English → Arabic
hammer in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- miṭraqat
- Arabizi
miṭraqa- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- مِطَرَقَاتٌ miṭraqātun
- Root
- ط ر ق
How to use it
“Hammer” is translated as “مطرقة” (miṭraqa), a feminine noun. It refers to the tool with a heavy head used for striking nails.
Example sentences
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اِسْتَخْدَمَ النَّجَّارُ المِطْرَقَةَ لِتَثْبِيتِ الخَشَبِ
istakhdama al-najjāru al-miṭraqata li-tathbīti al-khashabi
The carpenter used the hammer to fasten the wood
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
The Hammer, Starve to Death
المطرقة، الجوع حتى الموت
Why does Tom need a hammer?
لماذا يريد توم المطرقه
The hammer and sickle symbolizes communism.
المطرقة والمنجل يرمزان للشيوعية.
Patients cannot be knocked unconscious with a hammer."
لا يمكننا أن نطرق المرضى بالشاكوش ليفقدوا الوعي"
The Schmidt hammer is an arbitrary scale ranging from 10 to 100.
إن مدقة شميدت هي مقياس عشوائي يتدرج من 10 إلى 100.
NATO is no longer just a hammer; it is an entire toolbox of security options.
إن حلف شمال الأطلسي لم يعد مجرد مطرقة؛ بل أصبح بمثابة صندوق أدوات كامل من الخيارات الأمنية.
An early strong critic of Wade, Talla Sylla, had his face beaten with a hammer.
فقد تلقى تالا سيلا، وهو واحد من أوائل المنتقدين للرئيس واد، ضربة مطرقة على وجهه.
To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail.
للرجل الذي ليس عنده إلا مطرقة في طقم أدواته، تبدو كل مشكلة كالمسمار.
They were like a young boy with a hammer who thinks that every problem resembles a nail.
لقد كانوا كالصبي الصغير الذي يحمل مطرقة ويتصور أن كل مشكلة عبارة عن مسمار.
Hammer it together. Hammer it together with a shoe, if you're me, because they're impossible to assemble.
خطِّمها بالمطرقة جميعها. خطِّمها كلَّهابالحذاء، إذا كنت أنا، لأنها من المستحيل أن تُرَكَّب.
She put her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer. With the hammer she struck Sisera. She struck through his head. Yes, she pierced and struck through his temples.
مدت يدها الى الوتد ويمينها الى مضراب العملة وضربت سيسرا وسحقت راسه شدخت وخرقت صدغه.
She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
مدت يدها الى الوتد ويمينها الى مضراب العملة وضربت سيسرا وسحقت راسه شدخت وخرقت صدغه.
Questions and answers
Is “hammer” always “مطرقة”?
In everyday language yes, though “شاكوش” can also be used, especially for a larger hammer.
Can “مطرقة” be used metaphorically?
Yes, e.g., “مطرقة القانون” means “the hammer of the law”.
Related words and expressions
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