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أَساس
foundation /ʔaˈsaːs/
nounA2#1348 most common
Also: basis, base, groundwork
Example sentences
هٰذا أَساس قَوِيّ.
This is a strong foundation.
لِبَيتِنا أَساس مَتين.
Our house has a solid foundation.
العِلمُ أَساسُ النَّجاح.
Knowledge is the basis of success.
بَنَوا الشَّرِكةَ عَلى أُسُسٍ سَليمة.
They built the company on sound foundations.
لا أَساسَ لِهٰذِهِ الشّائِعاتِ مِنَ الصِّحّة.
These rumors have no basis in truth.
يَستَنِدُ الِاتِّفاقُ بِأَكمَلِهِ إلى أُسُسٍ قانونيّةٍ مَتينةٍ يَصعُبُ الطَّعنُ فيها.
The entire agreement rests on solid legal foundations that are difficult to challenge.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَساسٌ | أُسُسٌ |
| Genitive | أَساسٍ | أُسُسٍ |
| Accusative | أَساساً | أُسُساً |
| Vocative | يا أَساسُ | يا أُسُسُ |
Word family
أَساسِيّbasic, fundamental
أَسَّسَto found, establish
تَأْسيسfounding, establishment
مُؤَسَّسةinstitution, organization
مُؤَسِّسfounder
Etymology
أَساس derives from the Arabic root أ-س-س, meaning to found or set in place. The verb أَسَّسَ, to establish, comes from the same root, as does مُؤَسَّسة, institution. The word names both the physical base of a building and the abstract grounds for an idea or a claim.
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