mukataa
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An official building where government leaders work
- noun
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mukataa
- The president held an emergency meeting at the mukataa to address the crisis.
Examples
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Security was tightened around the mukataa after the recent unrest.
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Journalists gathered outside the mukataa during the peace negotiations.
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The new mukataa was inaugurated last week.
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She works at the main mukataa in the city.
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The president held an emergency meeting at the mukataa to address the crisis.
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Security was tightened around the mukataa after the recent unrest.
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Journalists gathered outside the mukataa during the peace negotiations.
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Etymology
The word mukataa comes from the Arabic muqāṭaʿa, from a root qaṭaʿa meaning 'to cut' or 'to separate', so it originally meant a place 'set apart' or 'assigned'. That's why a mukataa refers to an official compound or headquarters, a place set apart for government or administrative work.