Arabic

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Root
ع ر ض (ʕ r ḍ)
15 terms

Etymology

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Tool noun formed from active participle of عَرَضَ (ʕaraḍa, to happen), as عَارِض (ʕāriḍ, obstacle) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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عَارِضَة (ʕāriḍaf (plural عَارِضَات (ʕāriḍāt) or عَوَارِض (ʕawāriḍ), masculine عَارِض (ʕāriḍ))

  1. female equivalent of عَارِض (ʕāriḍ)
  2. a cross-piece of wood, beam, lintel, girder and the like
  3. power of speech, eloquence, oratory determination and perspicuity, energy in wording
  4. an object of need, a want

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: arizə
  • Persian: عارضه
  • Ottoman Turkish: عارضه (arıza)