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مَخْلُوق
creature /maxˈluːq/
nounB1#1433 most common
Also: created being, created thing, organism
Example sentences
هَذَا مَخْلُوقٌ غَرِيبٌ.
This is a strange creature.
الإِنْسَانُ مَخْلُوقٌ ضَعِيفٌ.
The human being is a weak creature.
كُلُّ مَخْلُوقٍ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى المَاءِ وَالهَوَاءِ.
Every creature needs water and air.
اكْتَشَفَ العُلَمَاءُ مَخْلُوقًا بَحْرِيًّا لَمْ يَرَوْهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ.
The scientists discovered a sea creature they had not seen before.
يُعَامِلُ الفِيلْمُ الرُّوبُوتَ كَأَنَّهُ مَخْلُوقٌ حَيٌّ لَهُ مَشَاعِرُ.
The film treats the robot as if it were a living creature with feelings.
تَطْرَحُ الرِّوَايَةُ سُؤَالًا قَدِيمًا: هَلْ يَحِقُّ لِمَخْلُوقٍ أَنْ يَتَمَرَّدَ عَلَى خَالِقِهِ؟
The novel poses an old question: does a creature have the right to rebel against its creator?
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَخْلُوقٌ | مَخْلُوقَاتٌ |
| Genitive | مَخْلُوقٍ | مَخْلُوقَاتٍ |
| Accusative | مَخْلُوقًا | مَخْلُوقَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا مَخْلُوقُ | يَا مَخْلُوقَاتُ |
Word family
خَلَقَto create
خَالِقcreator
خَلْقcreationمَخْلُوقَاتcreatures, created beings (plural)
خَلِيقَةcreature, created thing
Etymology
مَخْلُوق is the passive participle of the verb خَلَقَ, to create. So it means literally a thing that has been created. The root خ-ل-ق carried an older sense of measuring and shaping material before cutting it, which gave the meaning of forming and creating.
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