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هَدِيَّة
gift /haˈdij.ja/
nounA1#699 most common
Also: present, offering
Example sentences
هٰذِهِ هَدِيَّةٌ لَكَ.
This is a gift for you.
أُرِيدُ هَدِيَّةً لِأُمِّي.
I want a gift for my mother.
اِشْتَرَيْتُ هَدِيَّةً جَميلَةً لِصَديقي.
I bought a beautiful gift for my friend.
لَمْ أَكُنْ أَتَوَقَّعُ هذِهِ الهَدِيَّةَ مِنكَ.
I was not expecting this gift from you.
تُعَدُّ الهَدايا تَعبيرًا عَنِ المَحَبَّةِ في ثَقافَتِنا.
Gifts are seen as an expression of affection in our culture.
رَأَى في عَرْضِهِمُ السَّخِيِّ هَدِيَّةً مَسمومَةً تُخفي مَطامِعَ سِياسِيَّةً.
He saw in their generous offer a poisoned gift that concealed political ambitions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | هَدِيَّةٌ | هَدايا |
| Genitive | هَدِيَّةٍ | هَدايا |
| Accusative | هَدِيَّةً | هَدايا |
| Vocative | يا هَدِيَّةُ | يا هَدايا |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral root ه-د-ي (h-d-y), which carries the senses of guiding and of presenting. The same root gives the verb هَدَى, to guide, and أَهْدَى, to give as a gift. A هَدِيَّة is thus the thing offered or led toward the receiver. It follows the فَعِيلَة pattern with a feminine ending.
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