ميثرة

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the root و ث ر (w ṯ r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miː.θa.ra/

Noun

مِيثَرَة • (mīṯara) f (plural مَوَاثِر (mawāṯir) or مَيَاثِر (mayāṯir))

1. a kind of shabrack or saddle-pillow made of silk, or other silk blankets
   • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḵāriyy, 78:246:

     وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ، عَنْ خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ – أَوْ قَالَ حَلْقَةِ الذَّهَبِ – وَعَنْ لُبْسِ الْحَرِيرِ، وَٱلدِّيبَاجِ، وَٱلسُّنْدُسِ، وَٱلْمَيَاثِرِ.

     wa-nahānā ʕan sabʕin, ʕan ḵātami ḏ-ḏahabi – ʔaw qāla ḥalqati ḏ-ḏahabi – wa-ʕan lubsi l-ḥarīri, wa-d-dībāji, wa-s-sundusi, wa-l-mayāṯiri.

     And he forbade us seven things: to wear golden signets – or golden rings – to wear silk, silk brocade, fine silk or silk saddle-pillows.

Declension

Declension of noun مِيثَرَة (mīṯara)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِيثَرَة mīṯara	الْمِيثَرَة al-mīṯara	مِيثَرَة mīṯarat
Nominative	مِيثَرَةٌ mīṯaratun	الْمِيثَرَةُ al-mīṯaratu	مِيثَرَةُ mīṯaratu
Accusative	مِيثَرَةً mīṯaratan	الْمِيثَرَةَ al-mīṯarata	مِيثَرَةَ mīṯarata
Genitive	مِيثَرَةٍ mīṯaratin	الْمِيثَرَةِ al-mīṯarati	مِيثَرَةِ mīṯarati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِيثَرَتَيْن mīṯaratayn	الْمِيثَرَتَيْن al-mīṯaratayn	مِيثَرَتَيْ mīṯaratay
Nominative	مِيثَرَتَانِ mīṯaratāni	الْمِيثَرَتَانِ al-mīṯaratāni	مِيثَرَتَا mīṯaratā
Accusative	مِيثَرَتَيْنِ mīṯaratayni	الْمِيثَرَتَيْنِ al-mīṯaratayni	مِيثَرَتَيْ mīṯaratay
Genitive	مِيثَرَتَيْنِ mīṯaratayni	الْمِيثَرَتَيْنِ al-mīṯaratayni	مِيثَرَتَيْ mīṯaratay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَاثِر‎; مَيَاثِر mawāṯir‎; mayāṯir	الْمَوَاثِر‎; الْمَيَاثِر al-mawāṯir‎; al-mayāṯir	مَوَاثِر‎; مَيَاثِر mawāṯir‎; mayāṯir
Nominative	مَوَاثِرُ‎; مَيَاثِرُ mawāṯiru‎; mayāṯiru	الْمَوَاثِرُ‎; الْمَيَاثِرُ al-mawāṯiru‎; al-mayāṯiru	مَوَاثِرُ‎; مَيَاثِرُ mawāṯiru‎; mayāṯiru
Accusative	مَوَاثِرَ‎; مَيَاثِرَ mawāṯira‎; mayāṯira	الْمَوَاثِرَ‎; الْمَيَاثِرَ al-mawāṯira‎; al-mayāṯira	مَوَاثِرَ‎; مَيَاثِرَ mawāṯira‎; mayāṯira
Genitive	مَوَاثِرَ‎; مَيَاثِرَ mawāṯira‎; mayāṯira	الْمَوَاثِرِ‎; الْمَيَاثِرِ al-mawāṯiri‎; al-mayāṯiri	مَوَاثِرِ‎; مَيَاثِرِ mawāṯiri‎; mayāṯiri

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “ميثرة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2921
• Freytag, Georg (1837) “ميثرة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 435