نطاق
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ن ط ق (n-ṭ-q).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni.tˤaːq/
Noun
نِطَاق • (niṭāq) m (plural نُطُق (nuṭuq) or نِطَاقَات (niṭāqāt))
- range, extent, scope
- garrison belt
- limit, boundary
- girth, girdle, belt
- a. 584, ʿAmr ibn Kult̠ūm, his Muʿallaqa, a well-known work:
- عَلَيْنَا البَيْضُ وَٱليَلَبُ ٱليَمَانِي
وَأَسْيَافٌ يَقُمْنَ وَيَنْحَنِيْنَا
عَلَيْنَا كُلُّ سَابِغَةٍ دِلَاصٍ
تَرَى فَوْقَ ٱلنِّطَاقِ لَهَا غُضُوْنَا- ʿalaynā l-bayḍu wal-yalabu l-yamānī
waʾasyāfun yaqumna wayanḥaniynā
ʿalaynā kullu sābiḡatin dilāṣin
tarā fawqa n-niṭāqi lahā ḡuḍuwnā - We are armed with bright sabres, and clad in habergeons
Our scimitars are part straight, part bent.
We have coats of mail that glitter like lightning,
the plaits of which are seen in wrinkles above our belts.
- ʿalaynā l-bayḍu wal-yalabu l-yamānī
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- circle, ring, enclosure
- (taxonomy) domain
Declension
Declension of noun نِطَاق (niṭāq)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نِطَاق niṭāq | النِّطَاق an-niṭāq | نِطَاق niṭāq |
| Nominative | نِطَاقٌ niṭāqun | النِّطَاقُ an-niṭāqu | نِطَاقُ niṭāqu |
| Accusative | نِطَاقًا niṭāqan | النِّطَاقَ an-niṭāqa | نِطَاقَ niṭāqa |
| Genitive | نِطَاقٍ niṭāqin | النِّطَاقِ an-niṭāqi | نِطَاقِ niṭāqi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | نِطَاقَيْن niṭāqayn | النِّطَاقَيْن an-niṭāqayn | نِطَاقَيْ niṭāqay |
| Nominative | نِطَاقَانِ niṭāqāni | النِّطَاقَانِ an-niṭāqāni | نِطَاقَا niṭāqā |
| Accusative | نِطَاقَيْنِ niṭāqayni | النِّطَاقَيْنِ an-niṭāqayni | نِطَاقَيْ niṭāqay |
| Genitive | نِطَاقَيْنِ niṭāqayni | النِّطَاقَيْنِ an-niṭāqayni | نِطَاقَيْ niṭāqay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نُطُق; نِطَاقَات nuṭuq; niṭāqāt | النُّطُق; النِّطَاقَات an-nuṭuq; an-niṭāqāt | نُطُق; نِطَاقَات nuṭuq; niṭāqāt |
| Nominative | نُطُقٌ; نِطَاقَاتٌ nuṭuqun; niṭāqātun | النُّطُقُ; النِّطَاقَاتُ an-nuṭuqu; an-niṭāqātu | نُطُقُ; نِطَاقَاتُ nuṭuqu; niṭāqātu |
| Accusative | نُطُقًا; نِطَاقَاتٍ nuṭuqan; niṭāqātin | النُّطُقَ; النِّطَاقَاتِ an-nuṭuqa; an-niṭāqāti | نُطُقَ; نِطَاقَاتِ nuṭuqa; niṭāqāti |
| Genitive | نُطُقٍ; نِطَاقَاتٍ nuṭuqin; niṭāqātin | النُّطُقِ; النِّطَاقَاتِ an-nuṭuqi; an-niṭāqāti | نُطُقِ; نِطَاقَاتِ nuṭuqi; niṭāqāti |