مطبعة

العربية

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مطبعة

/matˤ.ba.ʕa/

Where it comes from

From Ottoman Turkish مطبعه (matbaʾa), a noun of place from the root ط ب ع (ṭ b ʕ). Printing did not start in the Arab world until Napoléon brought a printing press to Egypt in 1798, whereas the Ottomans had first private tries from 1726 (it did not become widescale until the next century).

noun مَطْبَعَة · maṭbaʕa · مَطَابِع · الْمَطْبَعَة

printery, printing press, print shop, any place that prints

In English

printing house company chiefly devoted to printing

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"مطبعة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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مطبعة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A9

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"مطبعة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مطبعة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}