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مَشْي
walking /ˈmaʃj/
nounB1#1789 most common
Also: the act of walking, going on foot, gait
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ الْمَشْيَ.
I like walking.
الْمَشْيُ مُفِيدٌ لِلصِّحَّةِ.
Walking is good for health.
نَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْعَمَلِ مَشْيًا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
We go to work on foot every day.
يُفَضِّلُ الطَّبِيبُ الْمَشْيَ عَلَى رُكُوبِ السَّيَّارَةِ.
The doctor prefers walking over riding in the car.
بَعْدَ سَاعَةٍ مِنَ الْمَشْيِ السَّرِيعِ شَعَرْتُ بِالتَّعَبِ.
After an hour of fast walking I felt tired.
يَرَى الْبَاحِثُونَ أَنَّ الْمَشْيَ الْيَوْمِيَّ يُقَلِّلُ مِنْ خَطَرِ أَمْرَاضِ الْقَلْبِ.
Researchers find that daily walking lowers the risk of heart disease.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَشْيٌ | — |
| Genitive | مَشْيٍ | — |
| Accusative | مَشْيًا | — |
| Vocative | يَا مَشْيُ | — |
Word family
مَشَىto walk
مَاشٍwalker, pedestrian
مَمْشَىwalkway, promenade
مِشْيَةa manner of walking, gait
مَشَّاءgiven to much walking
Etymology
مَشْي is the verbal noun (masdar) of the verb مَشَى, meaning to walk. It is built on the triliteral root م-ش-ي, which carries the sense of moving on foot. The same root gives rise to words for livestock and cattle, since wealth once moved and grazed on foot.
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