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رُخْصَة
license /ˈrux.sˤa/
nounB1#2287 most common
Also: permit, permission, dispensation (in Islamic law)
Example sentences
هٰذِهِ رُخْصَة.
This is a license.
أَيْنَ رُخْصَتُكَ؟
Where is your license?
طَلَبْتُ رُخْصَةَ قِيادَةٍ جَديدَةً.
I applied for a new driving license.
لا يُمْكِنُكَ فَتْحُ المَحَلِّ بِدونِ رُخْصَةٍ رَسْمِيَّةٍ.
You cannot open the shop without an official license.
سَحَبَتِ البَلَدِيَّةُ رُخْصَةَ البِناءِ بَعْدَ اكْتِشافِ المُخالَفاتِ.
The municipality revoked the building permit after discovering the violations.
في الفِقْهِ الإسْلامِيِّ، الرُّخْصَةُ تُبيحُ ما حَظَرَتْهُ العَزيمَةُ عِنْدَ الضَّرورَةِ.
In Islamic jurisprudence, a dispensation permits what the strict ruling forbade in cases of necessity.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رُخْصَةٌ | رُخَصٌ |
| Genitive | رُخْصَةٍ | رُخَصٍ |
| Accusative | رُخْصَةً | رُخَصاً |
| Vocative | يا رُخْصَةُ | يا رُخَصُ |
Word family
رَخَّصَto license, to authorize
تَرْخيصlicensing, permit
رَخيصcheap
رُخَصlicenses (plural)
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ر-خ-ص (r-kh-ṣ), which carries the sense of being low, soft, or cheap. From the idea of something made easy or lowered, the noun developed the meaning of a granted permission or concession. In Islamic law it names a relaxation of a strict rule.
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