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, please?

South Levantine Arabic

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

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَطَّة (maḥaṭṭa).

Pronunciation

  • 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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