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حَلْبَة
arena (ring, racetrack) /ˈħal.ba/
nounB2#3157 most common
Also: ring, racetrack, arena of competition (figurative)
Example sentences
أحب الرقص في الحلبة.
I love dancing on the dance floor.
يتدرب الملاكم في الحلبة كل يوم.
The boxer trains in the ring every day.
تجمع الجمهور حول حلبة السباق لمشاهدة الخيول.
The crowd gathered around the racetrack to watch the horses.
دخل المصارعان الحلبة وسط تصفيق الجمهور.
The two wrestlers entered the ring amid the crowd's applause.
أصبحت حلبة السياسة الدولية أكثر تعقيدا في السنوات الأخيرة.
The arena of international politics has grown more complex in recent years.
انسحب من حلبة المنافسة الانتخابية بعدما أدرك تراجع شعبيته.
He withdrew from the electoral contest after realizing his popularity had slipped.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَلْبَةٌ (ḥalbatun) | حَلَبَاتٌ (ḥalabātun) |
| Genitive | حَلْبَةٍ (ḥalbatin) | حَلَبَاتٍ (ḥalabātin) |
| Accusative | حَلْبَةً (ḥalbatan) | حَلَبَاتٍ (ḥalabātin) |
| Vocative | يا حَلْبَةُ (yā ḥalbatu) | يا حَلَبَاتُ (yā ḥalabātu) |
Word family
حلبةarena, ring, racetrack
حليبmilk
حلابmilkman
حلبto milk
محلبmilking place or vessel
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root ḥ-l-b, the same root behind ḥalaba, 'to milk'. Classical dictionaries define al-ḥalba as horses gathered for a race from scattered stables rather than a single one. Over time the word shifted from naming the gathered horses to naming the ground where any contest takes place. Arabic is Semitic, not Indo-European, so no PIE root applies here.
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