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ناقَش
to discuss /naːˈqaʃ/
verbB1#2089 most common
Also: to debate, to argue over, to deliberate
Example sentences
ناقَشْنا الدَّرْس.
We discussed the lesson.
ناقَشَ الطُّلّابُ الكِتاب.
The students discussed the book.
ناقَشْتُ صَديقي في هذا المَوْضوع.
I discussed this topic with my friend.
ناقَشَ المُدَرِّسُ الفِكْرَةَ مَعَ الصَّفِّ بالتَّفْصيل.
The teacher discussed the idea with the class in detail.
ناقَشَ البَرْلَمانُ مَشْروعَ القانونِ الجَديدِ لِساعاتٍ طَويلة.
The parliament debated the new draft law for long hours.
ناقَشَ الباحِثُ أُطْروحَتَهُ أَمامَ لَجْنَةٍ مِنَ الأَساتِذَةِ المُتَخَصِّصين.
The researcher defended his thesis before a committee of specialist professors.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُناقِش | ناقَشْتُ | سَأُناقِش |
| 2sg | تُناقِش | ناقَشْتَ | سَتُناقِش |
| 3sg | يُناقِش | ناقَشَ | سَيُناقِش |
| 1pl | نُناقِش | ناقَشْنا | سَنُناقِش |
| 2pl | تُناقِشون | ناقَشْتُم | سَتُناقِشون |
| 3pl | يُناقِشون | ناقَشوا | سَيُناقِشون |
Word family
نِقاشdiscussion, debate
مُناقَشةdiscussion, thesis defense
نَقْشengraving, inscription
نَقّاشengraver, painter
Etymology
The verb comes from the triliteral root n-q-sh, whose base sense is to engrave or carve. In Form III, which pairs two parties in a shared action, the meaning shifted to arguing a matter back and forth. The path runs from marking a surface to picking apart an argument point by point.
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