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ساذِج
naive /ˈsaː.ðɪdʒ/
adjectiveB2#3679 most common
Also: gullible, simple-minded, artless
Example sentences
هُوَ وَلَدٌ ساذِج.
He is a naive boy.
لا تَكُنْ ساذِجًا!
Don't be naive!
كانَتْ إجابَتُهُ ساذِجَةً جِدًّا.
His answer was very naive.
كانَ ساذِجًا حينَ وَثِقَ بِهِ مِن دونِ أَيِّ دَليل.
He was naive when he trusted him without any evidence.
رَغْمَ ذَكائِهِ، بَقِيَ ساذِجًا في تَعامُلِهِ مَعَ النّاسِ.
Despite his intelligence, he remained naive in dealing with people.
يَتَّهِمُ النُّقّادُ الكاتِبَ بِتَقْديمِ طَرْحٍ ساذِجٍ لا يَتَناسَبُ مَعَ تَعْقيدِ القَضِيَّةِ.
Critics accuse the author of presenting a naive argument that doesn't match the complexity of the issue.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ساذِجٌ | سُذَّجٌ |
| Genitive | ساذِجٍ | سُذَّجٍ |
| Accusative | ساذِجًا | سُذَّجًا |
| Vocative | يا ساذِجُ | يا سُذَّجُ |
Word family
سذاجةnaivety, simplicity
ساذجةnaive (feminine singular)
سُذَّجnaive (plural), simpletons
بِسَذاجَةٍnaively
Etymology
Saathij entered Arabic as a loanword from Persian sade, meaning plain or unadorned. Medieval Arabic first used it for things without ornament, such as plain cloth or unmixed metal. Over time its meaning shifted from the physical to the mental, and it came to describe a person who is plain in judgment: trusting, unguarded, easily fooled.
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