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إِعادَة
repetition /ʔiˈʕaːda/
nounA1#585 most common
Also: redoing, repeat, return or restoration
Example sentences
إِعادَةُ الكلماتِ مُفيدةٌ.
Repeating the words is useful.
طَلَبَ المُعلّمُ إِعادَةَ التمرينِ.
The teacher asked for a repeat of the exercise.
إِعادَةُ التدويرِ تَحمي البيئةَ.
Recycling protects the environment.
قرّرتِ الحكومةُ إِعادَةَ إعمارِ المدينةِ بعدَ الحربِ.
The government decided to rebuild the city after the war.
يتطلّبُ الأمرُ إِعادَةَ النظرِ في السياسةِ الاقتصاديةِ.
The matter calls for reconsidering the economic policy.
لم تكنْ إِعادةُ بثِّ المقابلةِ سوى محاولةٍ لتلميعِ صورةِ الوزيرِ.
The rebroadcast of the interview was nothing but an attempt to polish the minister's image.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | إِعادَةٌ | إِعاداتٌ |
| Genitive | إِعادَةٍ | إِعاداتٍ |
| Accusative | إِعادَةً | إِعاداتٍ |
| Vocative | يا إِعادَةُ | يا إِعاداتُ |
Word family
أَعادَto repeat, to return something
عادَto return, to come back
اِستِعادةrecovery, restoration
مُعيدteaching assistant, one who repeats
عادةhabit, custom
Etymology
إِعادَة is the verbal noun of the Form IV verb أَعادَ, meaning to make something return or to do it again. It is built on the Semitic root ع-و-د, whose core sense is returning and coming back. The same root gives عيد, a festival, understood as a recurring occasion, and عادة, a habit.
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