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تَفْجِير
bombing /tafˈdʒiːr/
nounB1#2170 most common
Also: detonation, blowing up, demolition (by explosives)
Example sentences
التَّفْجِيرُ خَطِيرٌ.
The bombing is dangerous.
سَمِعْنَا صَوْتَ التَّفْجِيرِ فِي اللَّيْلِ.
We heard the sound of the explosion at night.
أَدَّى التَّفْجِيرُ إِلَى دَمَارٍ كَبِيرٍ فِي السُّوقِ.
The bombing led to great destruction in the market.
أَعْلَنَتِ الشُّرْطَةُ اعْتِقَالَ المُشْتَبَهِ بِهِ فِي التَّفْجِيرِ.
The police announced the arrest of the suspect in the bombing.
تَتَطَلَّبُ عَمَلِيَّةُ التَّفْجِيرِ المُتَحَكَّمِ بِهِ خِبْرَةً هَنْدَسِيَّةً دَقِيقَةً.
A controlled demolition requires precise engineering expertise.
عَقِبَ التَّفْجِيرِ الانْتِحَارِيِّ، تَعَهَّدَتِ الحُكُومَةُ بِمُلَاحَقَةِ كُلِّ المُتَوَرِّطِينَ فِيهِ.
After the suicide bombing, the government pledged to pursue everyone involved in it.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَفْجِيرٌ | تَفْجِيرَاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَفْجِيرٍ | تَفْجِيرَاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَفْجِيرًا | تَفْجِيرَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا تَفْجِيرُ | يَا تَفْجِيرَاتُ |
Word family
فَجَّرَto blow up, detonate
انْفِجَارexplosion, blast
مُفَجِّرbomber, detonator
فَجْرdawn, daybreakانْفَجَرَto explode, burst
Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the Form II verb فَجَّرَ, meaning to make something burst or explode. It derives from the Semitic root ف ج ر, whose core sense is bursting or breaking forth. The same root gives فَجْر, the dawn, the moment light breaks over the horizon.
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