مضرب

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See also: مصرت

Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ض ر ب (ḍ-r-b).

Pronunciation

Noun

مِضْرَب (miḍrabm (plural مَضَارِب (maḍārib))

  1. bat, racket (club used for striking the ball in sports)
    • 2011, Mahmoud Gaafar, Jane Wightwick, Easy Arabic Reader, page 32:
      مَثَلاً، عِنْدَنَا فِي كَالِيفُورْنِيَا لَوْ كَانَ دُكَّان يَبِيع مَضَارِب التِّنِس، فَإِنَّ جَارَهُ لَنْ يَبِيع مَضَارِب التِّنِس أَيْضًا.
      maṯalan, ʕindanā fī kālīfūrniyā law kāna dukkān yabīʕ maḍārib at-tinis, faʔinna jārahu lan yabīʕ maḍārib at-tinis ʔayḍan.
      For example, in California, if it were a shop selling tennis rackets, its neighbour would not sell tennis rackets either.

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ضرب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ض ر ب
3 terms
مضْرَب تِنِس

Etymology

From Arabic مِضْرَب (miḍrab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /madˤ.rab/, /midˤ.rab/

Noun

مَضرب or مِضرب (maḍrab or miḍrabm (plural مَضَارِب (maḍārib))

  1. bat (club used for striking the ball in sports)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض ر ب
3 terms

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُضْرِب (muḍrib).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mudˤ.rib/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Participle

مضرب (muḍrib) (feminine مضربة (muḍribe), common plural مضربين (muḍribīn))

  1. active participle of أضرب (ʔaḍrab, to go on strike)

Noun

مضرب (muḍribm (plural مضربين (muḍribīn), feminine مضربة (muḍribe))

  1. striker

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَضرَب.

Pronunciation

Noun

مضرب (maḍrabm (plural مضارب (maḍārib))

  1. bat, racket