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صَدْمَة
shock /ˈsˤad.ma/
nounB1#1495 most common
Also: trauma, collision, impact
Example sentences
كان الخبر صَدْمة لي.
The news was a shock to me.
أصبت بصَدْمة عندما سمعت ما حدث.
I was shocked when I heard what happened.
تعرّض الطفل لصَدْمة نفسية بعد الحادث.
The child suffered a psychological trauma after the accident.
كانت وفاته صَدْمة كبيرة لجميع أصدقائه.
His death was a great shock to all his friends.
ما زالت المدينة تعاني من صَدْمة الزلزال التي غيّرت حياة سكانها.
The city still suffers from the shock of the earthquake that changed the lives of its residents.
أحدثت نتائج الانتخابات صَدْمة سياسية هزّت أركان الحزب الحاكم وأعادت ترتيب المشهد.
The election results caused a political shock that shook the foundations of the ruling party and reshuffled the scene.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صَدْمةٌ | صَدَماتٌ |
| Genitive | صَدْمةٍ | صَدَماتٍ |
| Accusative | صَدْمةً | صَدَماتٍ |
| Vocative | يا صَدْمةُ | يا صَدَماتُ |
Word family
صَدَمَto collide with, to shock
صادِمshocking, jarring
اِصْطِدَامcollision
تَصَادُمclash, collision
صَدَماتshocks (plural)
Etymology
صَدْمة comes from the Arabic root ص-د-م (ṣ-d-m), which means to collide or strike. It is the noun of single instance, so it names one blow or impact. The meaning later widened from a physical collision to an emotional or psychological shock. The root is Semitic and has no Indo-European origin.
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