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إِعْداد

preparation /ʔiʕˈdaːd/

nounB1#2178 most common

Also: setup, making ready, drafting/compilation

Example sentences

الإِعْداد مهم.
Preparation is important.
أنا في مرحلة إِعْداد الطعام.
I am in the stage of preparing the food.
استغرق إِعْداد التقرير ثلاثة أيام.
Preparing the report took three days.
يشرف المعلم على إِعْداد الطلاب للامتحان.
The teacher oversees the students' preparation for the exam.
يتطلب إِعْداد الميزانية السنوية دقة كبيرة وتنسيقاً بين الأقسام.
Preparing the annual budget requires great precision and coordination between departments.
لم يكن إِعْداد الكوادر المؤهلة مجرد إجراء إداري، بل ركيزة استراتيجية للمؤسسة.
The preparation of qualified personnel was not a mere administrative procedure, but a strategic pillar for the institution.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeإِعْدادٌإِعْداداتٌ
Genitiveإِعْدادٍإِعْداداتٍ
Accusativeإِعْداداًإِعْداداتٍ
Vocativeيا إِعْداديا إِعْدادات

Word family

أَعَدَّto prepare
استعدادreadiness, willingness
مُعِدّpreparer, producer
مُعَدّprepared, made readyعَدَدnumber

Etymology

The word is a verbal noun (maṣdar) of the Form IV verb أَعَدَّ, meaning to prepare or make ready. It derives from the triliteral root ع-د-د, which carries the sense of counting and reckoning. The link is the act of setting things in order and having them counted out and ready.

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