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سَعادَة
happiness /sa.ˈʕaː.da/
nounA2#1131 most common
Also: felicity, bliss, Excellency (honorific title)
Example sentences
أُريدُ السَّعادَةَ.
I want happiness.
أَشعُرُ بِالسَّعادَةِ اليَوم.
I feel happy today.
العائلةُ مَصدَرُ سَعادَتي.
Family is the source of my happiness.
لا يُمكِنُ شِراءُ السَّعادَةِ بِالمال.
Happiness cannot be bought with money.
تَكمُنُ السَّعادَةُ الحقيقيّةُ في القَناعَةِ والرِّضا.
True happiness lies in contentment and acceptance.
السَّعادَةُ ليست غايةً نَبلُغُها، بل طريقٌ نَسلُكُها.
Happiness is not a goal we reach, but a path we walk.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سَعادةٌ | سَعاداتٌ |
| Genitive | سَعادةٍ | سَعاداتٍ |
| Accusative | سَعادةً | سَعاداتٍ |
| Vocative | يا سَعادةُ | يا سَعاداتُ |
Word family
سَعيدhappy, fortunate
سَعِدَto be happy
أَسعَدَto make happy
سُعَداءhappy (plural of سعيد)
مَسعودfortunate, blessed
Etymology
سَعادَة comes from the triliteral root س ع د (s-ʿ-d), which carries the sense of good fortune and being blessed. It is the verbal noun of سَعِدَ, 'to be happy.' The same root produces the common name سَعيد (Saʿīd), 'happy' or 'fortunate,' and the verb ساعَدَ, 'to help.'
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