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خُطُورَة
seriousness (of a danger or situation) /xʊˈtˤuː.ra/
nounB1#2790 most common
Also: danger, gravity, riskiness
Example sentences
الوضع فيه خُطُورَة.
The situation involves danger.
لا يدرك خُطُورَة الموقف.
He doesn't realize the seriousness of the situation.
أدرك الطبيب خُطُورَة المرض بسرعة.
The doctor quickly recognized the seriousness of the illness.
تزداد خُطُورَة التلوث البيئي كل عام.
The seriousness of environmental pollution increases every year.
حذر الخبراء من خُطُورَة الاعتماد المفرط على الذكاء الاصطناعي دون رقابة.
Experts warned of the danger of relying too heavily on artificial intelligence without oversight.
تكمن خُطُورَة هذا القرار في تداعياته الاقتصادية بعيدة المدى التي قد لا تظهر آثارها إلا بعد سنوات.
The gravity of this decision lies in its long-term economic repercussions, whose effects may not show up for years.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خُطُورَةٌ | None |
| Genitive | خُطُورَةٍ | None |
| Accusative | خُطُورَةً | None |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
خطرdanger, risk
خطيرdangerous, serious
أخطرmore dangerous
يخاطرto take a risk, to gamble
مخاطرةrisk-taking, gamble
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root kh-t-r, which carries the core sense of danger, risk, and chance. خُطُورَة is built on the فُعُولة pattern, a common Arabic template for turning an adjective into an abstract noun. It names the quality of being خطير, dangerous or grave, much as English forms 'seriousness' from 'serious'.
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