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سُتْرَة
jacket /ˈsut.ra/
nounB1#1803 most common
Also: vest, coat, blazer
Example sentences
هَذِهِ سُتْرَة.
This is a jacket.
أَيْنَ سُتْرَتِي؟
Where is my jacket?
اِشْتَرَيْتُ سُتْرَةً جَدِيدَة.
I bought a new jacket.
اِرْتَدِ السُّتْرَةَ لِأَنَّ الجَوَّ بَارِد.
Put on the jacket because the weather is cold.
نَسِيتُ سُتْرَتِي فِي المَطْعَمِ أَمْسِ.
I forgot my jacket at the restaurant yesterday.
يَجِبُ عَلَى كُلِّ رَاكِبٍ أَنْ يَرْتَدِيَ سُتْرَةَ النَّجَاةِ قَبْلَ الإِبْحَار.
Every passenger must wear a life jacket before sailing.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سُتْرَةٌ | سُتَرٌ |
| Genitive | سُتْرَةٍ | سُتَرٍ |
| Accusative | سُتْرَةً | سُتَرًا |
| Vocative | يَا سُتْرَةُ | يَا سُتَرُ |
Word family
سَتَرَto cover, conceal
سَتْرcovering, concealment
سِتَارcurtain, screen
مَسْتُورcovered, hidden
سُتْرَة النَّجَاةlife jacket
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root س-ت-ر (s-t-r), which means to cover or conceal. A سُتْرَة is therefore a thing that covers the body. The same root gives words for curtains and screens.
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