متانة

Arabic

Root
م ت ن (m t n)
3 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of مَتُنَ (matuna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.taː.na/

Noun

مَتَانَة • (matāna) f

1. verbal noun of مَتُنَ (matuna) (form I)
2. sturdiness
3. stability

Declension

Declension of noun مَتَانَة (matāna)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَتَانَة matāna	الْمَتَانَة al-matāna	مَتَانَة matānat
Nominative	مَتَانَةٌ matānatun	الْمَتَانَةُ al-matānatu	مَتَانَةُ matānatu
Accusative	مَتَانَةً matānatan	الْمَتَانَةَ al-matānata	مَتَانَةَ matānata
Genitive	مَتَانَةٍ matānatin	الْمَتَانَةِ al-matānati	مَتَانَةِ matānati

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: متانت (metânet)
  • → Turkish: metanet

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَثَانَة (maṯāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.taː.ne/, [maˈtæː.ne]

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Noun

متانة • (matāne) f

1. bladder

Derived terms

• التهاب المتانة (iltihāb il-matāne, “cystitis, bladder infection”)