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مَفْقُود
missing person /mafˈquːd/
nounA2#930 most common
Also: lost item, the missing, absentee
Example sentences
قلمي مفقود.
My pen is missing.
هل وجدت الكلب المفقود؟
Did you find the missing dog?
تبحث الشرطة عن طفل مفقود.
The police are looking for a missing child.
نشرت العائلة صورة ابنها المفقود في كل مكان.
The family posted a picture of their missing son everywhere.
ما زال عدد كبير من المفقودين تحت الأنقاض بعد الزلزال.
Many of the missing are still under the rubble after the earthquake.
تكفّل القانون بحماية حقوق المفقود وأسرته حتى يثبت موته أو عودته.
The law undertakes to protect the rights of the missing person and his family until his death or return is established.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَفْقُودٌ | مَفْقُودُونَ |
| Genitive | مَفْقُودٍ | مَفْقُودِينَ |
| Accusative | مَفْقُودًا | مَفْقُودِينَ |
| Vocative | يا مَفْقُودُ | يا مَفْقُودُونَ |
Word family
فَقَدَ (faqada)to lose
فُقْدان (fuqdān)loss, absence
فَاقِد (fāqid)lacking, having lost
تَفَقَّدَ (tafaqqada)to inspect, to check on
مَفْقُودَة (mafqūda)missing person or item (feminine)
Etymology
مَفْقُود is the passive participle of the verb فَقَدَ, 'to lose,' built on the common مَفْعُول pattern. The root ف ق د carries the sense of loss, lack, and absence across the Semitic family. The word names the result of that action: a person or thing that has been lost.
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