مطره

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Ottoman Turkish

مطره

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَطَرَة (maṭara, “waterskin”), from Aramaic מַטְרְתָא (maṭərṯā, “double sack for grain, gold etc.”), ultimately from Ancient Greek μετρητής (metrētḗs).

Noun

مطره • (matara or metre or medre or metra) (definite accusative مطره‌یی (matarayı), plural مطره‌لر (mataralar))

  1. waterskin, field-flask, a container for water normally made of tanned skin
    Synonyms: آبكش (abkeş), طولوم (tulum), قربه (kırba)
  2. (chemistry) matrass, a type of bolthead flask used in chemical distillation
  3. a liquid measure around 10–20 litres and a dry measure over 5 kilograms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: matara
  • → Armenian: մաթարայ (matʻaray)
  • → Georgian: მათარა (matara)

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