مسطرة

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb سَطَرَ (saṭara), morphologically from the root س ط ر (s-ṭ-r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mis.tˁa.ra/

Noun

مِسْطَرَة (misṭara) f (plural مَسَاطِر (masāṭir) or مِسْطَرَات (misṭarāt))

  1. ruler (measuring or drawing device)

Declension

References

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