مسطار

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

مُسْطَار (musṭārm, worse vocalization مِسْطَار (misṭār); alleged plural مَسَاطِير (masāṭīr)

  1. alternative form of مُصْطَار (muṣṭār, must)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Root
س ط ر (s-ṭ-r)

Tool noun of سَطَرَ (saṭara, to draw lines).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

مِسْطَار (misṭārm (plural مَسَاطِير (masāṭīr)) (regional)

  1. bevel, trowel, and similar handicraft tools for ensuring evenness of what is built
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References[edit]

  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “مسطار”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 570