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معرض
معرض
Arabic
Noun
مَعْرِض • (maʿriḍ) m (plural مَعَارِض (maʿāriḍ))
- place where something appears or is shown
- showroom, stage
- exhibition, exposition
- (commerce) fair
- meeting
- event, occurrence
- opportunity
- cause, motive
- slave market
- pasturage for cattle
Declension
Declension of noun مَعْرِض (maʿriḍ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَعْرِض maʿriḍ |
الْمَعْرِض al-maʿriḍ |
مَعْرِض maʿriḍ |
| Nominative | مَعْرِضٌ maʿriḍun |
الْمَعْرِضُ al-maʿriḍu |
مَعْرِضُ maʿriḍu |
| Accusative | مَعْرِضًا maʿriḍan |
الْمَعْرِضَ al-maʿriḍa |
مَعْرِضَ maʿriḍa |
| Genitive | مَعْرِضٍ maʿriḍin |
الْمَعْرِضِ al-maʿriḍi |
مَعْرِضِ maʿriḍi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مَعْرِضَيْن maʿriḍayn |
الْمَعْرِضَيْن al-maʿriḍayn |
مَعْرِضَيْ maʿriḍay |
| Nominative | مَعْرِضَانِ maʿriḍāni |
الْمَعْرِضَانِ al-maʿriḍāni |
مَعْرِضَا maʿriḍā |
| Accusative | مَعْرِضَيْنِ maʿriḍayni |
الْمَعْرِضَيْنِ al-maʿriḍayni |
مَعْرِضَيْ maʿriḍay |
| Genitive | مَعْرِضَيْنِ maʿriḍayni |
الْمَعْرِضَيْنِ al-maʿriḍayni |
مَعْرِضَيْ maʿriḍay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَعَارِض maʿāriḍ |
الْمَعَارِض al-maʿāriḍ |
مَعَارِض maʿāriḍ |
| Nominative | مَعَارِضُ maʿāriḍu |
الْمَعَارِضُ al-maʿāriḍu |
مَعَارِضُ maʿāriḍu |
| Accusative | مَعَارِضَ maʿāriḍa |
الْمَعَارِضَ al-maʿāriḍa |
مَعَارِضَ maʿāriḍa |
| Genitive | مَعَارِضَ maʿāriḍa |
الْمَعَارِضِ al-maʿāriḍi |
مَعَارِضِ maʿāriḍi |
Etymology 2
Derived from the passive participle of the verb عَرَّضَ (ʿarraḍa, “to expose, to explain”), from the root ع ر ض (ʿ-r-ḍ).
Noun
مُعَرَّض • (muʿarraḍ) m (plural مُعَرَّضُونَ (muʿarraḍūna))
Declension
Declension of noun مُعَرَّض (muʿarraḍ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُعَرَّض muʿarraḍ |
الْمُعَرَّض al-muʿarraḍ |
مُعَرَّض muʿarraḍ |
| Nominative | مُعَرَّضٌ muʿarraḍun |
الْمُعَرَّضُ al-muʿarraḍu |
مُعَرَّضُ muʿarraḍu |
| Accusative | مُعَرَّضًا muʿarraḍan |
الْمُعَرَّضَ al-muʿarraḍa |
مُعَرَّضَ muʿarraḍa |
| Genitive | مُعَرَّضٍ muʿarraḍin |
الْمُعَرَّضِ al-muʿarraḍi |
مُعَرَّضِ muʿarraḍi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مُعَرَّضَيْن muʿarraḍayn |
الْمُعَرَّضَيْن al-muʿarraḍayn |
مُعَرَّضَيْ muʿarraḍay |
| Nominative | مُعَرَّضَانِ muʿarraḍāni |
الْمُعَرَّضَانِ al-muʿarraḍāni |
مُعَرَّضَا muʿarraḍā |
| Accusative | مُعَرَّضَيْنِ muʿarraḍayni |
الْمُعَرَّضَيْنِ al-muʿarraḍayni |
مُعَرَّضَيْ muʿarraḍay |
| Genitive | مُعَرَّضَيْنِ muʿarraḍayni |
الْمُعَرَّضَيْنِ al-muʿarraḍayni |
مُعَرَّضَيْ muʿarraḍay |
| Plural | sound masculine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُعَرَّضِين muʿarraḍīn |
الْمُعَرَّضِين al-muʿarraḍīn |
مُعَرَّضِي muʿarraḍī |
| Nominative | مُعَرَّضُونَ muʿarraḍūna |
الْمُعَرَّضُونَ al-muʿarraḍūna |
مُعَرَّضُو muʿarraḍū |
| Accusative | مُعَرَّضِينَ muʿarraḍīna |
الْمُعَرَّضِينَ al-muʿarraḍīna |
مُعَرَّضِي muʿarraḍī |
| Genitive | مُعَرَّضِينَ muʿarraḍīna |
الْمُعَرَّضِينَ al-muʿarraḍīna |
مُعَرَّضِي muʿarraḍī |
References
- “معرض” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “معرض”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “معرض”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4