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فرصة

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See also: فرضة

Arabic

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Root
ف ر ص (f r ṣ)
3 terms

Etymology

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    From the root ف ر ص (f r ṣ) related to slitting, being the timespan in which one’s camels have access to a body of water shared with other herders.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    فُرْصَة (furṣaf (plural فُرَص (furaṣ))

    1. chance, occasion, opportunity
      Synonym: نُهْزَة (nuhza)
      استغل الفرصة عندما تأتي، فقد لا تعود مرة أخرى.
      Istaghil al-fursah ʿindamā tātī, faqad lā taʿūd marrah ʾukhrā.
      Seize the opportunity when it comes; it may not come again.

    Declension

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    Declension of noun فُرْصَة (furṣa)
    singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
    indefinite definite construct
    informal فُرْصَة
    furṣa
    الْفُرْصَة
    al-furṣa
    فُرْصَة
    furṣat
    nominative فُرْصَةٌ
    furṣatun
    الْفُرْصَةُ
    al-furṣatu
    فُرْصَةُ
    furṣatu
    accusative فُرْصَةً
    furṣatan
    الْفُرْصَةَ
    al-furṣata
    فُرْصَةَ
    furṣata
    genitive فُرْصَةٍ
    furṣatin
    الْفُرْصَةِ
    al-furṣati
    فُرْصَةِ
    furṣati
    dual indefinite definite construct
    informal فُرْصَتَيْن
    furṣatayn
    الْفُرْصَتَيْن
    al-furṣatayn
    فُرْصَتَيْ
    furṣatay
    nominative فُرْصَتَانِ
    furṣatāni
    الْفُرْصَتَانِ
    al-furṣatāni
    فُرْصَتَا
    furṣatā
    accusative فُرْصَتَيْنِ
    furṣatayni
    الْفُرْصَتَيْنِ
    al-furṣatayni
    فُرْصَتَيْ
    furṣatay
    genitive فُرْصَتَيْنِ
    furṣatayni
    الْفُرْصَتَيْنِ
    al-furṣatayni
    فُرْصَتَيْ
    furṣatay
    plural basic broken plural triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal فُرَص
    furaṣ
    الْفُرَص
    al-furaṣ
    فُرَص
    furaṣ
    nominative فُرَصٌ
    furaṣun
    الْفُرَصُ
    al-furaṣu
    فُرَصُ
    furaṣu
    accusative فُرَصًا
    furaṣan
    الْفُرَصَ
    al-furaṣa
    فُرَصَ
    furaṣa
    genitive فُرَصٍ
    furaṣin
    الْفُرَصِ
    al-furaṣi
    فُرَصِ
    furaṣi

    Descendants

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    Gulf Arabic

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    Etymology

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    From Arabic فُرْصَة (furṣa).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    فُرْصة (furṣa) (dual فُرْصِتين (furṣitēn), plural فُرَص (furaṣ))

    1. chance, opportunity
    2. (K-12) recess
      Synonym: (a recess at a tertiary education institute (a break)) بريك (brēk)

    Hijazi Arabic

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    Etymology

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    From Arabic فُرْصَة (furṣa).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /fur.sˤa/, [fʊr.sˤa]

    Noun

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    فُرْصَة (furṣaf (plural فُرَص (furaṣ))

    1. chance, opportunity