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مَتاع
belongings /maˈtaːʕ/
nounB2#3500 most common
Also: goods, luggage, stuff
Example sentences
أين متاعك؟
Where are your things?
وضعتُ متاعي في الحقيبة.
I put my belongings in the bag.
جمع الرجل متاعه استعدادًا للسفر.
The man gathered his belongings to get ready for the trip.
تُرِكَت الأمتعة عند الباب بعد الرحلة الطويلة.
The luggage was left by the door after the long journey.
استُرجِعَت أمتعة المسافرين بعد التفتيش الأمني في المطار.
The travelers' belongings were returned after the security check at the airport.
لم يكن متاع الدنيا يعنيه بقدر ما تعنيه راحة ضميره.
The goods of this world mattered to him less than the ease of his conscience.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَتاعٌ | أَمْتِعَةٌ |
| Genitive | مَتاعٍ | أَمْتِعَةٍ |
| Accusative | مَتاعًا | أَمْتِعَةً |
| Vocative | يا مَتاعُ | يا أَمْتِعَةُ |
Word family
متعة (mutʿa)pleasure, enjoyment
ممتع (mumtiʿ)enjoyable, entertaining
استمتع (istamtaʿa)to enjoy
تمتّع (tamattuʿ)enjoyment, the act of benefiting from something
أمتعة (amtiʿa)luggage, belongings (plural)
Etymology
Matāʿ comes from the Arabic root m-t-ʕ, which carries the sense of use, benefit, and enjoyment. The noun pattern faʿāl turns that root into a word for the tangible things one uses or profits from: goods, possessions, gear. Classical texts also use the phrase matāʿ al-dunyā, the goods or pleasures of worldly life, often with a hint that such things are fleeting.
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