How to say "rag (cleaning cloth)" in Arabic
New wordMeaningrag (cleaning cloth)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
خِرْقَة
khirqaח'רקה
خرقة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
סמרטוט
smartutسْمَارْتُوت
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New word
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Arabic root
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On the street
How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
شرْوِيطَة
sherwīṭaשרויטהDarija's rag is a sherwīṭa.
In a phrase
مَسَحَ الطَّاوِلَة بِخِرْقَة
masaḥa aṭ-ṭāwila bi-khirqaמסח א-טאולה בח'רקהHe wiped the table with a rag.
Plural
خِرَق
khiraqח'רקbroken plural CiCaC