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سِباحَة
swimming /si.ˈbaː.ħa/
nounB1#1707 most common
Also: the swim, act of swimming
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ السِّباحَة.
I love swimming.
السِّباحَة رِياضَةٌ جَميلَة.
Swimming is a beautiful sport.
نَذهَبُ إلى المَسبَحِ لِلسِّباحَة كُلَّ يَومٍ.
We go to the pool for swimming every day.
تَعَلَّمتُ السِّباحَة عِندَما كُنتُ صَغيراً.
I learned swimming when I was young.
السِّباحَة في البَحرِ المَفتوحِ تَحتاجُ إلى مَهارَةٍ وَحَذَرٍ.
Swimming in the open sea requires skill and caution.
تُعتَبَرُ السِّباحَة مِن أَفضَلِ التَّمارينِ الَّتي تُقَوّي عَضَلاتِ الجِسمِ كُلَّها دونَ إجهادِ المَفاصِل.
Swimming is considered one of the best exercises that strengthens all the body's muscles without straining the joints.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سِباحَةٌ | سِباحات |
| Genitive | سِباحَةٍ | سِباحات |
| Accusative | سِباحَةً | سِباحات |
| Vocative | يا سِباحَة | يا سِباحات |
Word family
سَبَحَto swim
سَبّاحswimmer (male)
سَبّاحَةswimmer (female)
مَسبَحswimming pool
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic triconsonantal root س-ب-ح (s-b-ḥ), whose core sense is to swim or to float. The same root yields the verb سَبَحَ, meaning he swam. سِباحَة is a verbal noun on the فِعالَة pattern often used for crafts, skills, and activities.
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