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فاز
to win /ˈfaːza/
verbA2#816 most common
Also: to triumph, to be victorious, to succeed, to attain
Example sentences
فازَ الفريقُ.
The team won.
فازَ أخي بالجائزةِ.
My brother won the prize.
فازَت مصرُ في المباراةِ أمسِ.
Egypt won the match yesterday.
إذا درستَ جيدًا فستفوزُ بالمنحةِ.
If you study hard, you will win the scholarship.
فازَ المرشّحُ بأغلبيةٍ ساحقةٍ في الانتخاباتِ.
The candidate won by a landslide in the election.
مَن فازَ برضا الناسِ دون أن يخسرَ مبادئَه فقد حقّق نصرًا حقيقيًا.
Whoever wins people's approval without abandoning his principles has achieved a true victory.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أفوزُ | فُزْتُ | سأفوزُ |
| 2sg | تفوزُ | فُزْتَ | ستفوزُ |
| 3sg | يفوزُ | فازَ | سيفوزُ |
| 1pl | نفوزُ | فُزْنا | سنفوزُ |
| 2pl | تفوزون | فُزْتُم | ستفوزون |
| 3pl | يفوزون | فازوا | سيفوزون |
Word family
فَوْزvictory, triumph, successفائِزwinner, victorious one
فائِزةfemale winner
مَفازةdesert, wilderness
Etymology
فاز comes from the triliteral Semitic root f-w-z, which carries the senses of winning, success, and safety. The basic verb means to win or to triumph. In religious language the same root extends to ultimate salvation, as in al-fawz al-ʿaẓīm, the great success.
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