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إِنْذار
warning /ʔinˈðaːr/
nounB1#1521 most common
Also: alarm, notice, ultimatum
Example sentences
سَمِعْنا صَوْتَ الإِنْذار.
We heard the sound of the alarm.
هذا إِنْذار أَخير.
This is a final warning.
أَطْلَقَ الْحارِسُ إِنْذاراً عِنْدَما رَأى اللِّصَّ.
The guard set off an alarm when he saw the thief.
تَلَقَّتِ الشَّرِكَةُ إِنْذاراً بِدَفْعِ الْغَرامَةِ.
The company received a notice to pay the fine.
وَجَّهَتِ الدَّوْلَةُ إِنْذاراً نِهائِيّاً إِلى جارَتِها قَبْلَ الْحَرْبِ.
The state issued a final ultimatum to its neighbor before the war.
تَجاهَلَ الْمُديرُ كُلَّ إِنْذارٍ مُبَكِّرٍ، فَانْهارَ النِّظامُ دونَ سابِقِ تَحْذيرٍ مَلْموسٍ.
The manager ignored every early warning, so the system collapsed without any tangible prior caution.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | إِنْذارٌ | إِنْذاراتٌ |
| Genitive | إِنْذارٍ | إِنْذاراتٍ |
| Accusative | إِنْذاراً | إِنْذاراتٍ |
| Vocative | يا إِنْذارُ | يا إِنْذاراتُ |
Word family
أَنْذَرَto warn
نَذيرwarner, warning sign
مُنْذِرone who warns
نَذْرvow, pledge
Etymology
The word is a verbal noun of the Form IV verb أَنْذَرَ, meaning to warn. Its root is ن-ذ-ر, which also yields نَذْر, a vow or pledge. The link is the idea of formally declaring something binding, whether a vow made or a danger announced.
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