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شَرِكَة
company /ˈʃa.ri.ka/
nounA1#373 most common
Also: firm, corporation, business
Example sentences
هَذِهِ شَرِكَة كَبِيرَة.
This is a big company.
أَعْمَلُ فِي شَرِكَةِ سَيَّارَات.
I work at a car company.
أَسَّسَ صَدِيقِي شَرِكَة صَغِيرَة فِي العَامِ المَاضِي.
My friend founded a small company last year.
أَعْلَنَتِ الشَّرِكَة عَنْ أَرْبَاحٍ كَبِيرَةٍ هَذَا الرُّبْعَ.
The company announced large profits this quarter.
قَرَّرَتِ الشَّرِكَة الاسْتِحْوَاذَ عَلَى مُنَافِسِهَا بَعْدَ مُفَاوَضَاتٍ طَوِيلَة.
The company decided to acquire its competitor after long negotiations.
تُوَاجِهُ الشَّرِكَة دَعَاوَى قَضَائِيَّةً تَتَعَلَّقُ بِانْتِهَاكِ حُقُوقِ المُسَاهِمِينَ، مِمَّا يُهَدِّدُ سُمْعَتَهَا.
The company faces lawsuits concerning the violation of shareholders' rights, which threatens its reputation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شَرِكَةٌ | شَرِكَاتٌ |
| Genitive | شَرِكَةٍ | شَرِكَاتٍ |
| Accusative | شَرِكَةً | شَرِكَاتٍ |
| Vocative | شَرِكَةُ | شَرِكَاتُ |
Word family
شَرِيكpartner
اِشْتَرَكَto participate, to subscribe
مُشَارَكَةparticipation, sharing
اِشْتِرَاكsubscription
شَرِكَاتcompanies (plural)
Etymology
شَرِكَة comes from the Semitic root ش-ر-ك, which carries the sense of sharing and partnership. The noun names a body in which people pool capital and risk under one name. The same root yields شَرِيك, a partner, and اِشْتِرَاك, a subscription.
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