مطاط

Arabic

Etymology

Characteristic adjective of مَطَّ‎ (maṭṭa, “to stretch”), from the root م ط ط‎ (m-ṭ-ṭ); nominalized in the meaning "rubber".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /matˤ.tˤaːtˤ/

Adjective

مَطَّاط • (maṭṭāṭ) (feminine مَطَّاطَة‎ (maṭṭāṭa), masculine plural مَطَّاطُونَ‎ (maṭṭāṭūna), feminine plural مَطَّاطَات‎ (maṭṭāṭāt))

  1. expandable, stretchy, elastic
  2. rubbery

Declension

Noun

مَطَّاط • (maṭṭāṭ) m

  1. rubber

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “مطاط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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