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أَخِير
last, final /ʔaˈxiːr/
adjectiveA1#258 most common
Also: final, latest, most recent
Example sentences
هٰذا هو اليوم الأخير.
This is the last day.
قرأتُ الفصل الأخير من الكتاب.
I read the last chapter of the book.
شاهدنا الحلقة الأخيرة من المسلسل.
We watched the last episode of the series.
في اللحظة الأخيرة، غيّر رأيه تماماً.
At the last moment, he changed his mind completely.
كان أداؤه في الامتحان الأخير مخيّباً للآمال.
His performance in the last exam was disappointing.
لم يكن قراره الأخير سوى محاولة يائسة لإنقاذ ما تبقّى من المشروع.
His final decision was nothing but a desperate attempt to save what remained of the project.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَخِيرٌ | أَخِيرُونَ |
| Genitive | أَخِيرٍ | أَخِيرِينَ |
| Accusative | أَخِيراً | أَخِيرِينَ |
| Vocative | يا أَخِيرُ | يا أَخِيرُونَ |
Word family
آخِرend, last partآخَرother, another
تأخّرto be late, be delayed
أخّرto postpone, delay
مُتأخِّرlate, delayed
Etymology
From the Semitic root ʔ-x-r, which carries the sense of being behind, coming after, or being late. The adjective follows the faʕīl pattern, giving the meaning of the one that comes last. The same root yields the noun آخِر (the end) and the verb تأخّر (to be late).
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