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مُوافَقَة
approval /muˈwaː.fa.qa/
nounA2#828 most common
Also: consent, agreement, assent
Example sentences
شُكْرًا عَلى المُوافَقَة.
Thank you for the approval.
نَحْتاجُ مُوافَقَةَ المُديرِ أَوَّلًا.
We need the manager's approval first.
لا يُمكِنُ البَدْءُ بِالعَمَلِ دونَ مُوافَقَةٍ رَسْمِيَّة.
Work cannot begin without official approval.
حَصَلَ المَشْروعُ عَلى مُوافَقَةِ الوِزارَةِ بَعدَ نِقاشٍ طَويل.
The project received the ministry's approval after a long discussion.
تَتَطَلَّبُ هذِهِ الصَّفْقَةُ مُوافَقَةَ مَجلِسِ الإدارَةِ بِالإجماع.
This deal requires the unanimous approval of the board.
لَم تَكُنْ مُوافَقَتُهُ عَلى الشُّروطِ سِوى خُطْوَةٍ تَكتيكِيَّةٍ لِكَسْبِ الوَقت.
His consent to the terms was nothing but a tactical move to buy time.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُوافَقَةٌ | مُوافَقاتٌ |
| Genitive | مُوافَقَةٍ | مُوافَقاتٍ |
| Accusative | مُوافَقَةً | مُوافَقاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مُوافَقَةُ | يا مُوافَقاتُ |
Word family
وافَقَ (wāfaqa)to agree with, to consent
مُوافِق (muwāfiq)agreeing, in agreement
اِتِّفاق (ittifāq)agreement, accord
وِفاق (wifāq)concord, harmony
تَوافُق (tawāfuq)mutual agreement, compatibility
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root w-f-q, which carries the senses of agreement, concord, and suitability. The Form III verb وافَقَ means to agree with or consent to someone. مُوافَقَة is its verbal noun, naming the act of giving agreement or approval. As an Arabic word it has no Indo-European ancestry.
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