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خارِق

marvel; supernatural or extraordinary thing /ˈxaː.riq/

nounB1#1566 most common

Also: extraordinary one, supernatural feat, prodigy

Example sentences

هذا بَطَل خارِق.
This is a superhero.
عِنده ذَكاء خارِق.
He has extraordinary intelligence.
يُحِبّ الأطفال كُلّ بَطَل خارِق في الأفلام.
Children love every superhero in the movies.
أظهَر اللاعِب أداءً خارِقاً في المُباراة.
The player showed an extraordinary performance in the match.
يعتقد بعض الناس أنّ لهذا الرجل قُدرات خارِقة تتجاوز حدود الطبيعة.
Some people believe this man has supernatural powers beyond the limits of nature.
تتحدّث الأسطورة عن كائن خارِق يخترق حُجُب الزمن.
The legend speaks of a supernatural being that pierces the veils of time.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeخارِقٌخَوارِقُ
Genitiveخارِقٍخَوارِقَ
Accusativeخارِقاًخَوارِقَ
Vocativeيا خارِقُيا خَوارِقُ

Word family

خَرَقَto pierce, tear, break through
خَرْقbreach, hole, violation
خارِقةmarvel, miracle (feminine)
خَوارِقmarvels, supernatural phenomena (plural)
اِختِراقpenetration, breakthrough

Etymology

The word is the active participle of the Semitic root خ-ر-ق, meaning to pierce, tear, or break through. From the sense of breaking through a barrier came the figurative sense of breaking through the ordinary, hence extraordinary or supernatural. The common phrase خارق للعادة literally means breaking with custom.

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