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مُساعَدَة

help /muˈsaːʕada/

nounA1#172 most common

Also: assistance, aid, support

Example sentences

هل تُريدُ مُساعَدة؟
Do you want help?
شُكراً على المُساعَدة.
Thank you for the help.
طَلَبتُ المُساعَدة مِن صَديقي.
I asked my friend for help.
تُقَدِّمُ المُنَظَّمةُ مُساعَدةً للّاجِئين.
The organization provides assistance to the refugees.
لَولا مُساعَدَتُكَ لَما نَجَحتُ في الامتِحان.
Had it not been for your help, I would not have passed the exam.
تَتَطَلَّبُ الأَزْمةُ الإنسانيةُ مُساعَداتٍ عاجِلةً مِنَ المُجتَمَعِ الدَّولي.
The humanitarian crisis requires urgent assistance from the international community.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeمُساعَدةٌمُساعَداتٌ
Genitiveمُساعَدةٍمُساعَداتٍ
Accusativeمُساعَدةًمُساعَداتٍ
Vocativeيا مُساعَدةُيا مُساعَداتُ

Word family

ساعَدَto help, assist
مُساعِدhelper, assistant
سَعادةhappiness
سَعيدhappy, fortunate

Etymology

مُساعَدة is the verbal noun of the Form III verb ساعَدَ, to help. Both come from the Semitic root س-ع-د, which carries the sense of good fortune and aid. The same root gives سَعيد, happy, and سَعادة, happiness.

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