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تَجاوُز
exceeding or overstepping (a limit) /tadʒaːˈwuz/
nounB1#2561 most common
Also: transgression, violation, overtaking (a vehicle)
Example sentences
هذا تجاوز كبير.
This is a serious violation.
لا يجوز لك تجاوز السرعة المحددة.
You are not allowed to exceed the speed limit.
تم تجاوز الميزانية المخصصة للمشروع.
The budget set for the project was exceeded.
انتقد النواب تجاوزات الحكومة في الأشهر الأخيرة.
The MPs criticized the government's violations in recent months.
أثار تجاوز السلطة من قبل بعض الموظفين استياء الجمهور.
The abuse of authority by some employees angered the public.
لا يمكن تبرير هذا التجاوز الصارخ للقانون الدولي تحت أي ذريعة.
This flagrant violation of international law cannot be justified under any pretext.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَجاوُزٌ | تَجاوُزاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَجاوُزٍ | تَجاوُزاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَجاوُزًا | تَجاوُزاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا تَجاوُزُ | يا تَجاوُزاتُ |
Word family
جاز (يجوز)to be permitted, to pass
جوازpassport; permit; permissibility
إجازةvacation, leave, license
مجازmetaphor; passage
تجاوزاتviolations, abuses (plural)
Etymology
تَجاوُز is the verbal noun of the Form VI verb تجاوَزَ, built on the triliteral Semitic root ج-و-ز, which carries the core sense of passing or being permitted. The Form VI pattern تفاعل typically marks a gradual or reciprocal action, so تجاوز literally frames the act as a passing beyond a point or limit. Arabic is a Semitic language, so it has no Indo-European root.
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