شرموطة

Arabic

Alternative forms

  • شَرْطُوطَة (šarṭūṭa)

Etymology

From شَرْمَطَ (šarmaṭa, to shred). Most Semitists agree that it is of non-Semitic origin; perhaps from Middle Persian clm (charm, a piece of skin, hide, or leather), perhaps conflated with Middle Persian šlm (šarm, shame). Compare Hebrew סְמַרְטוּט (s'martút, rag), Aramaic מַרְטוּטָא (marṭūṭā), סְמַרְטוּטָא (səmarṭūṭā, coarse garment).

Noun

شَرْمُوطَة (šarmūṭa) f (plural شَرَامِيط (šarāmīṭ))

  1. (now widely avoided) rag, shred, tatter
    Synonym: خَلَق (ḵalaq)
  2. (vulgar) whore, slut

Declension

Synonyms

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