Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From root ف ج ء (f-j-ʔ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mu.faː.d͡ʒa.ʔa/
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Noun edit

مُفَاجَأَة (mufājaʔaf (plural مُفاجَآت (mufājaʔāt))

  1. verbal noun of فَاجَأَ (fājaʔa) (form III)
  2. surprise
    يَا لَلْمُفَاجَأَةِ!yā la-l-mufājaʔati!What a surprise!

Declension edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “فجء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN