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ناجِي
survivor /ˈnaː.dʒiː/
nounB2#3599 most common
Also: one who escapes unharmed, one who is saved
Example sentences
هو الناجي الوحيد.
He is the only survivor.
الناجي يشعر بالتعب الآن.
The survivor feels tired now.
كانت هي الناجية الوحيدة من الحادث.
She was the only survivor of the accident.
وجد رجال الإنقاذ ناجيًا واحدًا تحت الأنقاض.
Rescue workers found one survivor under the rubble.
يروي الناجون قصصهم المؤلمة عن الحرب.
The survivors tell their painful stories about the war.
يُعَدُّ توثيق شهادات الناجين من النزاعات المسلحة ضروريًا لكتابة التاريخ الدقيق.
Documenting the testimonies of survivors of armed conflicts is essential for writing accurate history.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ناجٍ | ناجون |
| Genitive | ناجٍ | ناجين |
| Accusative | ناجيًا | ناجين |
| Vocative | يا ناجي | يا ناجون |
Word family
نجاto survive, to escape, to be saved
نجاةsalvation, rescue, survival
ناجيةfemale survivor
منجٍrescuer, savior
إنجاءthe act of rescuing or saving
Etymology
ناجِي is the active participle of the verb نجا (najā), meaning to be saved or to escape to safety. The root is the weak (defective) triliteral ن-ج-و. From this root Arabic also builds نجاة, meaning salvation or rescue.
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