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هَجْمَة
attack /ˈhadʒ.ma/
nounB2#3395 most common
Also: raid, assault, offensive (in sports)
Example sentences
هَذِهِ هَجْمَةٌ قَوِيَّةٌ.
This is a strong attack.
شَاهَدْنَا هَجْمَةً قَوِيَّةً فِي المُبَارَاةِ.
We watched a strong attack in the match.
نَفَّذَ الجَيْشُ هَجْمَةً مُفَاجِئَةً عَلَى المَدِينَةِ.
The army carried out a surprise attack on the city.
تَعَرَّضَتِ القَرْيَةُ لِهَجْمَةٍ لَيْلِيَّةٍ مِنَ العَدُوِّ.
The village was hit by a nighttime attack from the enemy.
أَدَّتِ الهَجْمَةُ المُضَادَّةُ الَّتِي شَنَّهَا الفَرِيقُ فِي الدَّقَائِقِ الأَخِيرَةِ إِلَى تَعَادُلِ النَّتِيجَةِ.
The counterattack the team launched in the final minutes led to an equalized score.
عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ ضَعْفِ إِمْكَانِيَّاتِهِ، تَمَكَّنَ الجَيْشُ الصَّغِيرُ مِنْ صَدِّ هَجَمَاتٍ مُتَكَرِّرَةٍ شَنَّهَا خَصْمٌ أَقْوَى بِكَثِيرٍ.
Despite its weak resources, the small army managed to repel repeated attacks by a much stronger opponent.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | هَجْمَةٌ | هَجَمَاتٌ |
| Genitive | هَجْمَةٍ | هَجَمَاتٍ |
| Accusative | هَجْمَةً | هَجَمَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا هَجْمَةُ | يَا هَجَمَاتُ |
Word family
هَجَمَto attack, storm
هَاجَمَto attack, assault (someone)
هُجُومattack, offensiveمُهَاجِمattacker, striker
مُهَاجَمَةthe act of attacking
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root h-j-m, which carries the sense of storming or attacking. The noun هَجْمَة follows the pattern used for a single instance of an action, so it names one specific attack rather than the general act of attacking. Arabic is a Semitic language, not an Indo-European one, so it has no Proto-Indo-European ancestor.
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