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دَرْس
lesson /ˈdars/
nounA2#1122 most common
Also: class, lecture, lesson learned
Example sentences
عِنْدِي دَرْس اليَوْمَ.
I have a lesson today.
الدَّرْسُ سَهْلٌ جِدًّا.
The lesson is very easy.
لَمْ أَفْهَمِ الدَّرْسَ الجَدِيدَ.
I did not understand the new lesson.
اِنْتَهَى الدَّرْسُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُكْمِلَ المُعَلِّمُ الشَّرْحَ.
The lesson ended before the teacher finished the explanation.
كَانَ ذٰلِكَ دَرْسًا قَاسِيًا لَنْ أَنْسَاهُ.
That was a harsh lesson I will not forget.
يَنْطَوِي كُلُّ دَرْسٍ مِنْ دُرُوسِ التَّارِيخِ عَلَى عِبْرَةٍ لِمَنْ يَتَأَمَّلُهَا.
Every lesson of history holds a moral for whoever reflects on it.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | دَرْسٌ | دُرُوسٌ |
| Genitive | دَرْسٍ | دُرُوسٍ |
| Accusative | دَرْسًا | دُرُوسًا |
| Vocative | يَا دَرْسُ | يَا دُرُوسُ |
Word family
دَرَسَto study, to learn
مَدْرَسَةschoolمُدَرِّسteacher
دِرَاسَةstudy, studying
مَدْرُوسstudied, well considered
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root d-r-s, tied to studying and going over a text until it is worn smooth in the memory. دَرْس is the verbal noun of the verb دَرَسَ, to study or learn. The same root gives مَدْرَسَة, the place of study, the school.
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