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صَدَم
to shock /ˈsˤa.da.ma/
verbB2#3450 most common
Also: to crash into, to collide with, to strike
Example sentences
صَدَمَتِ السَّيَّارَةُ الْجِدَارَ.
The car crashed into the wall.
صَدَمَنِي الْخَبَرُ كَثِيرًا.
The news shocked me a lot.
لَمْ أَتَوَقَّعْ أَنْ يَصْدِمَنِي بِهَذِهِ الطَّرِيقَةِ.
I did not expect him to shock me this way.
صُدِمَ الْجُمْهُورُ حِينَ أَعْلَنَ اللَّاعِبُ اعْتِزَالَهُ فَجْأَةً.
The audience was shocked when the player suddenly announced his retirement.
صَدَمَتْنَا نَتَائِجُ الِانْتِخَابَاتِ الَّتِي جَاءَتْ مُخَالِفَةً لِكُلِّ التَّوَقُّعَاتِ.
The election results, which came contrary to all expectations, shocked us.
تَصْدِمُ وَسَائِلُ الْإِعْلَامِ الرَّأْيَ الْعَامَّ أَحْيَانًا بِتَقَارِيرَ مُثِيرَةٍ لِلْجَدَلِ تَهْدِفُ إِلَى جَذْبِ الْمُشَاهِدِينَ.
The media sometimes shocks public opinion with controversial reports aimed at attracting viewers.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَصْدِمُ | صَدَمْتُ | سَأَصْدِمُ |
| 2sg | تَصْدِمُ | صَدَمْتَ | سَتَصْدِمُ |
| 3sg | يَصْدِمُ | صَدَمَ | سَيَصْدِمُ |
| 1pl | نَصْدِمُ | صَدَمْنَا | سَنَصْدِمُ |
| 2pl | تَصْدِمُونَ | صَدَمْتُمْ | سَتَصْدِمُونَ |
| 3pl | يَصْدِمُونَ | صَدَمُوا | سَيَصْدِمُونَ |
Word family
صَدْمَةshock, collision, crash
صَادِمshocking, jarring
مَصْدُومshocked, in a state of shock
تَصَادَمَto collide with one another
مُصَادَمَةclash, collision
Etymology
The verb comes from the triliteral Semitic root ص-د-م (ṣ-d-m), whose core sense is a forceful impact, one body striking another. Classical usage centered on physical collision, such as a weapon or a body striking another. The extended sense of emotional shock, as in a piece of news that hits someone hard, developed naturally from the physical meaning and is now common in modern journalism. No Indo-European cognates apply, since this is a native Semitic root.
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