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مُفِيد
useful /muˈfiːd/
adjectiveB1#1513 most common
Also: beneficial, helpful, informative
Example sentences
هٰذَا كِتَابٌ مُفِيد.
This is a useful book.
المَاءُ مُفِيدٌ لِلصِّحَّة.
Water is good for health.
كَانَ الدَّرْسُ مُفِيدًا جِدًّا.
The lesson was very useful.
قَدَّمَتْ لَنَا المُعَلِّمَةُ نَصَائِحَ مُفِيدَة.
The teacher gave us useful advice.
أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ هٰذِهِ التَّجْرِبَةَ مُفِيدَةٌ لِلطُّلَّابِ كَثِيرًا.
I think this experience is very useful for the students.
لَنْ تَكُونَ هٰذِهِ المُنَاقَشَةُ مُفِيدَةً إِلَّا إِذَا اسْتَمَعَ كُلُّ طَرَفٍ إِلَى الآخَر.
This discussion will not be useful unless each side listens to the other.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُفِيدٌ | مُفِيدُونَ |
| Genitive | مُفِيدٍ | مُفِيدِينَ |
| Accusative | مُفِيدًا | مُفِيدِينَ |
| Vocative | يَا مُفِيدُ | يَا مُفِيدُونَ |
Word family
أَفَادَto benefit, to be of use
فَائِدَةbenefit, gain, interest
اِسْتَفَادَto benefit from, to make use of
مُسْتَفِيدbeneficiary
إِفَادَةstatement, useful information
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral Arabic root ف-ي-د (f-y-d), which carries the sense of benefit and gain. It is the Form IV active participle of the verb أَفَادَ (afāda), meaning to give benefit or to be of use. The same root produces the common noun فَائِدَة (benefit, interest).
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