Where does “مطرقة” come from?
مطرقة (Arabic) comes from Aramaic מטרקא, from Aramaic טרק — to hit, sting, bite, close a door, mix.
مطرقة (Arabic): hammer; sledgehammer; mallet, bat, racket, stick...
Definitions
- hammer; sledgehammer; mallet, bat, racket, stick...
Ancestry of “مطرقة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aramaic | מטרקא | goad, whip, device for driving livestock |
| 2 | Aramaic | טרק | to hit, sting, bite, close a door, mix |