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فَجْأَةً
suddenly /ˈfadʒ.ʔa.tan/
adverbB1#2836 most common
Also: all of a sudden, abruptly, unexpectedly
Example sentences
خَرَجَ فَجْأَةً.
He went out suddenly.
سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا فَجْأَةً.
I suddenly heard a sound.
تَوَقَّفَتِ السَّيَّارَةُ فَجْأَةً فِي مُنْتَصَفِ الطَّرِيقِ.
The car suddenly stopped in the middle of the road.
بَدَأَ الْمَطَرُ يَهْطِلُ فَجْأَةً وَنَحْنُ فِي الْحَدِيقَةِ.
Rain suddenly began to pour while we were in the garden.
انْقَطَعَتِ الْكَهْرَبَاءُ فَجْأَةً أَثْنَاءَ الِاجْتِمَاعِ الْمُهِمِّ، مِمَّا سَبَّبَ ارْتِبَاكًا كَبِيرًا.
The power suddenly went out during the important meeting, which caused great confusion.
مَا إِنْ ظَنَنَّا أَنَّ الْأَزْمَةَ قَدِ انْتَهَتْ حَتَّى تَفَاقَمَتِ الْأَوْضَاعُ فَجْأَةً عَلَى نَحْوٍ لَمْ يَتَوَقَّعْهُ أَحَدٌ.
Just as we thought the crisis had ended, the situation suddenly worsened in a way no one expected.
Word family
فَاجَأَto surprise, to take by surprise
مُفَاجَأَةa surprise
فَجَائِيّsudden, unexpected
مُفَاجِئsurprising, startling
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ف-ج-أ (f-j-ʾ), whose verb fajiʾa/fajaʾa means to happen to someone unexpectedly or to catch someone unawares. فجأة is the verbal noun of this root, meaning suddenness or surprise. Adding the accusative indefinite ending turns the noun into an adverb of manner, so فَجْأَةً literally functions as in a sudden manner, used in everyday speech to mean suddenly.
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