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نَجاة
survival /naˈdʒaːh/
nounB1#2271 most common
Also: rescue, salvation, escape (from danger)
Example sentences
النَّجاةُ مُهِمَّةٌ.
Survival is important.
طَلَبَ الرَّجُلُ النَّجاةَ مِنَ الغَرَقِ.
The man sought rescue from drowning.
كانَتِ النَّجاةُ مِنَ الحادِثِ مُعْجِزَةً.
Survival from the accident was a miracle.
لا نَجاةَ لَكَ إِلّا بِالصِّدْقِ.
There is no salvation for you except through honesty.
تَعَلَّقَ الغَرْقى بِقارِبِ النَّجاةِ في وَسَطِ العاصِفَةِ.
The drowning people clung to the lifeboat in the middle of the storm.
يَرى الفَلاسِفَةُ أَنَّ النَّجاةَ الحَقيقِيَّةَ تَكْمُنُ في تَحَرُّرِ النَّفْسِ مِنْ أَهْوائِها.
Philosophers hold that true salvation lies in freeing the soul from its desires.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | نَجاةٌ | None |
| Genitive | نَجاةٍ | None |
| Accusative | نَجاةً | None |
| Vocative | يا نَجاةُ | None |
Word family
نَجاto survive, escapeأَنْجَىto rescue, save
ناجٍsurvivor
مَنْجاةrefuge, place of safety
قارِب النَّجاةlifeboat
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root n-j-w, tied to the verb najā, meaning to escape or be saved. It is a verbal noun naming the act or state of coming through danger unharmed. The feminine ending ة marks the abstract noun. The same root gives words for rescuing others and for a place of safety.
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