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مُحارِب
warrior /muˈħaːrib/
nounB1#2108 most common
Also: fighter, combatant, belligerent
Example sentences
هٰذا مُحارِبٌ قَوِيٌّ.
This is a strong warrior.
كانَ جَدّي مُحارِباً شُجاعاً.
My grandfather was a brave warrior.
يَتَدَرَّبُ المُحارِبُ كُلَّ يَومٍ.
The warrior trains every day.
عادَ المُحارِبونَ مِنَ المَعْرَكَةِ مُنْتَصِرِينَ.
The warriors returned from the battle victorious.
لا يَخافُ المُحارِبُ الحَقيقيُّ المَوْتَ في سَبيلِ وَطَنِهِ.
The true warrior does not fear death for the sake of his homeland.
يُصَوِّرُ الشّاعِرُ المُحارِبَ رَمْزاً لِلصُّمودِ في وَجْهِ الظُّلْمِ.
The poet portrays the warrior as a symbol of steadfastness against injustice.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُحارِبٌ | مُحارِبونَ |
| Genitive | مُحارِبٍ | مُحارِبينَ |
| Accusative | مُحارِباً | مُحارِبينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُحارِبُ | يا مُحارِبونَ |
Word family
Etymology
The word is the active participle of the Form III verb حارَبَ, "to wage war against." It derives from the Semitic root ح-ر-ب, tied to the noun حَرْب, "war." The participle pattern مُفاعِل marks the doer of the action, so the word names the one who fights.
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