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مَدْخَل
entrance /ˈmad.xal/
nounB1#2308 most common
Also: entry, way in, introduction (to a subject)
Example sentences
أَيْنَ الْمَدْخَل؟
Where is the entrance?
هٰذا مَدْخَلُ الْبِنايَة.
This is the entrance to the building.
يَقِفُ الْحارِسُ عِنْدَ الْمَدْخَلِ الرَّئيسِيِّ.
The guard stands at the main entrance.
تَقَعُ مَداخِلُ الْمَبْنى في الْجِهَةِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ.
The building's entrances are on the eastern side.
يُشَكِّلُ هٰذا الْفَصْلُ مَدْخَلاً إلى دِراسَةِ الاقْتِصادِ.
This chapter serves as an introduction to the study of economics.
أَغْلَقَتِ السُّلْطاتُ جَميعَ مَداخِلِ الْمَدينَةِ تَحَسُّباً لِأَيِّ اخْتِراقٍ أَمْنِيٍّ.
The authorities closed all entrances to the city in anticipation of any security breach.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَدْخَلٌ | مَداخِلُ |
| Genitive | مَدْخَلٍ | مَداخِلَ |
| Accusative | مَدْخَلاً | مَداخِلَ |
| Vocative | يا مَدْخَلُ | يا مَداخِلُ |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral root د-خ-ل, which means "to enter." Arabic builds nouns of place by adding a mV- prefix to the root on the pattern maf'al. So مَدْخَل is literally the place where one enters. The same pattern produces many Arabic place nouns.
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