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مُضِيف
host (a person who receives and looks after guests) /muˈdˤiːf/
nounB2#3930 most common
Also: flight attendant, steward, one who hosts (an event/country)
Example sentences
هو مضيف.
He is a host.
المضيف يرحب بالضيوف عند الباب.
The host welcomes the guests at the door.
طلبتُ من المضيف كوبًا من الماء.
I asked the flight attendant for a cup of water.
كان المضيف كريمًا مع جميع ضيوفه في حفلة الزفاف.
The host was generous with all his guests at the wedding party.
أوضح المضيف الجوي إجراءات السلامة قبل الإقلاع.
The flight attendant explained the safety procedures before takeoff.
بصفته مضيفًا للقمة الدولية، حرص الرئيس على استقبال كل وفد بنفسه.
As host of the international summit, the president made a point of receiving every delegation himself.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُضِيفٌ | مُضِيفُونَ |
| Genitive | مُضِيفٍ | مُضِيفِينَ |
| Accusative | مُضِيفًا | مُضِيفِينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُضِيفُ | يا مُضِيفُونَ |
Word family
ضيف (ḍayf)guest
ضيافة (ḍiyāfa)hospitality
أضاف (aḍāfa)to host; to add
مضيفة (muḍīfa)hostess, female flight attendant
إضافة (iḍāfa)addition
Etymology
مُضِيف comes from the Arabic root ض-ي-ف (ḍ-y-f), which carries the idea of a guest and the hospitality owed to one. The verb أَضَافَ (Form IV) means both to host a guest and to add something, since taking someone in is treated as adding them to your household. مُضِيف is the active participle of that verb, so it literally means the one who hosts or adds.
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