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كَرامَة
dignity /kaˈraː.ma/
nounB2#4180 most common
Also: honor, self-respect, nobility
Example sentences
للإنسان كرامة.
A human being has dignity.
يجب أن نحترم كرامة الناس.
We must respect people's dignity.
كرامة الإنسان لا تُقدَّر بثمن.
Human dignity is priceless.
هذا القرار يمسّ بكرامة الموظفين.
This decision harms the employees' dignity.
خاض العمال إضرابًا دفاعًا عن كرامتهم المهنية.
The workers went on strike to defend their professional dignity.
تُعدّ الكرامة الإنسانية ركيزة أساسية في المواثيق الدولية لحقوق الإنسان.
Human dignity is a core pillar of international human rights covenants.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | كَرامةٌ | كَراماتٌ |
| Genitive | كَرامةٍ | كَراماتٍ |
| Accusative | كَرامةً | كَراماتٍ |
| Vocative | يا كَرامةُ | يا كَراماتُ |
Word family
كَريمgenerous, noble
كَرَمgenerosity, nobility
أَكْرَمَto honor, to treat generously
تَكْريمact of honoring, tribute
مُكْرَمhonored, treated with respect
Etymology
Karāma comes from the Semitic root k-r-m, whose core sense is abundance and worthiness. In Arabic this root split into words for generosity and honor, since a generous, honorable person was seen as one who gives abundantly. The same root shows up in other Semitic languages with a related but shifted sense tied to fruitfulness.
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