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فِكْرَة
idea /ˈfik.ra/
nounA1#235 most common
Also: thought, notion, concept
Example sentences
عِنْدِي فِكْرَة.
I have an idea.
هَذِهِ فِكْرَة جَيِّدَة.
This is a good idea.
عَلَى فِكْرَة، نَسِيتُ أَنْ أُخْبِرَكَ بِالمَوْعِد.
By the way, I forgot to tell you about the appointment.
لَيْسَ عِنْدِي أَدْنَى فِكْرَة عَمَّا حَدَثَ هُنَا.
I do not have the slightest idea what happened here.
تَقُومُ الرِّوَايَةُ عَلَى فِكْرَةٍ فَلْسَفِيَّةٍ عَمِيقَةٍ.
The novel is built on a deep philosophical idea.
رَفَضَ المُديرُ الفِكْرَةَ جُمْلَةً وَتَفْصِيلاً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْتَمِعَ إِلَى مُبَرِّرَاتِهَا.
The director rejected the idea entirely before listening to its justifications.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | فِكْرَةٌ | أَفْكَارٌ |
| Genitive | فِكْرَةٍ | أَفْكَارٍ |
| Accusative | فِكْرَةً | أَفْكَاراً |
| Vocative | يا فِكْرَةُ | يا أَفْكَارُ |
Word family
فَكَّرَto think, to ponder
فِكْرthought, intellectual thinkingتَفْكِيرthinking, cogitationمُفَكِّرthinker, intellectual
أَفْكَارideas (plural)
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root ف-ك-ر (f-k-r), which carries the sense of thinking and reflection. فِكْرَة uses a noun pattern that names a single instance, so it denotes one discrete thought rather than thinking in general. The verb فَكَّرَ (to think) and the abstract noun فِكْر (thought) share the same root. There is no Indo-European connection.
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