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تَفْتِيش
inspection /tafˈtiːʃ/
nounB1#2083 most common
Also: search, examination, checkpoint
Example sentences
هٰذا تَفْتِيش.
This is an inspection.
التَّفْتِيش في المَطار.
The inspection is at the airport.
بَدَأَ التَّفْتِيش على الحَقائِب.
The inspection of the bags began.
طَلَبَ الجُنْدِيُّ تَفْتِيشَ السَّيّارَةِ عِنْدَ الحاجِز.
The soldier requested the inspection of the car at the checkpoint.
أَجْرَتِ الشُّرْطَةُ تَفْتِيشاً دَقيقاً للمَنْزِلِ بَعْدَ صُدورِ الأَمْر.
The police carried out a thorough inspection of the house after the order was issued.
أَثارَتْ عَمَليّاتُ التَّفْتيشِ المُفاجِئَةِ في المَصانِعِ جَدَلاً واسِعاً حَوْلَ حُدودِ صَلاحِيّاتِ المُفَتِّشين.
The surprise inspections at the factories stirred a wide debate over the limits of the inspectors' authority.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَفْتِيشٌ | تَفْتِيشاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَفْتِيشٍ | تَفْتِيشاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَفْتِيشاً | تَفْتِيشاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا تَفْتِيشُ | يا تَفْتِيشاتُ |
Word family
فَتَّشَto search, inspect
مُفَتِّشinspector
مُفَتَّشinspected, searched
فَتْشsearch
Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the Form II verb فَتَّشَ, meaning to search or inspect. It is built on the triliteral root ف-ت-ش, which carries the sense of looking through or examining. The taf'īl pattern here marks intensive or repeated action, fitting the idea of a systematic search.
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