משטרה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ט־ר (sh-ṭ-r)
4 terms

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda on the basis of the word שׁוֹטֵר (shotér, “officer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miʃ.taˈʁa/

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Noun

מִשְׁטָרָה • (mishtará) f (plural indefinite מִשְׁטָרוֹת, singular construct מִשְׁטֶרֶת־, plural construct מִשְׁטְרוֹת־) [pattern: מִקְטָלָה]

1. (law enforcement) police

Derived terms

• תַּחֲנַת מִשְׁטָרָה (takhanát mishtará)
• מִשְׁטָרָה צְבָאִית (mishtará tsváit)

Related terms

• שׁוֹטֵר (shotér, “police officer”)
• משטר (mishtár, “regime”)

References

• “משטרה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• משטרה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he