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مُسْتَقِلّ
independent /mʊs.taˈqɪlː/
adjectiveB2#3805 most common
Also: autonomous, self-sufficient, freelance
Example sentences
هي فتاة مستقلة.
She is an independent girl.
يريد أن يعيش مستقلاً عن والديه.
He wants to live independently of his parents.
أصبحت الجزائر دولة مستقلة سنة ١٩٦٢.
Algeria became an independent state in 1962.
تعمل الصحفية كمراسلة مستقلة في المنطقة.
The journalist works as an independent correspondent in the region.
يجب أن يبقى القضاء مستقلاً عن السلطة التنفيذية لضمان العدالة.
The judiciary must remain independent of the executive branch to ensure justice.
على الرغم من الضغوط المتزايدة، ظلت اللجنة مستقلة في قراراتها ولم تنحز لأي طرف.
Despite mounting pressure, the committee remained independent in its decisions and did not side with any party.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُسْتَقِلٌّ | مُسْتَقِلُّونَ |
| Genitive | مُسْتَقِلٍّ | مُسْتَقِلِّينَ |
| Accusative | مُسْتَقِلاًّ | مُسْتَقِلِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُسْتَقِلُّ | يا مُسْتَقِلُّونَ |
Word family
استقلالindependence
استقلّto become independent; also, to board or ride (a vehicle)
قليلlittle, few
أقلless, fewer, least
قلّلto reduce, to lessen
Etymology
مُسْتَقِلّ is the active participle of the Form X verb اِسْتَقَلَّ, built on the triliteral root ق-ل-ل, whose base sense is 'to be few, small, or slight'. The Form X pattern (istafʿala) often carries a reflexive or estimative meaning, roughly 'to deem or make oneself so', and here it shifted to 'to stand on one's own, to become self-sufficient'. From that verb, مُسْتَقِلّ came to mean 'one who is independent'.
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