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عُذْر
excuse /ˈʕuðr/
nounA1#687 most common
Also: apology, justification, pretext
Example sentences
ما هو عُذْرُك؟
What is your excuse?
لا يوجد عُذْر للتأخير.
There is no excuse for being late.
قدّم لي عُذْراً عن تأخّره.
He gave me an excuse for his lateness.
لم أجد أيّ عُذْر يبرّر هذا التصرّف.
I found no excuse that justifies this behavior.
كانت أعذاره واهية، فلم يصدّقه أحد من الحاضرين.
His excuses were flimsy, so no one present believed him.
من حقّه أن يلتمس لنفسه عُذْراً، لكنّ تكرار الخطأ يُسقط كلّ الأعذار.
He has the right to seek an excuse for himself, but repeating the mistake cancels all excuses.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عُذْرٌ | أَعْذَارٌ |
| Genitive | عُذْرٍ | أَعْذَارٍ |
| Accusative | عُذْراً | أَعْذَاراً |
| Vocative | يا عُذْرُ | يا أَعْذَارُ |
Word family
عَذَرَto excuse, to forgive
اِعْتَذَرَto apologize
مَعْذِرةapology, excuse
اِعْتِذارapology
مَعْذورexcused, justified
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root ع-ذ-ر (ʿ-dh-r), tied to the idea of clearing someone of blame. It is the verbal noun of the verb عَذَرَ, to excuse or forgive. From the same root come the apology word مَعْذِرة and the verb اِعْتَذَرَ, to apologize.
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