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مَحْظُوظ
lucky /maħˈðˤuːðˤ/
adjectiveA2#760 most common
Also: fortunate, blessed with good luck, in luck
Example sentences
أَنَا مَحْظُوظ.
I am lucky.
هُوَ رَجُل مَحْظُوظ.
He is a lucky man.
نَحْنُ مَحْظُوظُون لِأَنَّ الطَّقْس جَمِيل الْيَوْم.
We are lucky because the weather is nice today.
تَشْعُر بِأَنَّهَا مَحْظُوظَة لِأَنَّهَا وَجَدَت عَمَلًا جَيِّدًا بِسُرْعَة.
She feels lucky because she found a good job quickly.
يُعْتَبَر مَحْظُوظًا مَن يَجِد صَدِيقًا وَفِيًّا فِي هَذَا الزَّمَن.
Whoever finds a loyal friend in this day and age is considered lucky.
لَوْلَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَحْظُوظًا لَمَا نَجَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْحَادِث الْمُرَوِّع.
Had he not been lucky, he would not have survived that horrific accident.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَحْظُوظٌ | مَحْظُوظُونَ |
| Genitive | مَحْظُوظٍ | مَحْظُوظِينَ |
| Accusative | مَحْظُوظًا | مَحْظُوظِينَ |
| Vocative | يَا مَحْظُوظُ | يَا مَحْظُوظُونَ |
Word family
حَظّluck, fortune
مَحْظُوظَةlucky (feminine)
حَظِيظhaving a large share, fortunate
حُظُوظfortunes, lots (plural of حظ)
Etymology
The word is the passive participle of the triliteral root ح-ظ-ظ (ḥ-ẓ-ẓ), which carries the sense of luck, fortune, and one's allotted share. The base noun is حَظّ (ḥaẓẓ), meaning luck or lot. On the maf'ūl pattern, مَحْظُوظ means literally one who has been given a good share, hence lucky or fortunate.
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