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بُعْد
distance /ˈbuʕd/
nounA1#62 most common
Also: remoteness, dimension, separation
Example sentences
البُعْد بيننا كبير.
The distance between us is great.
أَشعُر بالحُزن بسبب بُعْدِك عنّي.
I feel sad because of your being far from me.
شاهَدْنا فيلماً ثُلاثِيَّ الأبعاد في السينما.
We watched a three-dimensional film at the cinema.
أصبح البُعْد الاجتماعي ضرورياً للحَدّ من انتشار المرض.
Social distancing became necessary to limit the spread of the disease.
يتميّز القائد الناجح ببُعْد النظر والحِكمة في القرارات.
A successful leader is distinguished by foresight and wisdom in decisions.
لا يُمكن فهم هذه الأزمة دون النظر إلى أبعادها السياسية والاقتصادية المتشابكة.
This crisis cannot be understood without considering its intertwined political and economic dimensions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | بُعْدٌ (buʿdun) | أَبْعادٌ (abʿādun) |
| Genitive | بُعْدٍ (buʿdin) | أَبْعادٍ (abʿādin) |
| Accusative | بُعْداً (buʿdan) | أَبْعاداً (abʿādan) |
| Vocative | يا بُعْدُ (yā buʿdu) | يا أَبْعادُ (yā abʿādu) |
Word family
بَعِيد (baʿīd)far, distant
بَعْد (baʿd)after, afterward
اِبْتَعَدَ (ibtaʿada)to move away, withdraw
أَبْعَدَ (abʿada)to remove, send away
أَبْعاد (abʿād)dimensions
Etymology
بُعْد is the verbal noun (maṣdar) of the triliteral Semitic root ب-ع-د (b-ʿ-d), 'to be far, distant.' It denotes the abstract quality of remoteness or distance, and by extension a spatial or conceptual 'dimension.' It stands in direct opposition to قُرْب (qurb, 'nearness').
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