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عاصِمَة
capital city /ˈʕaː.sˤi.ma/
nounB1#2114 most common
Also: capital
Example sentences
القاهرة عاصِمَة مصر.
Cairo is the capital of Egypt.
ما هي عاصِمَة فرنسا؟
What is the capital of France?
نعيش في عاصِمَة البلاد منذ عشر سنوات.
We have lived in the country's capital for ten years.
انتقلت الحكومة إلى عاصِمَة جديدة في الصحراء.
The government moved to a new capital in the desert.
تُعدّ هذه المدينة عاصِمَة الثقافة والفنون في المنطقة.
This city is considered the capital of culture and the arts in the region.
شهدت العاصِمَة مظاهرات حاشدة طالبت بإصلاحات اقتصادية شاملة.
The capital witnessed mass demonstrations demanding sweeping economic reforms.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عاصِمَةٌ | عَواصِمُ |
| Genitive | عاصِمَةٍ | عَواصِمَ |
| Accusative | عاصِمَةً | عَواصِمَ |
| Vocative | يا عاصِمَةُ | يا عَواصِمُ |
Word family
عَصَمَto protect, guard
عِصْمَةprotection, immunity
اِعْتَصَمَto hold fast, seek refuge
عَواصِمcapitals (plural)
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root ʕ-ṣ-m, meaning to protect or to guard. It is the active participle of the verb ʕaṣama, so it literally means the protecting one, in the feminine. A capital was seen as the seat that protects and holds the state together.
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