منشفة

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the verbs نَشَفَ (našafa, to absorb) and نَشِفَ (našifa, to dry out), from the root ن ش ف (n-š-f).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /min.ʃa.fa/

Noun

مِنْشَفَة (minšafa) f (plural مِنْشَفَات (minšafāt) or مَنَاشِف (manāšif))

  1. towel, drying towel
  2. wiper, duster
  3. napkin

Declension

References

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ش ف

Etymology

From Arabic مِنْشَفَة (minšafa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /man.ʃa.fe/, [ˈman.ʃa.fe]
  • IPA(key): /man.ʃa.fa/, [ˈman.ʃa.fa]
  • (file)

Noun

منشفة (manšafe) f (plural مناشف (manāšef))

  1. towel
    Synonym: بشكير (baškīr)

See also

  • فوطة (fūṭa, small towel)
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