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مَغْسَلَة
sink (washbasin) /ˈmaɣ.sa.la/
nounB2#4371 most common
Also: washbasin, laundry room
Example sentences
المَغْسَلَةُ في الحَمّامِ نَظيفةٌ.
The sink in the bathroom is clean.
أَغْسِلُ يَدَيَّ في المَغْسَلَةِ كُلَّ صَباحٍ.
I wash my hands in the sink every morning.
سَقَطَ الصّابونُ مِنَ المَغْسَلَةِ عَلَى الأَرْضِ.
The soap fell from the sink onto the floor.
انْسَدَّتِ المَغْسَلَةُ بِسَبَبِ تَراكُمِ الشَّعْرِ.
The sink got clogged because of hair buildup.
يَنْبَغي تَنْظيفُ المَغْسَلَةِ بِانْتِظامٍ لِمَنْعِ تَكَوُّنِ البَكْتيريا.
The sink should be cleaned regularly to prevent bacteria from building up.
كانَتِ المَغاسِلُ في المُسْتَشْفى القَديمِ مَصْنوعةً مِنَ الحَجَرِ.
The sinks in the old hospital were made of stone.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَغْسَلَةٌ | مَغَاسِلُ |
| Genitive | مَغْسَلَةٍ | مَغَاسِلَ |
| Accusative | مَغْسَلَةً | مَغَاسِلَ |
| Vocative | يَا مَغْسَلَةُ | يَا مَغَاسِلُ |
Word family
غَسَلَto wash
غَسيلlaundry, washing
غَسَّالةwashing machine
اِغْتَسَلَto bathe oneself
غَسولcleanser, lotion
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root غ-س-ل (gh-s-l), meaning to wash. The prefix م and the pattern مَفْعَلة turn the verb into a noun of place, so مَغْسَلَة literally names the place where washing happens. The feminine ending ة marks it as a feminine noun, as is typical for names of fixtures and containers.
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