شرطة

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Latin cohors.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃur.tˁa/
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Noun

شُرْطَة • (šurṭa) f (collective, singulative شُرْطِيّ‎ (šurṭiyy), plural شُرَط‎ (šuraṭ))

(obsolete) vanguard, choice men of the army
police
policemen
police squad, plural: شُرَط‎ (šuraṭ)
bodyguard, henchman

Declension

Declension of noun شُرْطَة (šurṭa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُرْطَة šurṭa	الشُّرْطَة‎ aš-šurṭa	شُرْطَة šurṭat
Nominative	شُرْطَةٌ šurṭatun	الشُّرْطَةُ‎ aš-šurṭatu	شُرْطَةُ šurṭatu
Accusative	شُرْطَةً šurṭatan	الشُّرْطَةَ‎ aš-šurṭata	شُرْطَةَ šurṭata
Genitive	شُرْطَةٍ šurṭatin	الشُّرْطَةِ‎ aš-šurṭati	شُرْطَةِ šurṭati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُرْطَتَيْن‎ šurṭatayn	الشُّرْطَتَيْن‎ aš-šurṭatayn	شُرْطَتَيْ‎ šurṭatay
Nominative	شُرْطَتَانِ‎ šurṭatāni	الشُّرْطَتَانِ‎ aš-šurṭatāni	شُرْطَتَا‎ šurṭatā
Accusative	شُرْطَتَيْنِ‎ šurṭatayni	الشُّرْطَتَيْنِ‎ aš-šurṭatayni	شُرْطَتَيْ‎ šurṭatay
Genitive	شُرْطَتَيْنِ‎ šurṭatayni	الشُّرْطَتَيْنِ‎ aš-šurṭatayni	شُرْطَتَيْ‎ šurṭatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُرَط‎ šuraṭ	الشُّرَط‎ aš-šuraṭ	شُرَط‎ šuraṭ
Nominative	شُرَطٌ‎ šuraṭun	الشُّرَطُ‎ aš-šuraṭu	شُرَطُ‎ šuraṭu
Accusative	شُرَطًا‎ šuraṭan	الشُّرَطَ‎ aš-šuraṭa	شُرَطَ‎ šuraṭa
Genitive	شُرَطٍ‎ šuraṭin	الشُّرَطِ‎ aš-šuraṭi	شُرَطِ‎ šuraṭi

Related terms

شُرْطِيّ‎ (šurṭiyy)

Etymology 2

Instance noun of شَرْط‎ (šarṭ, “incision”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃar.tˁa/

Noun

شَرْطَة • (šarṭa) f (plural شَرَطَات‎ (šaraṭāt))

line, streak, stroke
1. hyphen

Declension

Declension of noun شَرْطَة (šarṭa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرْطَة šarṭa	الشَّرْطَة‎ aš-šarṭa	شَرْطَة šarṭat
Nominative	شَرْطَةٌ šarṭatun	الشَّرْطَةُ‎ aš-šarṭatu	شَرْطَةُ šarṭatu
Accusative	شَرْطَةً šarṭatan	الشَّرْطَةَ‎ aš-šarṭata	شَرْطَةَ šarṭata
Genitive	شَرْطَةٍ šarṭatin	الشَّرْطَةِ‎ aš-šarṭati	شَرْطَةِ šarṭati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرْطَتَيْن‎ šarṭatayn	الشَّرْطَتَيْن‎ aš-šarṭatayn	شَرْطَتَيْ‎ šarṭatay
Nominative	شَرْطَتَانِ‎ šarṭatāni	الشَّرْطَتَانِ‎ aš-šarṭatāni	شَرْطَتَا‎ šarṭatā
Accusative	شَرْطَتَيْنِ‎ šarṭatayni	الشَّرْطَتَيْنِ‎ aš-šarṭatayni	شَرْطَتَيْ‎ šarṭatay
Genitive	شَرْطَتَيْنِ‎ šarṭatayni	الشَّرْطَتَيْنِ‎ aš-šarṭatayni	شَرْطَتَيْ‎ šarṭatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَرَطَات‎ šaraṭāt	الشَّرَطَات‎ aš-šaraṭāt	شَرَطَات‎ šaraṭāt
Nominative	شَرَطَاتٌ‎ šaraṭātun	الشَّرَطَاتُ‎ aš-šaraṭātu	شَرَطَاتُ‎ šaraṭātu
Accusative	شَرَطَاتٍ‎ šaraṭātin	الشَّرَطَاتِ‎ aš-šaraṭāti	شَرَطَاتِ‎ šaraṭāti
Genitive	شَرَطَاتٍ‎ šaraṭātin	الشَّرَطَاتِ‎ aš-šaraṭāti	شَرَطَاتِ‎ šaraṭāti

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “شرطة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1533
Irfan Shahîd (2008), “Latin Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 6
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “شرطة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 537
Wehr, Hans (1979), “شرطة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 543

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic شُرْطَة‎ (šurṭa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃurtˁa/

Noun

شُرْطَة • (šurṭa) f pl

police
policemen (plural)

Etymology 2

From Arabic شَرْطَة‎ (šarṭa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃartˁa/

Noun

شَرْطَة • (šarṭa) f

(plural شَرْطات‎ ‎(šarṭāt))

hyphen
dash

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