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مُكافَأَة
reward (a bonus or prize given in return for something) /muˈkaː.fa.ʔah/
nounB2#3589 most common
Also: bonus, compensation, prize
Example sentences
حَصَلْتُ عَلى مُكافَأَةٍ.
I received a reward.
أَعْطاني مُديري مُكافَأَةً.
My manager gave me a bonus.
تَحْصُلُ الشَّرِكَةُ عَلى مُكافَأَةٍ ماليَّةٍ عِنْدَما تُحَقِّقُ أَهْدافَها.
The company gets a financial reward when it meets its targets.
حَصَلَ المُوَظَّفونَ المُتَمَيِّزونَ عَلى مُكافَأَةٍ سَنَوِيَّةٍ تَقْديرًا لِجُهودِهِم.
The outstanding employees received an annual bonus in recognition of their efforts.
أَعْلَنَتِ الحُكومَةُ عَنْ مُكافَأَةٍ ماليَّةٍ كَبيرَةٍ لِمَنْ يُدْلي بِمَعْلوماتٍ عَنِ الجَريمَةِ.
The government announced a large cash reward for anyone who provides information about the crime.
لا يَنْبَغي اخْتِزالُ تَشْكيلِ سُلوكِ الأَطْفالِ إلى ثُنائيَّةِ العُقوبَةِ والمُكافَأَةِ فَقَط.
Shaping children's behavior should not be reduced merely to the duality of punishment and reward.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُكافَأَةٌ | مُكافَآتٌ |
| Genitive | مُكافَأَةٍ | مُكافَآتٍ |
| Accusative | مُكافَأَةً | مُكافَآتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مُكافَأَةُ | يا مُكافَآتُ |
Word family
كافأ (kāfa'a)to reward, to requite
مُكافِئ (mukāfi')equivalent, matching
تَكافُؤ (takāfu')equivalence, parity
كُفْء (kuf')equal, match (in status or ability)
كَفاءَة (kafā'ah)competence, efficiency
Etymology
Mukāfa'ah is the verbal noun of the Form III verb kāfa'a, meaning to match someone's action with an equivalent one in return. Both trace to the triliteral Semitic root k-f-ʾ, whose core sense is equivalence or parity between two things. The Form III pattern typically expresses reciprocal action, so kāfa'a literally means to requite or repay someone in kind, and mukāfa'ah is the resulting noun for that act of repayment, which narrowed in modern usage to mean a reward or bonus.
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