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مُؤَسَّسَة

institution /mu.ʔas.ˈsa.sa/

nounB1#1997 most common

Also: organization, foundation, establishment, enterprise

Example sentences

هٰذِهِ مُؤَسَّسَة كَبِيرَة.
This is a big institution.
أَعْمَلُ فِي مُؤَسَّسَة حُكُومِيَّة.
I work at a government institution.
تُقَدِّمُ الْمُؤَسَّسَة خِدْمَاتٍ لِلطُّلَّابِ.
The institution offers services to students.
أَسَّسَ وَالِدُهُ هٰذِهِ الْمُؤَسَّسَةَ الْخَيْرِيَّةَ قَبْلَ ثَلَاثِينَ عَامًا.
His father founded this charitable organization thirty years ago.
تَعْتَمِدُ سُمْعَةُ الْمُؤَسَّسَةِ عَلَى شَفَافِيَّةِ إِدَارَتِهَا الْمَالِيَّةِ.
The institution's reputation depends on the transparency of its financial management.
لَوْلَا الْتِزَامُ الْمُؤَسَّسَةِ بِمَبَادِئِهَا لَمَا اسْتَطَاعَتِ الصُّمُودَ أَمَامَ الضُّغُوطِ السِّيَاسِيَّةِ.
Had the institution not held to its principles, it could not have withstood the political pressures.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeمُؤَسَّسَةٌمُؤَسَّسَاتٌ
Genitiveمُؤَسَّسَةٍمُؤَسَّسَاتٍ
Accusativeمُؤَسَّسَةًمُؤَسَّسَاتٍ
Vocativeيَا مُؤَسَّسَةُيَا مُؤَسَّسَاتُ

Word family

أَسَّسَto found, establish
مُؤَسِّسfounder
أَسَاسfoundation, basis
تَأْسِيسfounding, establishment
أَسَاسِيّbasic, fundamental

Etymology

The word derives from the Arabic root ʔ-s-s, meaning to found or lay a foundation. It is the passive participle of the form II verb ʔassasa, to establish, and so names a thing that has been founded. The feminine suffix marks it as a single founded entity.

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