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إِلْقاء
throwing, casting; delivery (of a speech) /ʔilˈqaːʔ/
nounB1#1577 most common
Also: recitation, delivery, dropping, casting
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ إِلْقاءَ الشِّعْرِ.
I like the recitation of poetry.
كانَ إِلْقاءُ الكُرَةِ سَهْلاً.
Throwing the ball was easy.
طَلَبَ المُعَلِّمُ مِنّي إِلْقاءَ كَلِمَةٍ قَصيرَةٍ.
The teacher asked me to deliver a short speech.
تَمَّ إِلْقاءُ القَبْضِ عَلى اللِّصِّ في الصَّباحِ.
The thief was arrested in the morning.
اشْتَهَرَ الخَطيبُ بِحُسْنِ إِلْقائِهِ وَوُضوحِ صَوْتِهِ.
The orator was famous for his fine delivery and clear voice.
إِنَّ إِلْقاءَ اللَّوْمِ عَلى الآخَرينَ لَنْ يَحُلَّ المُشْكِلَةَ الَّتي نُواجِهُها.
Casting blame on others will not solve the problem we face.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | إِلْقاءٌ | إِلْقاءاتٌ |
| Genitive | إِلْقاءٍ | إِلْقاءاتٍ |
| Accusative | إِلْقاءً | إِلْقاءاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا إِلْقاءُ | يا إِلْقاءاتُ |
Word family
أَلْقىto throw, cast, deliver
مُلْقٍone who throws or recites
مُلْقىthrown down, cast
لِقاءmeeting, encounterEtymology
إِلْقاء is the verbal noun of the Form IV verb أَلْقى, meaning to throw or cast. It is built on the triliteral root ل-ق-ي, which carries the basic idea of meeting or encountering. The Form IV pattern إِفْعال gives the causative sense: to make something meet a place, hence to cast or throw it down.
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