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فِقْدان
loss /fiqˈdaːn/
nounB1#1752 most common
Also: lack, absence, deprivation
Example sentences
فِقْدان الذاكرة مرض.
Memory loss is an illness.
يعاني الطفل من فِقْدان الشهية.
The child suffers from loss of appetite.
أدى الحادث إلى فِقْدان الوعي.
The accident led to loss of consciousness.
يشعر الكثيرون بالحزن بعد فِقْدان أحبائهم.
Many feel sorrow after the loss of their loved ones.
إن فِقْدان الثقة بين الطرفين يعقّد المفاوضات.
The loss of trust between the two parties complicates the negotiations.
لم يكن فِقْدان السيطرة على الأسواق سوى نتيجة حتمية لسياسات متهورة.
The loss of control over the markets was nothing but the inevitable result of reckless policies.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فِقْدانٌ | |
| Genitive | فِقْدانٍ | |
| Accusative | فِقْداناً | |
| Vocative | يا فِقْدانُ |
Word family
فَقَدَto lose, to miss
فاقِدlacking, devoid ofمَفْقودlost, missing
فَقيدthe deceased, the late
افتَقَدَto miss someone, to feel their absence
Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the verb فَقَدَ, meaning to lose or to miss. It comes from the Semitic root f-q-d, which carries the sense of noticing that something is absent. The pattern fiʿlān turns the verb into an abstract noun naming the state of loss.
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