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مَبْحَث
topic of inquiry; section of a treatise /ˈmab.ħaθ/
nounB1#1751 most common
Also: subject of research, chapter or section (in a book), field of investigation
Example sentences
هٰذا مَبْحَثٌ مُهِمٌّ.
This is an important topic.
قَرَأْتُ المَبْحَثَ الأَوَّلَ مِنَ الكِتابِ.
I read the first section of the book.
يَتَناوَلُ هٰذا المَبْحَثُ قَضِيَّةَ البِيئَةِ.
This section deals with the environmental issue.
خَصَّصَ الباحِثُ مَبْحَثاً كامِلاً لِتارِيخِ المَدِينَةِ.
The researcher devoted a whole section to the city's history.
يَنْقَسِمُ الفَصْلُ إِلىٰ ثَلاثَةِ مَباحِثَ رَئِيسِيَّةٍ.
The chapter is divided into three main sections.
لا يَزالُ هٰذا المَبْحَثُ الفَلْسَفِيُّ مَثارَ جَدَلٍ بَيْنَ العُلَماءِ.
This philosophical topic remains a point of contention among scholars.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَبْحَثٌ | مَباحِثُ |
| Genitive | مَبْحَثٍ | مَباحِثَ |
| Accusative | مَبْحَثاً | مَباحِثَ |
| Vocative | يا مَبْحَثُ | يا مَباحِثُ |
Word family
بَحْثresearch, studyباحِثresearcher
بَحَثَto search, investigate
مَباحِثinvestigations; investigative police
Etymology
The word is a noun of place built on the triliteral root b-ḥ-th, meaning to search, examine, or discuss. The prefix ma- turns the verbal idea into a place or locus, so the literal sense is a place where something is investigated. Over time this settled into the abstract meaning of a defined topic or a section of a scholarly work.
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