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شُعاع
ray /ʃuˈʕaːʕ/
nounB1#1755 most common
Also: beam (of light), radiance
Example sentences
رأيتُ شُعاعَ الشمسِ.
I saw the ray of the sun.
دخلَ شُعاعُ الضوءِ من النافذةِ.
A beam of light came in through the window.
لمسَ شُعاعُ الشمسِ وجهَها في الصباحِ.
The sun's ray touched her face in the morning.
يَستخدمُ الطبيبُ شُعاعَ الليزرِ في العمليّةِ.
The doctor uses the laser beam in the operation.
اخترقَ شُعاعٌ رفيعٌ من النورِ ظلامَ الغرفةِ.
A thin ray of light pierced the darkness of the room.
لا يكادُ شُعاعٌ واحدٌ من الأملِ يُنيرُ عتمةَ يأسِهِ.
Barely a single ray of hope lights the gloom of his despair.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شُعاعٌ | أَشِعّةٌ |
| Genitive | شُعاعٍ | أَشِعّةٍ |
| Accusative | شُعاعاً | أَشِعّةً |
| Vocative | يا شُعاعُ | يا أَشِعّةُ |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root ش-ع-ع, which carries the sense of spreading out and shining. The verb شَعَّ means to radiate or give off light. From the same root come words for radiation and for things that glow.
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