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تَصْوِيب
correction /tasˤˈwiːb/
nounB2#4198 most common
Also: rectification, aiming/shooting (a shot, as at a goal), adjustment
Example sentences
هذا الخطأ يحتاج إلى تصويب.
This mistake needs correction.
طلب المعلم تصويب الواجب.
The teacher asked for the homework to be corrected.
يُعرف اللاعب بدقة تصويبه نحو المرمى.
The player is known for the accuracy of his shots toward the goal.
أعلنت الحكومة عن خطة تصويب الأوضاع الاقتصادية.
The government announced a plan to correct the economic situation.
يتطلب تصويب مسار السياسة الخارجية توافقاً بين الأطراف المعنية.
Correcting the course of foreign policy requires agreement among the parties concerned.
لم يكن التصويب القانوني للعقد كافياً لتفادي النزاع القضائي الذي أعقب توقيعه.
The legal correction of the contract was not enough to avoid the litigation that followed its signing.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَصْوِيبٌ | تَصْوِيبَاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَصْوِيبٍ | تَصْوِيبَاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَصْوِيباً | تَصْوِيبَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا تَصْوِيبُ | يَا تَصْوِيبَاتُ |
Word family
صَوَّبَto correct; to aim or direct (something) at a target
صَوَابcorrectness, rightness
مُصَوِّبone who corrects; a marksman or shooter
مُصَوَّبcorrected; aimed
إِصَابَةa hit; being right; an injury
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root ص-و-ب, tied to the idea of hitting a mark or being right. The classical verb أصاب means to hit the target or to be correct, and its sense of accuracy runs through the whole root family. صوّب is the causative Form II verb, meaning to make something right or to direct it at a target, and تصويب is simply its verbal noun: the act of correcting or aiming.
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