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محرقة

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Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Root
ح ر ق (ḥ r q)
17 terms

Noun of place from the root ح ر ق (ḥ-r-q).

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مَحْرَقة (maḥraqaf (plural مَحارِق (maḥāriq) or مَحْرَقات (maḥraqāt))

  1. a place of burning, fire
  2. a mass destruction, scorched-earth policy, a massacre, now especially the Holocaust
  3. Alternative form of مِحْرَقة (miḥraqa, facility where something is burnt)

Etymology 1.2

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مِحْرَقة (miḥraqaf (plural مَحارِق (maḥāriq) or مِحْرَقات (miḥraqāt))

  1. a device for burning, a furnace
  2. a facility where something is burnt, e.g. a crematorium or waste incinerator