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رِياضَة
sport /riˈjaːdˤa/
nounB1#2121 most common
Also: exercise, athletics, physical activity
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ الرِّياضَةَ.
I love sport.
أُمارِسُ الرِّياضَةَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
I practice sport every day.
كُرَةُ القَدَمِ رِياضَةٌ مَشْهورَةٌ في العالَمِ.
Football is a popular sport in the world.
الرِّياضَةُ مُفيدَةٌ لِصِحَّةِ الجِسْمِ وَالعَقْلِ.
Sport is good for the health of the body and the mind.
يُنصَحُ بِمُمارَسَةِ الرِّياضَةِ بِانْتِظامٍ لِتَجَنُّبِ أَمْراضِ القَلْبِ.
Regular exercise is advised to avoid heart disease.
لَمْ تَكُنِ الرِّياضَةُ مُجَرَّدَ تَسْلِيَةٍ، بَلْ أَصْبَحَتْ صِناعَةً تُدِرُّ مَلايينَ الدُّولاراتِ سَنَوِيّاً.
Sport was not mere entertainment; it became an industry earning millions of dollars a year.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رِياضَةٌ | رِياضاتٌ |
| Genitive | رِياضَةٍ | رِياضاتٍ |
| Accusative | رِياضَةً | رِياضاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا رِياضَةُ | يا رِياضاتُ |
Word family
رِياضِيّathlete; also athletic or mathematical
راضَto tame, train
رَوْضَةgarden, meadow
رِياضِيّاتmathematics
تَرْويضtaming, training
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root r-w-ḍ and the verb راضَ / يَروضُ, meaning to tame, train, or break in a horse. The sense of physical training grew from this idea of disciplined practice. The modern meaning of sport is a later development, and the related word رِياضِيّات (mathematics) was coined from the same notion of mental training.
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