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مُتَأَكِّد
sure /mutaˈʔakkid/
adjectiveA1#218 most common
Also: certain, confident, convinced
Example sentences
أنا متأكد.
I'm sure.
هل أنت متأكد من ذلك؟
Are you sure about that?
أنا متأكد من أن الحافلة ستصل قريباً.
I'm sure the bus will arrive soon.
لستُ متأكداً مما إذا كان المتجر مفتوحاً اليوم.
I'm not sure whether the shop is open today.
لم يكن متأكداً تماماً من صحة الأرقام الواردة في التقرير المالي.
He wasn't entirely sure the figures in the financial report were accurate.
رغم كل الأدلة المعروضة أمامه، ظلّ غير متأكد من نزاهة الشهود.
Despite all the evidence before him, he remained unsure of the witnesses' integrity.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُتَأَكِّدٌ | مُتَأَكِّدُونَ |
| Genitive | مُتَأَكِّدٍ | مُتَأَكِّدِينَ |
| Accusative | مُتَأَكِّداً | مُتَأَكِّدِينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُتَأَكِّدُ | يا مُتَأَكِّدُونَ |
Word family
تَأَكَّدَto make sure, ascertain
أَكَّدَto confirm, affirm
تَأْكِيدconfirmation, emphasisمُؤَكَّدconfirmed, certain
أَكِيدcertain, sureEtymology
مُتَأَكِّد is the active participle of the Form V verb تَأَكَّدَ, 'to make sure, to ascertain.' Both come from the Semitic root ʾ-k-d, which carries the sense of firmness and confirmation. The same root gives أَكَّدَ, 'to confirm,' and تَأْكِيد, 'emphasis.'
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