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مُكافَحَة
combating (of something harmful) /muˈkaːfaħa/
nounB1#2286 most common
Also: fight against, control (e.g. of pests or disease), the effort to suppress
Example sentences
مُكافَحَة الفساد مُهِمّة.
Combating corruption is important.
نَعمَل في مُكافَحَة الحرائق.
We work in fighting fires.
أطلقت الوزارة حملة مُكافَحَة المخدرات.
The ministry launched a campaign to combat drugs.
تحتاج مُكافَحَة الأمراض إلى تعاون دولي.
Combating diseases requires international cooperation.
خصصت الحكومة ميزانية كبيرة لمُكافَحَة الإرهاب هذا العام.
The government allocated a large budget for counterterrorism this year.
لا يمكن الفصل بين مُكافَحَة الفقر ومُكافَحَة الجهل، فكلاهما شرط للآخر.
The fight against poverty cannot be separated from the fight against ignorance, since each is a condition for the other.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُكافَحَةٌ | مُكافَحاتٌ |
| Genitive | مُكافَحَةٍ | مُكافَحاتٍ |
| Accusative | مُكافَحَةً | مُكافَحاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مُكافَحَةُ | يا مُكافَحاتُ |
Word family
كافَحَto combat, to fight against
كِفاحstruggle, fight
مُكافِحfighter, combatant
مُكافَحfought against, combated
Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the form III verb كافَحَ, meaning to fight or struggle against something face to face. It derives from the triliteral root ك-ف-ح, which carries the sense of confronting or meeting head-on. The form III pattern adds the notion of directing an effort against an opponent.
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