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إِقامَة
residence, stay /ʔiˈqaːma/
nounB1#2131 most common
Also: residency permit, setting up, establishment, holding (of an event)
Example sentences
مَكانُ الإِقامَة في الفُنْدُق.
The place of stay is in the hotel.
عِنْدي إِقامَة في دُبَي.
I have residency in Dubai.
مُدَّةُ الإِقامَة أُسْبوعان فَقَط.
The duration of the stay is only two weeks.
حَصَلَ أَخي عَلى إِقامَة دائِمَة في كَنَدا.
My brother got permanent residency in Canada.
تَمَّتْ إِقامَةُ الحَفْلِ في القاعَةِ الكُبْرى.
The holding of the ceremony took place in the grand hall.
تُشَكِّلُ الإِقامَةُ الجَبْرِيَّةُ قَيْداً ثَقيلاً عَلى الحُرِّيَّةِ الشَّخْصِيَّة.
House arrest constitutes a heavy restriction on personal freedom.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | إِقامَةٌ | إِقاماتٌ |
| Genitive | إِقامَةٍ | إِقاماتٍ |
| Accusative | إِقامَةً | إِقاماتٍ |
| Vocative | يا إِقامَةُ | يا إِقاماتُ |
Word family
أَقامَto reside, to set up, to hold (an event)
مُقيمresident
قامَto stand, to rise
مَقامplace, stationقَوْمpeople, folkEtymology
إِقامَة is the verbal noun of the Form IV verb أَقامَ, "to make stand, to set up, to reside." It derives from the Semitic root q-w-m, "to stand, to rise." The middle weak letter waw collapses, and the feminine ending ة compensates for the lost long vowel, giving إِقامَة rather than the regular إِقْوام.
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