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مُنْتَزَه

park (a public recreation area or resort) /munˈtazah/

nounB2#3853 most common

Also: recreation area, resort, picnic spot

Example sentences

هذا مُنْتَزَه جميل.
This is a beautiful park.
نذهب إلى المُنْتَزَه كل يوم أحد.
We go to the park every Sunday.
يوجد في المدينة مُنْتَزَه كبير للأطفال.
There is a big park for children in the city.
افتتحت البلدية مُنْتَزَهاً جديداً على شاطئ البحر.
The municipality opened a new park on the seashore.
أصبحت المُنْتَزَهات الوطنية وجهة رئيسية للسياحة البيئية.
National parks have become a major destination for eco-tourism.
يسعى المخطِّطون الحضريون إلى تحويل الأراضي المهملة إلى مُنْتَزَهات عامة تعزز جودة الحياة في الأحياء المكتظة.
Urban planners seek to turn neglected land into public parks that improve quality of life in crowded neighborhoods.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeمُنْتَزَهٌمُنْتَزَهَاتٌ
Genitiveمُنْتَزَهٍمُنْتَزَهَاتٍ
Accusativeمُنْتَزَهًامُنْتَزَهَاتٍ
Vocativeيا مُنْتَزَهُيا مُنْتَزَهَاتُ

Word family

نزهةan outing, excursion, or stroll
تنزّهto go for a walk or recreational outing
متنزّهpark or promenade (alternate Form V place noun, common in everyday speech)
نزيهhonest, upright, free of corruption
نزاهةintegrity, incorruptibility

Etymology

The root ن-ز-ه carries the core sense of being remote from something impure or tiresome. Classical usage tied it to distancing oneself from filth or bad conduct, which gave Arabic نزيه, upright, and نزاهة, integrity. The same root produced the idea of going out to a clean, pleasant place away from routine, which became تنزّه, to take a recreational outing. مُنْتَزَه is the place noun built on that pattern, literally a place one goes for an outing, hence park or resort.

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