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مُفْتَرِس
predatory /mufˈtaris/
adjectiveB2#4389 most common
Also: predator, ferocious, rapacious
Example sentences
الأسد حيوان مفترس.
The lion is a predatory animal.
تعيش الحيوانات المفترسة في الغابة.
Predatory animals live in the forest.
يصطاد النمر المفترس فريسته ليلاً.
The predatory tiger hunts its prey at night.
تمتلك الطيور المفترسة أنظاراً حادة تساعدها على رؤية الفريسة من بعيد.
Birds of prey have sharp eyesight that helps them see prey from far away.
أظهرت الدراسة أن الحيوانات المفترسة تلعب دوراً أساسياً في الحفاظ على التوازن البيئي.
The study showed that predatory animals play an essential role in maintaining ecological balance.
على الرغم من سمعتها المفترسة، فإن الذئاب نادراً ما تهاجم البشر إلا في ظروف استثنائية.
Despite their predatory reputation, wolves rarely attack humans except under exceptional circumstances.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُفْتَرِسٌ | مُفْتَرِسُونَ |
| Genitive | مُفْتَرِسٍ | مُفْتَرِسِينَ |
| Accusative | مُفْتَرِساً | مُفْتَرِسِينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُفْتَرِسُ | يا مُفْتَرِسُونَ |
Word family
افترس (iftarasa)to prey upon, devour
فريسة (farīsa)prey, victim
افتراس (iftirās)predation, the act of preying
مفترسة (muftarisa)predatory (feminine form)
Etymology
مُفْتَرِس is the active participle of the Form VIII verb افترس (iftarasa), built on the triliteral root ف ر س, which carries the sense of violently tearing or seizing prey. The participle pattern turns the verb into 'one who does the tearing,' giving the meaning 'predatory' or 'predator.' The same root produces فريسة (farīsa), meaning 'prey,' the creature being torn apart. Arabic is a Semitic language, so no Proto-Indo-European root applies here.
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