ترعة

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic תַּרְעָא (tarʿā, “opening, gate”). Doublet of ثُغْرَة (ṯuḡra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tur.ʕa/

Noun

تُرْعَة • (turʕa) f (plural تُرَع (turaʕ) or تُرْعَات (turʕāt))

1. gate, portal
   • 7th century CE, Sunan Ibn Mājah, section 25:

     إِنَّ أُحُدًا جَبَلٌ يُحِبُّنَا وَنُحِبُّهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى تُرْعَةٍ مِنْ تُرَعِ الْجَنَّةِ وَعَيْرٌ عَلَى تُرْعَةٍ مِنْ تُرَعِ النَّارِ.

     ʔinna ʔuḥudan jabalun yuḥibbunā wanuḥibbuhu wahuwa ʕalā turʕatin min turaʕi al-jannati waʕayrun ʕalā turʕatin min turaʕi an-nāri.

     ʾuḥud is a mountain which loves us and we love it, and it stands at one of the gates of Paradise. And ʿayr stands at one of the gates of Hell.’”

2. mouth of a rivulet, of a watering-trough, of a water-tank or of an other source of water
3. (rare) stair, flight of steps
4. canal, channel of water

Declension

Declension of noun تُرْعَة (turʕa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تُرْعَة turʕa	التُّرْعَة at-turʕa	تُرْعَة turʕat
Nominative	تُرْعَةٌ turʕatun	التُّرْعَةُ at-turʕatu	تُرْعَةُ turʕatu
Accusative	تُرْعَةً turʕatan	التُّرْعَةَ at-turʕata	تُرْعَةَ turʕata
Genitive	تُرْعَةٍ turʕatin	التُّرْعَةِ at-turʕati	تُرْعَةِ turʕati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تُرْعَتَيْن turʕatayn	التُّرْعَتَيْن at-turʕatayn	تُرْعَتَيْ turʕatay
Nominative	تُرْعَتَانِ turʕatāni	التُّرْعَتَانِ at-turʕatāni	تُرْعَتَا turʕatā
Accusative	تُرْعَتَيْنِ turʕatayni	التُّرْعَتَيْنِ at-turʕatayni	تُرْعَتَيْ turʕatay
Genitive	تُرْعَتَيْنِ turʕatayni	التُّرْعَتَيْنِ at-turʕatayni	تُرْعَتَيْ turʕatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تُرَع‎; تُرْعَات turaʕ‎; turʕāt	التُّرَع‎; التُّرْعَات at-turaʕ‎; at-turʕāt	تُرَع‎; تُرْعَات turaʕ‎; turʕāt
Nominative	تُرَعٌ‎; تُرْعَاتٌ turaʕun‎; turʕātun	التُّرَعُ‎; التُّرْعَاتُ at-turaʕu‎; at-turʕātu	تُرَعُ‎; تُرْعَاتُ turaʕu‎; turʕātu
Accusative	تُرَعًا‎; تُرْعَاتٍ turaʕan‎; turʕātin	التُّرَعَ‎; التُّرْعَاتِ at-turaʕa‎; at-turʕāti	تُرَعَ‎; تُرْعَاتِ turaʕa‎; turʕāti
Genitive	تُرَعٍ‎; تُرْعَاتٍ turaʕin‎; turʕātin	التُّرَعِ‎; التُّرْعَاتِ at-turaʕi‎; at-turʕāti	تُرَعِ‎; تُرْعَاتِ turaʕi‎; turʕāti

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 15
• Freytag, Georg (1830) “ترعة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 189
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “ترعة”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[2] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 197
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “ترعة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate, page 303
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ترعة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen, page 171
• Wahrmund, Adolf (1887) “ترعة”, in Handwörterbuch der neu-arabischen und deutschen Sprache‎^[5] (in German), volume 1, Gießen: J. Ricker’sche Buchhandlung, page 315
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “ترعة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[6] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 139