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lintel in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʿitbah
- Arabizi
3itba- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- عِتَبٌ ʿitab
- Root
- ع ت ب
How to use it
"Lintel" translates to عِتْبَة (feminine). It is the horizontal beam over a door or window. In construction talk you may also hear "عِتْبَةُ البَاب" (door lintel).
Example sentences
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وَضَعَ النَّحَّاسُ عِتْبَةً جَدِيدَةً فَوْقَ البَابِ.
waḍaʿa al-naḥḥāsu ʿitbatan jadīdatan fawqa al-bābi.
The plumber installed a new lintel above the door.
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تَحْمِي العِتْبَةُ الجُدْرَانَ مِنَ الانْهِرارِ.
taḥmī al-ʿitbata al-judrāna mina al-inhirāri.
The lintel protects the walls from collapse.
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يُسْتَخْدَمُ العِتْبَةُ فِي بِنَاءِ مَبَانٍ قَدِيمَةٍ.
yustakhdamu al-ʿitbatu fī bināʾi mabānin qadīma.
The lintel is used in constructing old buildings.
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.
For the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive wood: the lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.
وعمل لباب المحراب مصراعين من خشب الزيتون. الساكف والقائمتان مخمّسة.
And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.
وعمل لباب المحراب مصراعين من خشب الزيتون. الساكف والقائمتان مخمّسة.
They shall take some of the blood, and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel, on the houses in which they shall eat it.
ويأخذون من الدم ويجعلونه على القائمتين والعتبة العليا في البيوت التي يأكلونه فيها.
Questions and answers
Is "عتبة" also used for a doorstep?
Yes, in everyday speech "عتبة" can mean the threshold of a door.
What is the plural form?
The plural is عِتَبٌ.
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