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خاطَر
to risk, to take a risk with (something) /xaːˈtˤara/
verbB1#2398 most common
Also: to gamble, to venture, to take a chance
Example sentences
خاطَرَ الرَّجُلُ بِمالِهِ.
The man risked his money.
لا تُخاطِرْ بِحَياتِكَ.
Don't risk your life.
خاطَرَتْ بِوَظيفَتِها مِن أَجْلِ الحَقيقَةِ.
She risked her job for the sake of the truth.
يُخاطِرُ التُّجّارُ بِرُؤوسِ أَمْوالِهِم في هٰذِهِ السّوقِ المُتَقَلِّبَةِ.
Merchants risk their capital in this volatile market.
خاطَرَ الجُنودُ بِأَرْواحِهِم لِإِنْقاذِ المَدَنِيّينَ العالِقينَ.
The soldiers risked their lives to save the trapped civilians.
مَن لا يُخاطِرُ بِشَيءٍ لا يَكْسِبُ شَيئًا، لَكِنَّ مَن يُخاطِرُ بِلا حِسابٍ قَد يَخْسَرُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ.
He who risks nothing gains nothing, but he who risks without calculation may lose everything.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُخاطِرُ | خاطَرْتُ | سَأُخاطِرُ |
| 2sg | تُخاطِرُ | خاطَرْتَ | سَتُخاطِرُ |
| 3sg | يُخاطِرُ | خاطَرَ | سَيُخاطِرُ |
| 1pl | نُخاطِرُ | خاطَرْنا | سَنُخاطِرُ |
| 2pl | تُخاطِرونَ | خاطَرْتُم | سَتُخاطِرونَ |
| 3pl | يُخاطِرونَ | خاطَروا | سَيُخاطِرونَ |
Word family
خَطَرdanger, risk
خَطيرdangerous, serious
مُخاطَرةrisk-taking, a gamble
مُخاطِرone who takes risks, risk-takerخُطورةgravity, seriousness of a danger
Etymology
خاطَر comes from the Semitic root خ-ط-ر, tied to the idea of danger and consequence. The base noun خَطَر means danger or peril. Arabic builds the Form III verb خاطَرَ from this noun using the فاعَل pattern, which often marks an action one party undertakes toward or with something. That gives the sense of deliberately putting oneself into danger, that is, to risk.
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