معرض

Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun of place from the verb عَرَضَ (ʕaraḍa, “to appear, to display”), from the root ع ر ض (ʕ-r-ḍ).

Noun

مَعْرِض • (maʕriḍ) m (plural مَعَارِض (maʕāriḍ))

1. place where something appears or is shown
2. showroom, stage
3. exhibition, exposition
4. (commerce) fair
5. meeting
6. event, occurrence
7. opportunity
8. cause, motive
9. slave market
10. pasturage for cattle

Declension

Declension of noun مَعْرِض (maʕriḍ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَعْرِض maʕriḍ	الْمَعْرِض al-maʕriḍ	مَعْرِض maʕriḍ
Nominative	مَعْرِضٌ maʕriḍun	الْمَعْرِضُ al-maʕriḍu	مَعْرِضُ maʕriḍu
Accusative	مَعْرِضًا maʕriḍan	الْمَعْرِضَ al-maʕriḍa	مَعْرِضَ maʕriḍa
Genitive	مَعْرِضٍ maʕriḍin	الْمَعْرِضِ al-maʕriḍi	مَعْرِضِ maʕriḍi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَعْرِضَيْن maʕriḍayn	الْمَعْرِضَيْن al-maʕriḍayn	مَعْرِضَيْ maʕriḍay
Nominative	مَعْرِضَانِ maʕriḍāni	الْمَعْرِضَانِ al-maʕriḍāni	مَعْرِضَا maʕriḍā
Accusative	مَعْرِضَيْنِ maʕriḍayni	الْمَعْرِضَيْنِ al-maʕriḍayni	مَعْرِضَيْ maʕriḍay
Genitive	مَعْرِضَيْنِ maʕriḍayni	الْمَعْرِضَيْنِ al-maʕriḍayni	مَعْرِضَيْ maʕriḍay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَعَارِض maʕāriḍ	الْمَعَارِض al-maʕāriḍ	مَعَارِض maʕāriḍ
Nominative	مَعَارِضُ maʕāriḍu	الْمَعَارِضُ al-maʕāriḍu	مَعَارِضُ maʕāriḍu
Accusative	مَعَارِضَ maʕāriḍa	الْمَعَارِضَ al-maʕāriḍa	مَعَارِضَ maʕāriḍa
Genitive	مَعَارِضَ maʕāriḍa	الْمَعَارِضِ al-maʕāriḍi	مَعَارِضِ maʕāriḍi

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of the verb عَرَّضَ (ʕarraḍa, “to expose, to explain”), from the root ع ر ض (ʕ-r-ḍ).

Noun

مُعَرَّض • (muʕarraḍ) m (plural مُعَرَّضُونَ (muʕarraḍūna))

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Declension

Declension of noun مُعَرَّض (muʕarraḍ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُعَرَّض muʕarraḍ	الْمُعَرَّض al-muʕarraḍ	مُعَرَّض muʕarraḍ
Nominative	مُعَرَّضٌ muʕarraḍun	الْمُعَرَّضُ al-muʕarraḍu	مُعَرَّضُ muʕarraḍu
Accusative	مُعَرَّضًا muʕarraḍan	الْمُعَرَّضَ al-muʕarraḍa	مُعَرَّضَ muʕarraḍa
Genitive	مُعَرَّضٍ muʕarraḍin	الْمُعَرَّضِ al-muʕarraḍi	مُعَرَّضِ muʕarraḍi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُعَرَّضَيْن muʕarraḍayn	الْمُعَرَّضَيْن al-muʕarraḍayn	مُعَرَّضَيْ muʕarraḍay
Nominative	مُعَرَّضَانِ muʕarraḍāni	الْمُعَرَّضَانِ al-muʕarraḍāni	مُعَرَّضَا muʕarraḍā
Accusative	مُعَرَّضَيْنِ muʕarraḍayni	الْمُعَرَّضَيْنِ al-muʕarraḍayni	مُعَرَّضَيْ muʕarraḍay
Genitive	مُعَرَّضَيْنِ muʕarraḍayni	الْمُعَرَّضَيْنِ al-muʕarraḍayni	مُعَرَّضَيْ muʕarraḍay
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُعَرَّضِين muʕarraḍīn	الْمُعَرَّضِين al-muʕarraḍīn	مُعَرَّضِي muʕarraḍī
Nominative	مُعَرَّضُونَ muʕarraḍūna	الْمُعَرَّضُونَ al-muʕarraḍūna	مُعَرَّضُو muʕarraḍū
Accusative	مُعَرَّضِينَ muʕarraḍīna	الْمُعَرَّضِينَ al-muʕarraḍīna	مُعَرَّضِي muʕarraḍī
Genitive	مُعَرَّضِينَ muʕarraḍīna	الْمُعَرَّضِينَ al-muʕarraḍīna	مُعَرَّضِي muʕarraḍī

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “معرض”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “معرض”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], 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