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نَشْر
publishing /ˈnaʃr/
nounB1#2133 most common
Also: dissemination, spreading, broadcasting
Example sentences
نَشْرُ الكُتُبِ مُهِمٌّ.
Publishing books is important.
أُحِبُّ نَشْرَ الصُّوَرِ عَلى الإنْتَرْنِت.
I like posting photos on the internet.
نَشْرُ الأخْبارِ الكاذِبَةِ خَطيرٌ جِدًّا.
Spreading false news is very dangerous.
ساهَمَ الإنْتَرْنِت في نَشْرِ المَعْرِفَةِ بَيْنَ النّاسِ.
The internet has helped spread knowledge among people.
أدّى نَشْرُ التَّقْريرِ إلى جَدَلٍ واسِعٍ في وَسائِلِ الإعْلامِ.
The publication of the report led to wide debate in the media.
يُعَدُّ نَشْرُ الغَسيلِ عَلى السَّطْحِ عادَةً قَديمَةً ما زالَتْ قائِمَةً في بَعْضِ القُرى.
Hanging laundry out on the roof is an old custom that still survives in some villages.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | نَشْرٌ | None |
| Genitive | نَشْرٍ | None |
| Accusative | نَشْرًا | None |
| Vocative | يا نَشْرُ | None |
Word family
نَشَرَto spread, publish
ناشِرpublisher
نَشْرةbulletin, newsletter
مَنْشُورleaflet, publication, post
اِنْتِشارspread, proliferation
Etymology
نَشْر is the verbal noun of the verb نَشَرَ, from the Semitic root ن-ش-ر, whose core sense is to spread out or unfold. From spreading cloth or scattering seed, the meaning widened to spreading news and ideas. In the modern era it became the standard word for publishing and broadcasting.
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