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مَسِيرَة
march (a procession or demonstration) /maˈsiːrah/
nounB2#3515 most common
Also: procession, course or journey (of a career or life)
Example sentences
خَرَجَ النَّاسُ فِي مَسِيرَةٍ.
The people went out in a march.
شَارَكْتُ فِي مَسِيرَةٍ سِلْمِيَّةٍ أَمْسِ.
I took part in a peaceful march yesterday.
نَظَّمَ الطُّلَّابُ مَسِيرَةً كَبِيرَةً فِي وَسَطِ الْمَدِينَةِ.
The students organized a large march downtown.
كَانَتْ مَسِيرَتُهُ الْمِهْنِيَّةُ حَافِلَةً بِالنَّجَاحَاتِ.
His career was full of successes.
تُوَاجِهُ الْحُكُومَةُ ضَغْطًا مُتَزَايِدًا بَعْدَ الْمَسِيرَاتِ الْحَاشِدَةِ الَّتِي عَمَّتِ الْبِلَادَ.
The government faces growing pressure after the massive marches that swept the country.
عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنَ الْعَقَبَاتِ، وَاصَلَتِ الْحَرَكَةُ مَسِيرَتَهَا نَحْوَ الْإِصْلَاحِ الدِّيمُقْرَاطِيِّ بِثَبَاتٍ لَافِتٍ.
Despite the obstacles, the movement kept up its course toward democratic reform with notable steadiness.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَسِيرَةٌ | مَسِيرَاتٌ |
| Genitive | مَسِيرَةٍ | مَسِيرَاتٍ |
| Accusative | مَسِيرَةً | مَسِيرَاتٍ |
| Vocative | مَسِيرَةُ | مَسِيرَاتُ |
Word family
سَارَto walk, travel, proceed
سَيْرwalking, gait; also the running of a processمَسَارpath, route, trajectory
سَيَّارَةcar, automobile
سَائِرwalking; also 'the rest, the remaining ones'
Etymology
مَسِيرَة comes from the Arabic root س-ي-ر (s-y-r), whose base verb سار means to walk, travel, or proceed. The word is a verbal noun built on a pattern common for hollow roots, and it names a single completed act of that walking, such as a march or a journey. Over time its sense widened from literal walking to organized demonstrations and, figuratively, to an ongoing course like a career or a life.
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