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إِضاءَة
lighting, illumination /ʔiˈdˤaːʔa/
nounB2#4254 most common
Also: a light fixture, highlighting (of an issue)
Example sentences
الإضاءة جميلة.
The lighting is beautiful.
أشعل الإضاءة عندما دخل الغرفة.
He turned on the lighting when he entered the room.
إضاءة الشارع ضعيفة جداً في هذا الحي.
The street lighting is very weak in this neighborhood.
تحتاج الشركة إلى تحسين إضاءة المكتب لتقليل إجهاد العين.
The company needs to improve the office lighting to reduce eye strain.
صمم المهندس نظام إضاءة ذكياً يعمل بالطاقة الشمسية.
The engineer designed a smart lighting system that runs on solar power.
تلعب الإضاءة الخافتة دوراً كبيراً في خلق أجواء حميمية داخل المطعم.
Dim lighting plays a major role in creating an intimate atmosphere inside the restaurant.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | إضاءةٌ | إضاءاتٌ |
| Genitive | إضاءةٍ | إضاءاتٍ |
| Accusative | إضاءةً | إضاءاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا إضاءةُ | يا إضاءاتُ |
Word family
ضوءlight
أضاءto light up, illuminate
مُضيءluminous, shining
استضاءةthe act of seeking or being lit by light
إضاءاتlighting fixtures; (modern usage) highlights or insights on a topic
Etymology
إضاءة is the verbal noun (masdar) of the Form IV verb أضاءَ, meaning to light something up or make it shine. Form IV verbs add a causative sense to the base root, so the underlying root ض و ء, which gives ضوء (light), becomes أضاء (to cause to shine) and then إضاءة (the act of causing to shine, i.e. lighting). The pattern is regular for Form IV masdars of hollow roots, where the middle weak letter drops and a تاء مربوطة closes the word.
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