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ثَقافَة
culture /θaˈqaː.fa/
nounB2#3495 most common
Also: civilization, general knowledge (as in الثقافة العامة)
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ الثَّقافَةَ العَرَبِيَّةَ.
I love Arabic culture.
هَذا الكِتابُ عَنْ ثَقافَةِ اليابانِ.
This book is about the culture of Japan.
تَختَلِفُ الثَّقافاتُ مِن بَلَدٍ إلى آخَرَ.
Cultures differ from one country to another.
يَسعى المَركَزُ إلى نَشرِ الثَّقافَةِ بَينَ الشَّبابِ.
The center works to spread culture among young people.
لا يُمكِنُ فَهمُ مُجتَمَعٍ دونَ الاطِّلاعِ على ثَقافَتِهِ وَتارِيخِهِ.
One cannot understand a society without knowledge of its culture and history.
يُشَكِّلُ التَّبادُلُ الفِكرِيُّ جِسرًا يُعَزِّزُ التَّفاهُمَ بَينَ الشُّعُوبِ ذاتِ الثَّقافاتِ المُتَبايِنَةِ.
Intellectual exchange forms a bridge that strengthens understanding between peoples of divergent cultures.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ثَقافَةٌ | ثَقافاتٌ |
| Genitive | ثَقافَةٍ | ثَقافاتٍ |
| Accusative | ثَقافَةً | ثَقافاتٍ |
| Vocative | ثَقافَةُ | ثَقافاتُ |
Word family
مُثَقَّفa cultured person, an intellectual
ثَقُفَto become skilled, sharp-witted
ثَقَّفَto educate, cultivate someone
تَثْقيفeducation, cultivation of the mind
ثَقافِيّcultural
Etymology
Thaqāfa comes from the classical Arabic root ث ق ف, which described being quick-witted, skillful, or agile, especially with a sword. In the early twentieth century, Arab writers adapted the related verb thaqqafa, meaning to train or cultivate someone, to translate the European idea of culture. The noun thaqāfa then took on its modern sense: the arts, customs, and shared knowledge of a society. The word is native Semitic, not a borrowing, and has no Indo-European root.
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