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عَوْدَة
return /ˈʕaw.da/
nounA1#319 most common
Also: comeback, homecoming, recurrence
Example sentences
أُريدُ العَوْدَةَ إلى البَيتِ.
I want to return home.
كانَت عَوْدَتُهُ إلى المَدرَسَةِ سَعيدَةً.
His return to school was happy.
نَنتَظِرُ عَوْدَةَ المُسافِرينَ بِفارِغِ الصَّبرِ.
We await the travelers' return impatiently.
شَكَّلَت عَوْدَةُ اللاعِبِ المُصابِ دَفعَةً قَوِيَّةً لِلفَريقِ.
The injured player's return gave the team a strong boost.
تُثيرُ عَوْدَةُ اللاجِئينَ إلى دِيارِهِم جَدَلاً سِياسِيّاً واسِعاً.
The refugees' return to their homes stirs wide political debate.
تُنذِرُ عَوْدَةُ المَرَضِ بَعدَ سَنَواتٍ مِنَ الشِّفاءِ بِمُضاعَفاتٍ يَصعُبُ التَّكَهُّنُ بِها.
The recurrence of the disease after years of recovery warns of complications that are hard to predict.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَوْدَةٌ | عَوْدَاتٌ |
| Genitive | عَوْدَةٍ | عَوْدَاتٍ |
| Accusative | عَوْدَةً | عَوْدَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا عَوْدَةُ | يا عَوْدَاتُ |
Word family
عادَ ʿādato return, come back
أَعادَ ʾaʿādato give back, to repeat
عائِد ʿāʾidreturnee; returning; revenue
مَعاد maʿādplace or time of return; the hereafter
اِعتادَ iʿtādato grow accustomed
Etymology
عَوْدَة is a noun of instance from the verb عادَ (ʿāda), 'to return,' built on the Semitic triliteral root ع-و-د. The root carries the idea of going back or doing something again. The same root gives عادَة (habit) and عِيد (festival), both tied to recurrence.
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