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رَمْي
throwing /ˈramj/
nounB1#2037 most common
Also: a throw, casting, shooting (of an arrow or projectile)
Example sentences
رَمْيُ الكرة سهل.
Throwing the ball is easy.
أُحِبُّ رَمْيَ الحجارة في الماء.
I like throwing stones into the water.
يَتَطَلَّبُ رَمْيُ الرمح قوةً كبيرة.
Throwing the javelin requires great strength.
تَعَلَّمْتُ تقنيةَ رَمْيِ القرص في المدرسة.
I learned the technique of throwing the discus at school.
يُعَدُّ رَمْيُ الجمرات من أهمِّ مناسك الحج.
The throwing of the pebbles is among the most important rites of the pilgrimage.
انتقد المدربُ رَمْيَ اللاعب المتهورَ للكرة في الدقائق الأخيرة من المباراة.
The coach criticized the player's reckless throw of the ball in the final minutes of the match.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَمْيٌ | None |
| Genitive | رَمْيٍ | None |
| Accusative | رَمْياً | None |
| Vocative | يا رَمْيُ | None |
Word family
Etymology
The noun comes from the triliteral Semitic root ر م ي (r-m-y), meaning to throw, cast, or shoot. It is the verbal noun (masdar) of the verb رَمَى, to throw. The same root carries the sense of hurling a projectile across the older Semitic languages.
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