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سِياسَة
politics /siˈjaː.sa/
nounB1#1881 most common
Also: policy, administration
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ السِّياسَة.
I like politics.
هٰذِهِ سِياسَة جَديدَة.
This is a new policy.
لا أُريدُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ عَنِ السِّياسَة.
I do not want to talk about politics.
يَدْرُسُ أَخي السِّياسَة في الجامِعَة.
My brother studies politics at the university.
غَيَّرَتِ الحُكومَة سِياسَتَها الاقْتِصادِيَّة العامَ الماضي.
The government changed its economic policy last year.
إِنَّ السِّياسَة الخارِجِيَّة لِلدَّوْلَةِ تَقومُ عَلى مَبْدَأِ عَدَمِ التَّدَخُّلِ في شُؤونِ الآخَرين.
The state's foreign policy rests on the principle of non-interference in the affairs of others.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | سِياسَةٌ | سِياساتٌ |
| Genitive | سِياسَةٍ | سِياساتٍ |
| Accusative | سِياسَةً | سِياساتٍ |
| Vocative | يا سِياسَةُ | يا سِياساتُ |
Word family
سِياسِيّpolitical; a politician
ساسَto govern, to manage
سائِسgroom, one who tends horses
سِياساتٌpolicies (plural)
مَسوسgoverned, managed
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic root s-w-s, which relates to tending, managing, and governing. The verb sāsa originally meant to train or take care of horses, then broadened to managing people and public affairs. From this sense of administration came the modern meaning of politics and policy.
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