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تَوازُن

balance /taˈwaː.zun/

nounB2#3743 most common

Also: equilibrium, stability, poise

Example sentences

يحافظ الطفل على توازنه وهو يمشي.
The child keeps his balance while walking.
فقدت توازني وسقطت على الأرض.
I lost my balance and fell to the ground.
يجب أن نحافظ على التوازن بين العمل والحياة.
We must maintain balance between work and life.
التوازن البيئي مهم جدا لحماية الكوكب.
Ecological balance is very important for protecting the planet.
يسعى الاقتصاديون إلى تحقيق توازن مستدام بين النمو والاستهلاك.
Economists seek to achieve sustainable balance between growth and consumption.
أدى اختلال التوازن الجيوسياسي في المنطقة إلى قلق الدول الكبرى.
The disruption of geopolitical balance in the region led to concern among major powers.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeتَوازُنٌتَوازُنَاتٌ
Genitiveتَوازُنٍتَوازُنَاتٍ
Accusativeتَوازُناًتَوازُنَاتٍ
Vocativeيا تَوازُنُيا تَوازُنَاتُ

Word family

وزن (wazn)weight
ميزان (mīzān)scale, balance instrument
موازنة (muwāzana)balancing; budget
متوازن (mutawāzin)balanced
وازن (wāzana)to balance, weigh one thing against another

Etymology

Tawazun comes from the Semitic root w-z-n, tied to weighing and measuring. It is the verbal noun of Form VI tawazana, a pattern that marks mutual or reciprocal action. So the word literally frames balance as two sides weighing against each other until they settle even.

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