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))

  1. ruler (measuring or drawing device)
  2. 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، […]
      ʔilā ḏālika šaddada wazīru l-mīzāniyyati ʕalā ḍarūrati tafʕīli l-masāṭiri l-ʔidāriyyati l-munaẓẓimati litadbīri l-milki l-ḵāṣṣi li-d-dawlati ka-t-taḵṣīṣi bi-n-nisbati lilḥālāti llatī tahummu l-ʔidārāti wat-tajhīzāti l-ʕumūmiyyati wat-tafwīti bi-n-nisbati liljamāʕāti l-maḥalliyyati wal-muʔassasāti l-ʕumūmiyyati, […]
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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))

  1. ruler (measuring or drawing device)

Hijazi Arabic
Root
س ط ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مِسْطَرَة (misṭara).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mis.tˤa.ra/, [mɪsˤ.tˤa.ra]

Noun

مسطرة • (misṭara) f (plural مساطر (masāṭir))

  1. ruler (measuring or drawing device)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِسْطَرَة (misṭara).

Noun

مسطرة • (másṭara) f (plural مساطر (masāṭer))

  1. ruler (measuring or drawing device)
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