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ضَمِن
to guarantee /ˈdˤa.mi.na/
verbB1#2801 most common
Also: to warrant, to be liable for, to contain/include
Example sentences
البَائِعُ ضَمِنَ السَّاعَةَ سَنَةً كَامِلَةً.
The seller guaranteed the watch for a full year.
أَنَا أَضْمَنُ لَكَ جَوْدَةَ هَذَا المُنْتَجِ.
I guarantee you the quality of this product.
تَضْمَنُ الشَّرِكَةُ إِرْجَاعَ المَالِ إِذَا لَمْ تُعْجِبْكَ السِّلْعَةُ.
The company guarantees a refund if you don't like the item.
يَضْمَنُ الدُّسْتُورُ حُرِّيَّةَ الرَّأْيِ لِكُلِّ مُوَاطِنٍ.
The constitution guarantees freedom of opinion for every citizen.
لَمْ يَضْمَنْ أَحَدٌ نَجَاحَ المَشْرُوعِ رَغْمَ كُلِّ الاسْتِعْدَادَاتِ.
No one guaranteed the project's success despite all the preparations.
عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنَ الضَّمَانَاتِ الَّتِي قَدَّمَتْهَا الحُكُومَةُ، لَمْ تَضْمَنِ الإِصْلَاحَاتُ اسْتِقْرَارًا اقْتِصَادِيًّا دَائِمًا.
Despite the guarantees the government offered, the reforms did not ensure lasting economic stability.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَضْمَنُ | ضَمِنْتُ | سَأَضْمَنُ |
| 2sg | تَضْمَنُ | ضَمِنْتَ | سَتَضْمَنُ |
| 3sg | يَضْمَنُ | ضَمِنَ | سَيَضْمَنُ |
| 1pl | نَضْمَنُ | ضَمِنَّا | سَنَضْمَنُ |
| 2pl | تَضْمَنُونَ | ضَمِنْتُمْ | سَتَضْمَنُونَ |
| 3pl | يَضْمَنُونَ | ضَمِنُوا | سَيَضْمَنُونَ |
Word family
ضَمَانguarantee, warranty, insurance
ضَامِنguarantor, one who vouches for another
مَضْمُونguaranteed; also used as a noun for content or substance
تَضْمِينinclusion, incorporation
ضِمْنَwithin, among
Etymology
ضَمِن comes from the Semitic triliteral root ḍ-m-n, a root native to Arabic rather than a borrowing. The root ties together two related ideas: holding something within and standing behind something as its guarantor. Classical dictionaries treat these as one core sense, since a guarantee is a kind of promise that encloses an obligation. Modern legal and commercial Arabic leans heavily on this root for warranty, insurance, and liability terms.
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