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مُتَواضِع
humble /mu.ta.ˈwaː.dˤiʕ/
adjectiveB2#3598 most common
Also: modest, unassuming
Example sentences
هو رجل متواضع.
He is a humble man.
أحمد طالب متواضع جدا.
Ahmad is a very humble student.
على الرغم من نجاحه، بقي متواضعا.
Despite his success, he stayed humble.
تتحدث المديرة بأسلوب متواضع مع موظفيها.
The manager speaks in a humble way with her employees.
يتميز العلماء الحقيقيون بأنهم متواضعون رغم إنجازاتهم الكبيرة.
True scientists are known for staying humble despite their great achievements.
كان تواضعه الجم مضرب المثل بين كل من عرفه، إذ ظل متواضعا رغم كل الألقاب التي نالها.
His deep humility became proverbial among all who knew him, since he remained humble despite all the titles he earned.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | متواضعٌ | متواضعون |
| Genitive | متواضعٍ | متواضعين |
| Accusative | متواضعاً | متواضعين |
| Vocative | يا متواضعُ | يا متواضعون |
Word family
تواضعhumility
يتواضعto be humble, to humble oneself
وضعto put, to place
وضعsituation, position, status
موضوعtopic, subject
Etymology
متواضع comes from the Arabic root و-ض-ع (w-ḍ-ʿ), whose basic sense is to put or place something down. The Form VI verb تواضع (tawāḍaʿa) built on this root means to lower oneself or act humbly, and متواضع is its active participle. The image behind the word is of a person placing themselves at a lower position rather than claiming a high one.
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