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أَداء
performance /ʔaˈdaːʔ/
nounB1#1630 most common
Also: execution, rendition, payment (of a debt)
Example sentences
أَداء الفريق جيّد.
The team's performance is good.
كان أَداء الطالب ممتازًا.
The student's performance was excellent.
أُعجب الجمهور بأَداء الممثّلة.
The audience admired the actress's performance.
يعتمد أَداء الشركة على جودة الإدارة.
The company's performance depends on the quality of management.
يجب أَداء الصلاة في وقتها المحدّد.
The prayer must be performed at its appointed time.
أدّى تحسين أَداء المحرّك إلى خفض استهلاك الوقود رغم ارتفاع تكلفته الأوّليّة.
Improving the engine's performance led to lower fuel consumption despite its higher initial cost.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَداءٌ | — |
| Genitive | أَداءٍ | — |
| Accusative | أَداءً | — |
| Vocative | يا أَداءُ | — |
Word family
أدّىto perform, to pay
تأديةperformance, fulfillment
مؤدّيperformer
مُؤَدّىmeaning, import, result
Etymology
The noun comes from the Arabic root hamza-dal-waw, meaning to carry out or deliver. It is the verbal noun of the form II verb addā, to perform or pay. The sense spans both physical delivery of a debt and the carrying out of a task or role.
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