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ضَغْط
pressure /ˈdˤɑɣtˤ/
nounA2#851 most common
Also: compression, stress, blood pressure
Example sentences
ضَغْطُ الدَّمِ عالٍ.
The blood pressure is high.
أَشْعُرُ بِضَغْطٍ في العَمَلِ.
I feel pressure at work.
قاسَ الطَّبيبُ ضَغْطَ دَمي اليَوْمَ.
The doctor measured my blood pressure today.
يَتَعَرَّضُ الطُّلّابُ لِضَغْطٍ كَبيرٍ قَبْلَ الامْتِحاناتِ.
Students face great pressure before exams.
أَدّى الضَّغْطُ السِّياسِيُّ إلى تَغْييرِ القَرارِ.
Political pressure led to a change in the decision.
لا يُمْكِنُ تَجاهُلُ ضَغْطِ الرَّأْيِ العامِّ على صانِعي القَرارِ في الأَزَماتِ.
The pressure of public opinion on decision-makers during crises cannot be ignored.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ضَغْطٌ | ضُغوطٌ |
| Genitive | ضَغْطٍ | ضُغوطٍ |
| Accusative | ضَغْطاً | ضُغوطاً |
| Vocative | يا ضَغْطُ | يا ضُغوطُ |
Word family
ضَغَطَto press, to put pressure on
ضاغِطcompressor; pressing agent
مَضْغوطcompressed, under pressure
اِنْضِغاطcompression
ضُغوطpressures
Etymology
ضَغْط is the verbal noun of the root ض-غ-ط, which means to press or squeeze. It follows the faʿl pattern that turns a verb into an abstract noun naming the action. From the plain sense of physical pressing, the word spread to blood pressure, atmospheric pressure, and figurative social or political pressure.
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