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تَرْقِيَة
promotion (advancement to a higher rank or position) /tarˈqiː.ja/
nounB2#3189 most common
Also: upgrade, advancement
Example sentences
حَصَلَ عَلَى تَرْقِيَةٍ.
He got a promotion.
أَنَا سَعِيدٌ بِتَرْقِيَتِي الجَدِيدَةِ.
I am happy about my new promotion.
تَنْتَظِرُ سَارَة تَرْقِيَتَهَا مُنْذُ سَنَتَيْنِ.
Sara has been waiting for her promotion for two years.
طَلَبَ مِنَ المُدِيرِ تَرْقِيَةً إِلَى مَنْصِبِ مُدِيرِ القِسْمِ.
He asked the manager for a promotion to the position of department head.
أَدَّى تَفَانِيهِ فِي العَمَلِ إِلَى تَرْقِيَتِهِ السَّرِيعَةِ رَغْمَ حَدَاثَةِ عَهْدِهِ بِالشَّرِكَةِ.
His dedication at work led to his rapid promotion despite his being new to the company.
تَظَلُّ التَّرْقِيَاتُ فِي القِطَاعِ الحُكُومِيِّ خَاضِعَةً لِمَعَايِيرَ صَارِمَةٍ لَا تَقْتَصِرُ عَلَى الأَقْدَمِيَّةِ فَحَسْب.
Promotions in the government sector remain subject to strict criteria not limited to seniority alone.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَرْقِيَةٌ | تَرْقِيَاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَرْقِيَةٍ | تَرْقِيَاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَرْقِيَةً | تَرْقِيَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا تَرْقِيَةُ | يَا تَرْقِيَاتُ |
Word family
رَقِيَto rise, climb, ascend
رَقَّىto promote someone, raise their rank
تَرَقَّىto advance, rise in rank oneself
رَاقٍelevated, refined, classy
ارْتِقَاءascent, rise, advancement
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root ر-ق-ي (r-q-y), which carries the sense of rising or climbing upward. The base verb رَقِيَ means to ascend or climb, while its Form II derivative رَقَّى is causative, meaning to raise someone up or to promote them. تَرْقِيَة is the verbal noun of that causative verb, naming the act of promoting or the resulting promotion.
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