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خِيانَة
betrayal /xiˈjaː.na/
nounB1#1924 most common
Also: treason, treachery, disloyalty
Example sentences
هٰذِهِ خِيانَة.
This is betrayal.
لا أُسامِحُ الخِيانَة.
I do not forgive betrayal.
شَعَرَ بِأَلَمِ الخِيانَة مِن صَديقِهِ.
He felt the pain of betrayal from his friend.
الخِيانَة الزَّوجِيَّة سَبَبٌ شائِعٌ لِلطَّلاقِ.
Marital infidelity is a common cause of divorce.
حُكِمَ عَلَيهِ بِالإِعدامِ بِتُهمَةِ الخِيانَة العُظمى.
He was sentenced to death on a charge of high treason.
ما مِن جُرحٍ أَعمَقَ مِن خِيانَةِ مَن وَثِقتَ بِهِ ثِقَةً مُطلَقَة.
There is no wound deeper than the betrayal of someone you trusted absolutely.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خِيانَةٌ | خِياناتٌ |
| Genitive | خِيانَةٍ | خِياناتٍ |
| Accusative | خِيانَةً | خِياناتٍ |
| Vocative | يا خِيانَةُ | يا خِياناتُ |
Word family
Etymology
The word derives from the triliteral root خ-و-ن (kh-w-n), which carries the sense of being unfaithful or breaking trust. It is the verbal noun of the verb خانَ, meaning to betray or deceive. The pattern فِعالَة is common for abstract nouns naming a quality or act.
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