محطة

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the verb حَطَّ‎ (ḥaṭṭa, “to put; to place”), from the root ح ط ط‎ (ḥ-ṭ-ṭ). Compare مَحَطّ‎ (maḥaṭṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ħatˤ.tˤa/
  • (file)

Noun

مَحَطَّة • (maḥaṭṭa) f (plural مَحَطَّات‎ (maḥaṭṭāt))

  1. station
    ‏مَحَطَّةُ وَقُودٍ‎ ― maḥaṭṭatu waqūdin ― gas station
    ‏مَحَطَّةُ بَنْزِينٍ‎ ― maḥaṭṭatu banzīnin ― gas station
    ‏مَحَطَّةُ حَافِلَاتٍ‎ ― maḥaṭṭatu ḥāfilātin ― bus stop

Declension

Egyptian Arabic

Noun

محطة • (maḥáṭṭa) f

  1. station
    ‏محطة باص فين من فضلك؟‎‎
    maḥáṭṭit bāṣ fīn min fáḍlak?
    Where is the bus station?

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ط ط‎
‏محطّة مترو لندن‎‎ ― a London metro station

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَطَّة‎ (maḥaṭṭa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ħat.te/, [mɑˈħɑtˤ.tˤɑ]
  • IPA(key): /ma.ħat.ta/, [mɑˈħɑtˤ.tˤɑ]
  • (file)

Noun

محطّة • (maḥatta) f (plural محطّات‎ (maḥattāt))

  1. station (bus, railway, radio etc.)

Derived terms

See also

  • موقف‎ (mawʔaf, “bus stop, taxi rank”)
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