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مُقاوَمَة
resistance /muˈqaːwama/
nounB1#2026 most common
Also: opposition, electrical resistance, immunity (to disease)
Example sentences
المُقاوَمة قَوِيّة.
The resistance is strong.
شارَكَ في المُقاوَمة الشَّعبِيّة.
He took part in the popular resistance.
تُقاسُ المُقاوَمة الكَهرَبائِيّة بِوَحدة الأوم.
Electrical resistance is measured in the unit of the ohm.
أظهَرَ الجِسمُ مُقاوَمةً قَوِيّة للمَرَض.
The body showed strong resistance to the disease.
تُعَدُّ المُقاوَمة السِّلمِيّة وسيلةً فَعّالة للتَّغيير السِّياسي.
Peaceful resistance is considered an effective means of political change.
لَم تَستَطِع أَعتى القُوى أن تَكسِر مُقاوَمة السُّكّان المَحَلِّيين.
The mightiest powers could not break the resistance of the local population.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُقاوَمَةٌ | مُقاوَماتٌ |
| Genitive | مُقاوَمَةٍ | مُقاوَماتٍ |
| Accusative | مُقاوَمَةً | مُقاوَماتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مُقاوَمَةُ | يا مُقاوَماتُ |
Word family
قاوَمَto resist, to oppose
مُقاوِمresistor; one who resists
قامَto stand up, to rise
قِيامstanding, risingمُقاوَمresisted, opposed
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral Semitic root q-w-m, meaning to stand or to rise. Its Form III verb قاوَمَ shifts this to standing against something, that is, resisting it. مُقاوَمة is the verbal noun of that verb and names the act of resistance itself.
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