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وِزارَة
ministry (a government department) /wiˈzaːra/
nounB1#2105 most common
Also: ministry building or office, cabinet post; portfolio, ministership; the vizier's office
Example sentences
هٰذِهِ وِزارَة.
This is a ministry.
أَبي يَعمَلُ في الوِزارَة.
My father works at the ministry.
أَعلَنَتِ الوِزارَةُ قَراراً جَديداً.
The ministry announced a new decision.
تُشرِفُ وِزارَةُ التَّعليمِ عَلى المَدارِسِ الحُكوميَّة.
The Ministry of Education supervises the public schools.
قَدَّمَتِ الوِزارَةُ تَقريراً مُفَصَّلاً عَنْ ميزانِيَّتِها السَّنَويَّة.
The ministry submitted a detailed report on its annual budget.
تَتَحَمَّلُ الوِزارَةُ مَسؤوليَّةَ تَنفيذِ السِّياساتِ الَّتي أَقَرَّها المَجلِس.
The ministry bears responsibility for carrying out the policies the council approved.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وِزارَةٌ | وِزاراتٌ |
| Genitive | وِزارَةٍ | وِزاراتٍ |
| Accusative | وِزارَةً | وِزاراتٍ |
| Vocative | يا وِزارَةُ | يا وِزاراتُ |
Word family
وَزيرminister; vizier
وِزْرburden; sin
وِزاريّministerial
وَزَرَto bear a burden
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root و-ز-ر (w-z-r), which means to carry a burden. From it comes وَزير (wazīr), the minister who carries the burden of the state. وِزارَة is built on the pattern fiʿālah, which names an office or a craft, so it denotes the office and department of a minister.
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