مفاجأة

Arabic

Etymology

From root ف ج ء (f-j-ʔ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.faː.d͡ʒa.ʔa/

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Noun

مُفَاجَأَة • (mufājaʔa) f (plural مُفاجَآت (mufājaʔāt))

1. verbal noun of فَاجَأَ (fājaʔa) (form III)
2. surprise

   يَا لَلْمُفَاجَأَةِ! ― yā lalmufājaʔati! ― What a surprise!

Declension

Declension of noun مُفَاجَأَة (mufājaʔa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُفَاجَأَة mufājaʔa	الْمُفَاجَأَة al-mufājaʔa	مُفَاجَأَة mufājaʔat
Nominative	مُفَاجَأَةٌ mufājaʔatun	الْمُفَاجَأَةُ al-mufājaʔatu	مُفَاجَأَةُ mufājaʔatu
Accusative	مُفَاجَأَةً mufājaʔatan	الْمُفَاجَأَةَ al-mufājaʔata	مُفَاجَأَةَ mufājaʔata
Genitive	مُفَاجَأَةٍ mufājaʔatin	الْمُفَاجَأَةِ al-mufājaʔati	مُفَاجَأَةِ mufājaʔati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُفَاجَأَتَيْن mufājaʔatayn	الْمُفَاجَأَتَيْن al-mufājaʔatayn	مُفَاجَأَتَيْ mufājaʔatay
Nominative	مُفَاجَأَتَانِ mufājaʔatāni	الْمُفَاجَأَتَانِ al-mufājaʔatāni	مُفَاجَأَتَا mufājaʔatā
Accusative	مُفَاجَأَتَيْنِ mufājaʔatayni	الْمُفَاجَأَتَيْنِ al-mufājaʔatayni	مُفَاجَأَتَيْ mufājaʔatay
Genitive	مُفَاجَأَتَيْنِ mufājaʔatayni	الْمُفَاجَأَتَيْنِ al-mufājaʔatayni	مُفَاجَأَتَيْ mufājaʔatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُفاجَآت mufājaʔāt	الْمُفاجَآت al-mufājaʔāt	مُفاجَآت mufājaʔāt
Nominative	مُفاجَآتٌ mufājaʔātun	الْمُفاجَآتُ al-mufājaʔātu	مُفاجَآتُ mufājaʔātu
Accusative	مُفاجَآتٍ mufājaʔātin	الْمُفاجَآتِ al-mufājaʔāti	مُفاجَآتِ mufājaʔāti
Genitive	مُفاجَآتٍ mufājaʔātin	الْمُفاجَآتِ al-mufājaʔāti	مُفاجَآتِ mufājaʔāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “فجء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN