ضرطة

Hijazi Arabic
Root
ض ر ط
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَرْطَة (ḍarṭa), most probably through Egyptian Arabic ضَرْطَة (ẓarṭa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zˤar.tˤa/

Noun

ضرطة • (ẓarṭa) f (singulative, collective ضُراط m (ẓurāṭ), plural ضَرْطَات (ẓarṭāt))

  1. fart (vulgar)
    Alternative form: زَرْطَة (ẓarṭa)

Notes

The roots ⟨ض ب ط⟩ and ⟨ض ر ط⟩ are the only roots where ض is pronounced /zˤ/ instead of the standard /dˤ/.

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