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بطق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily concerns the concept of a small piece of paper or cloth, often used for writing notes, recording information, or as a label. It can also refer to a tag or ticket, particularly one indicating price or content.

Derived headwords

البطاقةnoun
  1. 1.
    noteboth

    A small piece of paper used for writing notes or messages.

  2. 2.
    labelboth

    A small piece of paper or cloth attached to an item, indicating its value, contents, or price.

  3. 3.
    ticketmodern

    A small piece of paper or card used as a voucher or identification.

  4. 4.
    patchclassical

    A small piece of cloth, especially one sewn onto a garment.

Parallel reading

البطاقة: الورقة
The battāqah: the paper.
البطاقة رقعة صغيرة يثبت فيها مقدار ما تجعل فيه
The battāqah is a small patch in which is fixed the amount of what is placed in it.
إن كان عينا فوزنه أو عدده، وإن كان متاعا فقيمته
If it is currency, its weight or number, and if it is goods, its value.
اكتبيها في بطاقة أي رقعة صغيرة
Write it on a battāqah, meaning a small piece of paper.
البطاقة رقعة صغيرة وهي كلمة مبتذلة بمصر وما والاها
The battāqah is a small patch, and it is a common word in Egypt and its surrounding regions.
يدعون الرقعة التي تكون في الثوب وفيها رقم ثمنه بطاقة
They call the patch that is on a garment and contains its price tag a battāqah.
البطاقة الرقعة الصغيرة تكون في الثوب وفيها رقم ثمنه بلغة مصر
The battāqah is the small patch on a garment that contains its price tag, in the dialect of Egypt.
لأنها تشد بطاقة من هدب الثوب
Because it is attached to a battāqah from the fringe of the garment.
يؤتى برجل يوم القيامة فتخرج له تسعة وتسعون سجلا فيها خطاياه
A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection, and ninety-nine scrolls containing his sins will be brought out for him.
ويخرج له بطاقة فيها شهادة أن لا إله إلا الله فترجح بها
And a battāqah containing the testimony 'There is no god but Allah' will be brought out for him, and it will outweigh them.