مضراب

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Azerbaijani

Noun

مضراب (mizrab) (definite accusative مضرابی, plural مضرابلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of mizrab (plectrum)

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

مضراب

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِضْرَاب (miḍrāb, plectrum).

Noun

مضراب (mızrab) (definite accusative مضرابی (mızrabı), plural مضاریب (mazârîb))

  1. plectrum, a small piece of metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of an instrument, such as a lyre, guitar, etc.
    Synonyms: تازیانه (taziyane), زخمه (zahme)

Descendants

  • Turkish: mızrap

Further reading

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Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مِضْرَاب (miḍrāb).

Noun

مضراب (mezrâb)

  1. plectrum
  2. (music) mezrab, a small lightweight hammer with a slightly curved end and an inbuilt pick that is used to play the santur (Iranian hammered dulcimer) by striking the strings.

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