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مُنْذُ
since /ˈmun.ðu/
particleA1#141 most common
Also: ago, for (a stretch of time)
Example sentences
أنا هنا مُنْذُ الصَّباحِ.
I have been here since the morning.
لَمْ أَرَهُ مُنْذُ يَوْمَيْنِ.
I have not seen him for two days.
أَعِيشُ فِي هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ مُنْذُ عَشْرِ سَنَواتٍ.
I have lived in this city for ten years.
لَمْ نَتَحَدَّثْ مُنْذُ أَنْ سافَرْتَ.
We have not spoken since you left.
تَغَيَّرَتْ أَحْوالُ البِلادِ مُنْذُ انْدِلاعِ الثَّوْرَةِ.
The country's situation has changed since the revolution broke out.
ما بَرِحْتُ أَنْتَظِرُ جَوابَها مُنْذُ أَنْ بَعَثْتُ إِلَيْها بِرِسالَتِي الأُولى.
I have not stopped waiting for her reply since I sent her my first letter.
Word family
مُذْsince, ago (contracted form)
مُنْذُ أَنْsince (the time that), used before a clause
مِنْfrom
مَتَىwhenEtymology
مُنْذُ marks the starting point of a span of time. Arab grammarians long argued over its make-up. One traditional view treats it as a compound of مِنْ (from) and an old demonstrative element; others count it a single particle that cannot be split. The shorter form مُذْ carries the same meaning.
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