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مَلْعَب
playground /ˈmal.ʕab/
nounB1#2187 most common
Also: sports field, stadium, court
Example sentences
الأَطْفالُ في المَلْعَبِ.
The children are in the playground.
نَلْعَبُ كُرَةَ القَدَمِ في المَلْعَبِ.
We play football on the field.
المَلْعَبُ الجَديدُ كَبيرٌ جِدّاً.
The new stadium is very big.
امْتَلأَ المَلْعَبُ بِالمُشَجِّعينَ قَبْلَ المُبارَاةِ.
The stadium filled with fans before the match.
شَهِدَ المَلْعَبُ الوَطَنِيُّ مُبارَياتٍ تاريخِيَّةً كَثيرَةً.
The national stadium witnessed many historic matches.
تُعَدُّ المَلاعِبُ الرِّياضِيَّةُ الحَديثَةُ رَمْزاً لِلتَّطَوُّرِ العُمْرانِيِّ في المُدُنِ الكُبْرى.
Modern sports stadiums are considered a symbol of urban development in major cities.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَلْعَبٌ | مَلاعِبُ |
| Genitive | مَلْعَبٍ | مَلاعِبَ |
| Accusative | مَلْعَباً | مَلاعِبَ |
| Vocative | يا مَلْعَبُ | يا مَلاعِبُ |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral root ل ع ب (l-ʕ-b), which means to play. It follows the maf'al pattern that Arabic uses to form nouns of place. The literal sense is the place where one plays. Over time it broadened from any play space to formal sports grounds and stadiums.
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