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بَدِيل
substitute /baˈdiːl/
nounB1#1654 most common
Also: alternative, replacement, stand-in
Example sentences
هَذَا بَدِيل جَيِّد.
This is a good substitute.
هَلْ يُوجَد بَدِيل لِهَذَا الدَّوَاء؟
Is there a substitute for this medicine?
لَا يُوجَد بَدِيل عَنِ العَمَلِ الجَادّ.
There is no substitute for hard work.
اِضْطُرَّ المُدَرِّب إِلَى إِدْخَالِ لَاعِبٍ بَدِيل فِي الدَّقِيقَةِ الأَخِيرَة.
The coach had to bring on a substitute player in the last minute.
تَبْحَثُ الشَّرِكَةُ عَنْ بَدِيلٍ نَظِيفٍ لِلطَّاقَةِ الأُحْفُورِيَّة.
The company is looking for a clean alternative to fossil fuel.
لَمْ يَجِدِ المُفَاوِضُونَ بَدِيلًا مَقْبُولًا عَنِ الحَلِّ الوَسَط.
The negotiators found no acceptable alternative to the compromise.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | بَدِيلٌ | بَدَائِلُ |
| Genitive | بَدِيلٍ | بَدَائِلَ |
| Accusative | بَدِيلًا | بَدَائِلَ |
| Vocative | يَا بَدِيلُ | يَا بَدَائِلُ |
Word family
بَدَلَto replace, substitute
بَدَّلَto change, alter
اِسْتَبْدَلَto swap out, replace
بَدَلallowance, payment in lieuتَبْدِيلsubstitution, changingEtymology
The word derives from the Semitic triconsonantal root b-d-l, which carries the sense of changing or exchanging one thing for another. بَدِيل follows the faʿīl pattern and names the thing or person that takes another's place. The same root produces the verb بَدَلَ, to replace, and the noun بَدَل, an allowance given in lieu.
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