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مُباراة
match /muˈbaːraːh/
nounA2#940 most common
Also: game, contest, competition
Example sentences
المُباراةُ غَدًا.
The match is tomorrow.
شاهَدْتُ مُباراةَ كُرةِ القَدَم.
I watched the football match.
كانَتِ المُباراةُ مُمتِعةً جِدًّا.
The match was very enjoyable.
أُلغِيَتِ المُباراةُ بِسَبَبِ المَطَر.
The match was cancelled because of the rain.
انتَهَتِ المُباراةُ بِالتَّعادُلِ بَعدَ وَقتٍ إضافيٍّ مُثير.
The match ended in a draw after exciting extra time.
رَغمَ تَفَوُّقِ الفَريقِ المُضيفِ، حَسَمَتِ المُباراةَ رَكلةُ جَزاءٍ مُتأخِّرة.
Despite the home team's superiority, a late penalty kick decided the match.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُباراةٌ | مُبارَياتٌ |
| Genitive | مُباراةٍ | مُبارَياتٍ |
| Accusative | مُباراةً | مُبارَياتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مُباراةُ | يا مُبارَياتُ |
Word family
بارىto compete with, vie
تَبارىto compete with one another
مُبارٍcompetitor, contestant
مُبارَياتmatches, contests (plural)
Etymology
مُباراة is the verbal noun of the Form III verb بارى (bārā), 'to compete with.' It comes from the triliteral root ب-ر-ي, which carries the sense of vying or contending. The Form III pattern مُفاعَلة marks a reciprocal action, so the word names an event in which two sides contend against each other. Modern usage narrowed it to a sporting match.
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