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دَوْلَة
state /ˈdaw.la/
nounA2#1375 most common
Also: country, nation, dynasty
Example sentences
هٰذِهِ دَوْلَة كَبيرة.
This is a big country.
مِصْر دَوْلَة عَرَبِيَّة.
Egypt is an Arab state.
تَأَسَّسَتِ الدَّوْلَة في القَرْنِ الماضي.
The state was founded in the last century.
تَسْعى الدَّوْلَة إلى تَحْسينِ الخِدْماتِ العامَّة.
The state seeks to improve public services.
تَتَنازَعُ الدُّوَلُ الكُبْرى على النُّفوذِ في المِنْطَقة.
The great powers compete for influence in the region.
لا تَقومُ دَوْلَةُ القانونِ إلّا بِفَصْلٍ حَقيقيٍّ بَيْنَ السُّلُطات.
The rule-of-law state cannot stand without a real separation of powers.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | دَوْلَةٌ (dawlatun) | دُوَلٌ (duwalun) |
| Genitive | دَوْلَةٍ (dawlatin) | دُوَلٍ (duwalin) |
| Accusative | دَوْلَةً (dawlatan) | دُوَلًا (duwalan) |
| Vocative | يا دَوْلَةُ (yā dawlatu) | يا دُوَلُ (yā duwalu) |
Word family
دُوَل (duwal)states, nations (plural)
دَوْلِيّ (dawlī)international
تَداوَلَ (tadāwala)to circulate, exchange, trade
دَوّلَ (dawwala)to internationalize
تَداوُل (tadāwul)circulation, trading
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root د-و-ل (d-w-l), which means to alternate or take turns. A dawla first meant a turn of fortune or a shift of power. From there it came to mean a dynasty, the family whose turn in power had come, and in modern usage the state or nation.
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