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زِيارَة
visit /ziˈjaːra/
nounA2#913 most common
Also: a social call, visit to a holy site or shrine
Example sentences
هَذِهِ زِيارَة جَميلة.
This is a nice visit.
نَذهَبُ في زِيارَة إلى المُتحَف.
We are going on a visit to the museum.
كانَت زِيارَتُهُ لِلطَّبيب ضَرورِيَّة.
His visit to the doctor was necessary.
تَستَغرِقُ زِيارَة المَدينَة القَديمَة يَوماً كامِلاً.
Visiting the old city takes a whole day.
أَجرى الرَّئيسُ زِيارَة رَسمِيَّة إلى الدَّولَة المُجاوِرَة.
The president made an official visit to the neighboring country.
لَم تَكُن زِيارَتُهُ المُفاجِئَة سِوى ذَريعَةٍ لِتَفَقُّدِ أَحوالِنا.
His surprise visit was nothing but a pretext to check up on us.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | زِيارَةٌ | زِياراتٌ |
| Genitive | زِيارَةٍ | زِياراتٍ |
| Accusative | زِيارَةً | زِياراتٍ |
| Vocative | يا زِيارَةُ | يا زِياراتُ |
Word family
Etymology
Ziyāra is the verbal noun of the verb zāra, 'to visit,' built on the Semitic root z-w-r. The root carries the sense of turning toward or inclining to someone. From the same root Arabic forms zāʾir, 'visitor,' and mazār, 'a place one visits.' The medial w shifts to y in this pattern, so the form is ziyāra rather than zawāra.
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