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حَوْض
basin /ˈħawdˤ/
nounB1#1814 most common
Also: trough, tank, pool
Example sentences
الحَوْض كَبير.
The basin is big.
هُناكَ ماءٌ في الحَوْض.
There is water in the basin.
تَشرَبُ الأَبقارُ مِنَ الحَوْض في الحَقل.
The cows drink from the trough in the field.
نَظَّفتُ حَوْضَ السَّمَكِ بِالأَمس.
I cleaned the fish tank yesterday.
يَجمَعُ هذا الحَوْضُ النَّهريُّ مِياهَ عِدَّةِ رَوافِد.
This river basin collects the waters of several tributaries.
أَكَّدَ الطَّبيبُ وُجودَ كَسرٍ في عِظامِ الحَوْض بَعدَ السُّقوط.
The doctor confirmed a fracture in the pelvic bones after the fall.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَوْضٌ | أَحْواضٌ |
| Genitive | حَوْضٍ | أَحْواضٍ |
| Accusative | حَوْضاً | أَحْواضاً |
| Vocative | يا حَوْضُ | يا أَحْواضُ |
Word family
أَحْواضbasins, tanks (plural)
حِياضpools, basins (plural)
حَوَّضَto form into a basin, to pool
حَوْض السَّمَكaquarium, fish tank
حَوْض الاستِحْمامbathtub
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ḥ-w-ḍ, tied to gathering and holding water. In Classical Arabic it named the watering trough where animals drink, and the sense widened to any basin or tank. In modern use it also covers geographic drainage basins and the anatomical pelvis.
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