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مُخاطَرَة
risk /muˈxɑːtˤɑrɑ/
nounB2#3879 most common
Also: risk-taking, gamble, venture
Example sentences
هذه مخاطرة كبيرة.
This is a big risk.
لا أحب المخاطرة.
I do not like taking risks.
قرر عدم المخاطرة بماله.
He decided not to risk his money.
المخاطرة في العمل قد تؤدي إلى نجاح كبير أو فشل ذريع.
Risk-taking in business can lead to great success or utter failure.
يجب على المستثمرين تقييم المخاطرات قبل اتخاذ القرار.
Investors must assess the risks before making a decision.
إن المخاطرة المحسوبة غالبًا ما تكون الفارق بين الابتكار والفشل.
Calculated risk-taking is often the difference between innovation and failure.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مخاطرةٌ | مخاطراتٌ |
| Genitive | مخاطرةٍ | مخاطراتٍ |
| Accusative | مخاطرةً | مخاطراتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مخاطرةُ | يا مخاطراتُ |
Word family
خطرdanger, risk
خطيرdangerous, serious
خاطَرَto risk, to gamble
مخاطِرrisk-taker, daring
مخاطراتrisks (plural)
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root kh-t-r, which carries the sense of danger and consequence. The verb khātara, in the Form III pattern that adds mutual or effortful action, means to risk or to gamble. Mukhātara is the verbal noun of that verb, so it names the act of risking itself. Arabic is a Semitic language, not Indo-European, so it has no PIE root.
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