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إِزْعاج
disturbance, bother /ʔizˈʕaːdʒ/
nounB1#2067 most common
Also: annoyance, inconvenience, trouble
Example sentences
آسِف عَلى الإِزْعاج.
Sorry for the bother.
لا أُريدُ أَيَّ إِزْعاج.
I don't want any trouble.
هٰذا الصَّوتُ العالي يُسَبِّبُ إِزْعاجاً كَبيراً.
This loud noise causes a lot of disturbance.
كانَ ضَجيجُ الجيرانِ مَصْدَرَ إِزْعاجٍ دائِمٍ لي.
The neighbors' noise was a constant source of annoyance to me.
عَلَّقَ عَلى بابِ غُرْفَتِهِ لافِتَةَ "مَمْنوعُ الإِزْعاج".
He hung a "Do Not Disturb" sign on his door.
تَجَنَّبَ إِزْعاجَ زُمَلائِهِ بِخَفْضِ صَوْتِ هاتِفِهِ أَثْناءَ الِاجْتِماع.
He avoided disturbing his colleagues by lowering his phone's volume during the meeting.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | إِزْعاجٌ | إِزْعاجاتٌ |
| Genitive | إِزْعاجٍ | إِزْعاجاتٍ |
| Accusative | إِزْعاجاً | إِزْعاجاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا إِزْعاجُ | يا إِزْعاجاتُ |
Word family
أَزْعَجَto disturb, to annoy
مُزْعِجannoying, disturbingمُزْعَجdisturbed, bothered
انْزِعاجannoyance, irritation (Form VII)
Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the Form IV verb أَزْعَجَ, "to disturb" or "to unsettle." It is built on the triliteral Semitic root ز-ع-ج, which carries the sense of unrest and being driven from a place. The noun names the act or state of disturbing.
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