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حالَة
condition /ˈħaː.la/
nounA1#256 most common
Also: state, case, situation
Example sentences
حالَتُهُ جَيِّدَة.
His condition is good.
في هٰذِهِ الحالَةِ، يَجِبُ أَنْ نَنْتَظِر.
In this case, we have to wait.
نُقِلَ المَريضُ إلى قِسْمِ الحالاتِ الطّارِئَة.
The patient was moved to the emergency cases department.
تُعالِجُ المُسْتَشْفى مِئاتِ الحالاتِ كُلَّ يَوْم.
The hospital treats hundreds of cases every day.
تَدَهْوَرَت حالَتُهُ الصِّحِّيَّةُ بَعْدَ الحادِث.
His health deteriorated after the accident.
في حالَةِ الطَّوارِئِ، تُعَلَّقُ بَعْضُ الحُقوقِ الدُّسْتورِيَّة.
In a state of emergency, some constitutional rights are suspended.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حالَةٌ | حالاتٌ |
| Genitive | حالَةٍ | حالاتٍ |
| Accusative | حالَةً | حالاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا حالَةُ | يا حالاتُ |
Word family
حالstate, condition
أَحْوالconditions, circumstances (plural of حال)
تَحَوَّلَto change, be transformed
حَوَّلَto convert, transfer
تَحْويلconversion, transfer
Etymology
حالة derives from the Arabic root ح و ل (ḥ-w-l), which carries the idea of changing or turning. A حال is the condition something is in at a passing moment, and حالة names one such instance. The tā' marbūṭa ending marks it as feminine and singles it out into one case or state.
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