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نِقاش
discussion /niˈqaːʃ/
nounB1#2692 most common
Also: debate, argument, talk
Example sentences
هذا نِقاش جميل.
This is a nice discussion.
أحب النِقاش مع أصدقائي.
I like discussion with my friends.
دار نِقاش طويل حول المشروع.
A long discussion took place about the project.
كان النِقاش السياسي حاداً في التلفاز.
The political discussion was heated on TV.
انتهى النِقاش دون التوصل إلى اتفاق.
The discussion ended without reaching an agreement.
خاض الوزراء نِقاشًا معمقًا حول الإصلاحات الاقتصادية.
The ministers held an in-depth discussion about the economic reforms.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | نِقاشٌ | نِقاشاتٌ |
| Genitive | نِقاشٍ | نِقاشاتٍ |
| Accusative | نِقاشًا | نِقاشاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا نِقاشُ | يا نِقاشاتُ |
Word family
ناقَشَto discuss, debate with someone
مُناقَشةdiscussion (alternate verbal noun)
مُتَناقِشone of the people in a discussion
نَقْشengraving, carved pattern
نَقَّاشengraver, decorative painter
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root n-q-sh (ن ق ش), which in its basic form means to engrave, carve, or scrutinize a surface in fine detail. The Form III verb naaqasha extended this sense to people: to examine a matter closely with someone, back and forth, the way a carver works over a surface. Niqaash is the verbal noun of that verb, so it names the act of hashing something out together.
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