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تَبادُل
exchange /taˈbaː.dul/
nounB1#2371 most common
Also: interchange, swap, reciprocal exchange
Example sentences
تَبادُل الهدايا في الأعياد شيء جميل.
Exchanging gifts on holidays is a nice thing.
يحدث تَبادُل للطلاب بين الجامعتين كل عام.
A student exchange happens between the two universities every year.
تَبادُل الآراء ضروري لفهم المشكلة بشكل أفضل.
Exchanging opinions is necessary to understand the problem better.
وقّعت الدولتان اتفاقية تَبادُل تجاري جديدة الأسبوع الماضي.
The two countries signed a new trade exchange agreement last week.
أدى تَبادُل إطلاق النار على الحدود إلى إصابة عدة جنود.
The exchange of gunfire at the border left several soldiers injured.
يُعَدّ تَبادُل المعلومات الاستخباراتية بين الدول ركيزة أساسية للأمن الجماعي.
The exchange of intelligence information between states is considered a basic pillar of collective security.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَبادُلٌ | تَبادُلاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَبادُلٍ | تَبادُلاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَبادُلاً | تَبادُلاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا تَبادُلُ | يا تَبادُلاتُ |
Word family
بَدَلsubstitute, replacementبَدِيلalternative, substitute
تَبَدَّلَto change, be transformed
مُبَادَلَةexchange, transaction, swap
بَادَلَto exchange something with someone
Etymology
تَبادُل is the verbal noun (masdar) of the Form VI verb تَبادَلَ, built on the triliteral root ب-د-ل (b-d-l), which carries the core sense of changing or substituting one thing for another. Form VI in Arabic grammar marks reciprocal action between two or more parties, so تَبادُل specifically denotes a mutual, back-and-forth exchange rather than a one-way change. This is a native Semitic derivation, not a borrowing.
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