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أَعْذَر
to give a valid excuse (and so be free of blame) /ˈʔaʕðara/
verbA2#1260 most common
Also: to do one's utmost so as to leave no room for blame, to give fair warning, leaving someone no excuse, to apologize, excuse oneself
Example sentences
أَعْذَرَ أَخي اليَوْمَ.
My brother gave a valid excuse today.
لَقَدْ أَعْذَرَ الطّالِبُ لِأَنَّهُ كانَ مَريضًا.
The student had a valid excuse because he was sick.
مَنْ أَنْذَرَ فَقَدْ أَعْذَرَ.
Whoever has warned has thereby cleared himself of blame.
أَعْذَرَ المُديرُ إلى مُوَظَّفيهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَ القَرارَ الصَّعْبَ.
The manager gave his staff fair warning before taking the difficult decision.
قَدْ أَعْذَرْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ، فَلا حُجَّةَ لَكُمْ بَعْدَ اليَوْمِ.
I have given you fair warning, so you have no argument left after today.
أَعْذَرَ الفَريقُ في الدِّفاعِ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ حَتّى لَمْ يَبْقَ لِلائِمٍ مَقالٌ.
The team did its utmost in defending itself, until no critic had anything left to say.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُعْذِرُ | أَعْذَرْتُ | سَأُعْذِرُ |
| 2sg | تُعْذِرُ | أَعْذَرْتَ | سَتُعْذِرُ |
| 3sg | يُعْذِرُ | أَعْذَرَ | سَيُعْذِرُ |
| 1pl | نُعْذِرُ | أَعْذَرْنا | سَنُعْذِرُ |
| 2pl | تُعْذِرونَ | أَعْذَرْتُمْ | سَتُعْذِرونَ |
| 3pl | يُعْذِرونَ | أَعْذَروا | سَيُعْذِرونَ |
Word family
عُذْرexcuse, apologyمَعْذِرَةapology, plea of excuse
اِعْتَذَرَto apologize
مَعْذورexcused, having a valid excuse
عَذَرَto excuse, pardon (someone)
Etymology
The verb comes from the triliteral Arabic root ع-ذ-ر, which carries the ideas of excuse, apology, and freedom from blame. It is the Form IV (أَفْعَلَ) verb built on that root, a pattern that often adds a causative or intensive sense. From the same root come عُذْر, an excuse, and اِعْتَذَرَ, to apologize.
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