāfiʾ; miṭfaʾāt | الْمَطَافِئ; الْمِطْفَآت al-maṭāfiʾ; al-miṭfaʾāt | مَطَافِئ; مِطْفَآت maṭāfiʾ; miṭfaʾāt |
| Nominative | مَطَافِئُ; مِطْفَآتٌ maṭāfiʾu; miṭfaʾātun | الْمَطَافِئُ; الْمِطْفَآتُ al-maṭāfiʾu; al-miṭfaʾātu | مَطَافِئُ; مِطْفَآتُ maṭāfiʾu; miṭfaʾātu |
| Accusative | مَطَافِئَ; مِطْفَآتٍ maṭāfiʾa; miṭfaʾātin | الْمَطَافِئَ; الْمِطْفَآتِ al-maṭāfiʾa; al-miṭfaʾāti | مَطَافِئَ; مِطْفَآتِ maṭāfiʾa; miṭfaʾāti |
| Genitive | مَطَافِئَ; مِطْفَآتٍ maṭāfiʾa; miṭfaʾātin | الْمَطَافِئِ; الْمِطْفَآتِ al-maṭāfiʾi; al-miṭfaʾāti | مَطَافِئِ; مِطْفَآتِ maṭāfiʾi; miṭfaʾāti |
Derived terms
- فِرْقَة اَلْمَطَافِئ (firqat al-maṭāfiʾ, “fire brigade, fire department”)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “طفئ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN