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مُضْطَرّ
compelled, forced (to do something) /mudˤˈtˤarr/
adjectiveB1#1475 most common
Also: obliged, having no choice, in dire need
Example sentences
أَنا مُضْطَرّ.
I have no choice.
أَنا مُضْطَرّ لِلذَّهابِ الآن.
I am forced to go now.
هِيَ مُضْطَرّة لِلعَمَلِ يَوْمَ الجُمُعة.
She is forced to work on Friday.
كانوا مُضْطَرّينَ إلى بَيْعِ مَنْزِلِهِم بِسَبَبِ الدُّيون.
They were compelled to sell their house because of debts.
لَسْتُ مُضْطَرّاً لِأَنْ أُبَرِّرَ قَراري لِأَحَد.
I am not obliged to justify my decision to anyone.
وَجَدَ نَفْسَهُ مُضْطَرّاً لِلتَّخَلّي عَنْ مَبادِئِهِ تَحْتَ وَطْأَةِ الظُّروف.
He found himself compelled to abandon his principles under the weight of circumstances.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُضْطَرٌّ | مُضْطَرُّونَ |
| Genitive | مُضْطَرٍّ | مُضْطَرِّينَ |
| Accusative | مُضْطَرّاً | مُضْطَرِّينَ |
| Vocative | مُضْطَرُّ | مُضْطَرُّونَ |
Word family
اِضْطَرَّ (iḍṭarra)to compel, to force
اِضْطِرار (iḍṭirār)compulsion, necessity, emergency
ضَرورة (ḍarūra)necessity
ضَرَر (ḍarar)harm, damage
اِضْطِراري (iḍṭirārī)compulsory, emergency
Etymology
مُضْطَرّ is the passive participle of the Form VIII verb اِضْطَرَّ, 'to be compelled.' Both come from the triliteral root ض-ر-ر, which carries the sense of harm, pressure, and necessity. In the Form VIII template the original ت infix shifted to the emphatic ط after the emphatic ض, giving iḍṭarra. The word names a person driven to act by force of need rather than free choice.
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