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مُسْتَشْفَى
hospital /musˈtaʃfaː/
nounA1#589 most common
Also: infirmary, medical center
Example sentences
أَيْنَ الْمُسْتَشْفَى؟
Where is the hospital?
أُمِّي تَعْمَلُ فِي الْمُسْتَشْفَى.
My mother works in the hospital.
نَقَلُوا الْمَرِيضَ إِلَى الْمُسْتَشْفَى بِسُرْعَةٍ.
They moved the patient to the hospital quickly.
يُوجَدُ مُسْتَشْفًى جَدِيدٌ قُرْبَ بَيْتِنَا مُجَهَّزٌ بِأَحْدَثِ الْأَجْهِزَةِ.
There is a new hospital near our house equipped with the latest devices.
اِفْتَتَحَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ مُسْتَشْفًى مُتَخَصِّصًا لِعِلَاجِ الْأَطْفَالِ.
The government opened a hospital specialized in treating children.
تُعَانِي مُسْتَشْفَيَاتُ الْمَدِينَةِ مِنْ نَقْصٍ حَادٍّ فِي الْأَطِبَّاءِ وَالْأَسِرَّةِ.
The city's hospitals suffer from a severe shortage of doctors and beds.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُسْتَشْفًى | مُسْتَشْفَيَاتٌ |
| Genitive | مُسْتَشْفًى | مُسْتَشْفَيَاتٍ |
| Accusative | مُسْتَشْفًى | مُسْتَشْفَيَاتٍ |
| Vocative | مُسْتَشْفَى | مُسْتَشْفَيَات |
Word family
Etymology
Mustashfā is a noun of place built on the triliteral root sh-f-y, which means to heal or cure. It derives from the Form X verb istashfā, to seek a cure. The mustafʿal pattern turns that verb into the place where its action happens. So a hospital is literally the place where a cure is sought.
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