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مُراهِق
teenager /mu.raːˈhiq/
nounB1#2032 most common
Also: adolescent, youth in puberty
Example sentences
أنا مُراهِق.
I am a teenager.
أخي مُراهِق.
My brother is a teenager.
هذا الفتى مُراهِق ذكي.
This boy is a smart teenager.
كلُّ مُراهِق يحتاج إلى النوم الكافي.
Every teenager needs enough sleep.
يمرُّ كلُّ مُراهِق بمرحلة يبحث فيها عن هويّته.
Every teenager goes through a stage where he searches for his identity.
لا ينبغي أن نتعامل مع كلِّ مُراهِق وكأنّه طفلٌ عاجزٌ عن اتّخاذ القرار.
We should not treat every teenager as if he were a child incapable of making a decision.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُراهِقٌ | مُراهِقونَ |
| Genitive | مُراهِقٍ | مُراهِقينَ |
| Accusative | مُراهِقاً | مُراهِقينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُراهِقُ | يا مُراهِقونَ |
Word family
مُراهَقةadolescence
مُراهِقةfemale teenager
راهَقَto approach adulthood
مُراهِقونteenagers (plural)
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root r-h-q, which carries the sense of drawing near or reaching. A مُراهِق is one who is approaching maturity. It is the active participle of the form III verb راهَقَ, meaning to approach or draw close to adulthood.
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