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دَعْم
support /ˈdaʕm/
nounA2#1153 most common
Also: backing, subsidy, bolstering
Example sentences
شكراً على الدعم.
Thanks for the support.
نحتاج إلى دعمكم.
We need your support.
قدّمت الحكومة دعماً مالياً للأسر الفقيرة.
The government gave financial support to poor families.
يعتمد المشروع على دعم المتطوعين والمتبرعين.
The project relies on the support of volunteers and donors.
أعلن الوزير خفض الدعم الحكومي على الوقود تدريجياً.
The minister announced a gradual cut to the government subsidy on fuel.
لولا الدعم اللوجستي المتواصل لانهارت العملية الإغاثية في غضون أيام.
Without steady logistical support, the relief operation would have collapsed within days.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | دَعْمٌ | |
| Genitive | دَعْمٍ | |
| Accusative | دَعْماً | |
| Vocative | يا دَعْمُ |
Word family
دَعَمَto support, prop up
دِعامةpillar, prop, mainstay
داعِمsupporting, supporter
مَدْعومsupported, backed
دَعائِمpillars, foundations
Etymology
دَعْم is the verbal noun of the verb دَعَمَ, meaning to prop up. The root د-ع-م describes bracing a thing so it does not fall. A دِعامة is the physical pillar or beam that holds a structure up. The sense widened from physical propping to financial, political, and moral backing.
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