How do you say "strap" in Arabic?

حَمَّالَةٌ (ḥammālah).

What root does حَمَّالَةٌ come from?

The triliteral root ح م ل (ḥ-m-l), meaning "to carry, bear, convey."

حَمَّالَةٌ is how you say “strap” in Arabic.

Root ح م ل ḥ-m-l. noun (intensive fa''ālah-pattern noun). ḥammālah.

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strap a strap or band that carries or suspends something, e.g. across the shoulder

فأقبل عمر حتى أخذ بحمالة سيفه في عنقه، فلببه به،

Umar approached and took hold of the strap of his sword around his neck, then grabbed him firmly with it.

بِحَمَّالَةِ the strap of

bi- = 'with, by' (here 'took by'); hammala means 'the sword-strap' — heading an 'of…' phrase; the noun after 'bi'.

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Formed on the intensive fa''ālah pattern of the root's basic sense "to carry, bear," this noun denotes an object that does the carrying — a strap.

How do you say "strap" in Arabic?: حَمَّالَةٌ (ḥammālah).
What root does حَمَّالَةٌ come from?: The triliteral root ح م ل (ḥ-m-l), meaning "to carry, bear, convey."