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مَقال
article /maˈqaːl/
nounB1#2000 most common
Also: essay, saying, statement, discourse
Example sentences
هٰذا مَقال جَميل.
This is a nice article.
قَرَأْتُ مَقالاً في الجَريدة.
I read an article in the newspaper.
كَتَبَ الكاتِبُ مَقالاً عَنِ البيئة.
The writer wrote an article about the environment.
نُشِرَ مَقالُهُ في مَجَلّةٍ عِلْميّة.
His article was published in a scientific magazine.
أثارَ مَقالُهُ النَّقديُّ جَدَلاً واسِعاً بين القُرّاء.
His critical article stirred wide debate among readers.
لِكُلِّ مَقامٍ مَقال.
For every occasion there is a fitting word.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَقالٌ | مَقالاتٌ |
| Genitive | مَقالٍ | مَقالاتٍ |
| Accusative | مَقالاً | مَقالاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مَقالُ | يا مَقالاتُ |
Word family
قالَto say
قَوْلsaying, statementمَقالةarticle, essay
قائِلspeaker, one who saysمَقولthat which is said
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root q-w-l, meaning to say or speak. It is built on the mīm-prefixed pattern that turns a verb into a noun of instance or place. So a مَقال is, at its core, a piece of what has been said, which came to mean a written article or discourse.
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