قاطرة

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Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun derived from the active participle of قَطَرَ (qaṭara, to tow), composed of قَاطِر (qāṭir, one who tows) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Noun

قَاطِرَة (qāṭiraf (plural قَاطِرَات (qāṭirāt))

  1. locomotive
  2. tractor
  3. tractor truck
  4. rail car

Declension

References

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