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دِعايَة
propaganda /diˈʕaː.ja/
nounB2#4114 most common
Also: advertising, publicity
Example sentences
هذه دِعايةٌ جديدة.
This is a new advertisement.
شاهدنا دِعايةً للسيارة في التلفاز.
We watched a car advertisement on TV.
تنتشر الدِعاية السياسية قبل الانتخابات.
Political propaganda spreads before the elections.
استخدمت الحكومة الدِعاية لتغيير الرأي العام.
The government used propaganda to change public opinion.
كانت الدِعاية النازية أداة فعّالة للسيطرة على العقول.
Nazi propaganda was an effective tool for controlling minds.
على الرغم من تطور وسائل الإعلام، ما زالت الدِعاية الكاذبة قادرة على التأثير في قناعات الجمهور.
Despite the development of the media, false propaganda can still sway public convictions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | دِعايةٌ | دِعاياتٌ |
| Genitive | دِعايةٍ | دِعاياتٍ |
| Accusative | دِعايةً | دِعاياتٍ |
| Vocative | يا دِعايةُ | يا دِعاياتُ |
Word family
دعاto call, invite, pray
دعوةinvitation, call
داعيةpreacher, missionary, propagandist
ادّعىto claim, allege
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root د-ع-و, the same root behind دعا, meaning to call or summon. In the twentieth century, دعاية narrowed to mean an organized calling out to a cause, a product, or a political line, mirroring the modern sense of propaganda. It now covers both political propaganda and commercial advertising, depending on context.
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