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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
mercenary

مرتزق ج مرتزقة‏

مُرْتَزِقٌ ج مُرْتَزَقَةٌ‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: active
Frequency: 1
Part of speech: Noun
Morphological category: nomen agentis
Morph. pattern: مُفْتَعِلٌ
Form: VIII
Root: رزق
Subject: Military

Sample sentences:

قامَ الديكتاتورُ باسْتِخْدامِ الآلافِ مِنَ الجُنودِ المُرْتَزِقَةِ مِنْ أَجلِ مُحارَبَةِ أَعْدائِهِ.