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ثِقَة
trust /ˈθi.qa/
nounA2#920 most common
Also: confidence, reliance, trustworthiness
Example sentences
عِنْدي ثِقَة بِكَ.
I have trust in you.
فَقَدْتُ الثِّقَة بِهِ.
I lost trust in him.
الثِّقَة بِالنَّفْسِ مُهِمَّة لِلنَّجاحِ.
Self-confidence is important for success.
بَنى المُدَرِّبُ الثِّقَةَ بَيْنَ أَفْرادِ الفَريقِ.
The coach built trust among the team members.
لا يُمْكِنُ بِناءُ عَلاقَةٍ ناجِحَةٍ دونَ ثِقَةٍ مُتَبادَلَةٍ.
A successful relationship cannot be built without mutual trust.
تَتَطَلَّبُ اسْتِعادَةُ الثِّقَةِ المَفْقودَةِ سَنَواتٍ مِنَ الصِّدْقِ والصَّبْرِ.
Restoring lost trust requires years of honesty and patience.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ثِقَةٌ | ثِقاتٌ |
| Genitive | ثِقَةٍ | ثِقاتٍ |
| Accusative | ثِقَةً | ثِقاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا ثِقَةُ | يا ثِقاتُ |
Word family
واثِقconfident, sure
وَثَّقَto document, to authenticate
وَثيقةdocument
ميثاقcovenant, charter
موثوقtrusted, reliable
Etymology
Thiqa comes from the Semitic root w-th-q, which carries the sense of binding firmly and making secure. From the idea of something tied down and dependable came the meaning of trust. The same root gives wathiqa, a document, and mithaq, a binding covenant.
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