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نَمَط
pattern /ˈna.matˤ/
nounB1#2310 most common
Also: style, type, mode
Example sentences
هٰذا نَمَطٌ جَميل.
This is a nice pattern.
أُحِبُّ هٰذا النَّمَطَ مِنَ الحَياةِ.
I like this style of life.
تَغَيَّرَ نَمَطُ حَياتي بَعْدَ الزَّواجِ.
My lifestyle changed after marriage.
يَدْرُسُ العُلَماءُ أَنْماطَ الطَّقْسِ كُلَّ عامٍ.
Scientists study weather patterns every year.
تَكْشِفُ البَياناتُ عَن نَمَطٍ واضِحٍ في سُلوكِ المُسْتَهْلِكينَ.
The data reveals a clear pattern in consumer behaviour.
يَنْتَقِدُ الكاتِبُ النَّمَطَ الفِكْريَّ السّائِدَ الّذي يُكَبِّلُ الإِبْداعَ.
The writer criticises the prevailing mode of thought that shackles creativity.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | نَمَطٌ | أَنْماطٌ |
| Genitive | نَمَطٍ | أَنْماطٍ |
| Accusative | نَمَطًا | أَنْماطًا |
| Vocative | يا نَمَطُ | يا أَنْماطُ |
Word family
نَمَطِيّtypical, stereotypical
نَمَطِيَّةtypicality, conformity
تَنْميطstandardization, stereotyping
نَمَّطَto standardize, to make uniform
مُنَمَّطstandardized, patterned
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic triliteral root ن-م-ط (n-m-ṭ), which relates to a type, class, or sort of thing. In classical usage نَمَط named a striped cloth or carpet spread over a saddle, and by extension a category or kind. Modern Arabic uses it for pattern, style, and mode. It is a native Semitic word with no Indo-European origin.
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