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سَحْب
pulling /ˈsaħb/
nounB1#1520 most common
Also: withdrawal, dragging, drawing (a draw or raffle)
Example sentences
سَحْبُ الحبل صعب.
Pulling the rope is hard.
أريد سَحْبَ المال من البنك.
I want to withdraw the money from the bank.
قرّرت الشركة سَحْبَ المنتج من السوق.
The company decided to withdraw the product from the market.
تمّ سَحْبُ السيارة المعطّلة إلى الورشة.
The broken-down car was towed to the workshop.
أعلن البنك عن سَحْبٍ كبير للأموال خلال الأزمة.
The bank reported a large withdrawal of funds during the crisis.
أثار سَحْبُ السفير احتجاجاً دبلوماسياً حاداً بين البلدين.
The recall of the ambassador sparked a sharp diplomatic protest between the two countries.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سَحْبٌ | سُحُوبات |
| Genitive | سَحْبٍ | سُحُوباتٍ |
| Accusative | سَحْباً | سُحُوباتٍ |
| Vocative | يا سَحْبُ | يا سُحُوباتُ |
Word family
سَحَبَto pull, to drag, to withdraw
سَاحِبone who pulls; drawer (of a check)
مَسْحُوبpulled, drawn out
انْسِحَابwithdrawal, retreat
سَحَّابةzipper
Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the verb سَحَبَ, "to pull or drag." It comes from the Semitic root س-ح-ب, which carries the sense of dragging along the ground. The banking sense of "withdrawal" grew from the basic idea of pulling something out.
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