- مصدر
- مَصْدَر \ origin: the place where sth. began or was made; the first cause: These stories are of African origin. What was the origin of your quarrel?. resource: a part of wealth or possessions which can be put to use: Oil is Kuwait’s most important natural resource. root: a first cause (of trouble, etc.): It is often said that money is the ‘root of all evil’. source: the place from which something comes; the place where a stream of water starts: Try to find the source of the trouble. Follow the river to discover its source. \ See Also منبع (مَنْبَع) \ مَصْدَر إزْعاج \ bother: (a cause of) trouble. nuisance: sb. or sth. that annoys or causes trouble: Noisy children are a nuisance. It’s a nuisance that I’ve lost my keys. \ مَصْدَر راحَة \ comfort: sb. or sth. that cheers: His daughter was a great comfort to him when his wife died. \ See Also سَلْوى \ مَصْدَر سُرور وبَهْجَة \ joy: sth. that gives happiness: My children are a great joy to me. Life is full of joys and sorrows. \ مَصْدَر الفِعل (باللغة الانجليزية) \ infinitive: the form of a verb that can be used after other verbs and with to before it, such as to go and go in ‘I want to go’ or ‘Let him go’. \ مَصْدَر قَلَق \ worry: anxiety; a cause of anxiety: She became ill with worry. His son’s wild behaviour is a continual worry to him. \ See Also هم (هَمّ) \ مَصْدَر نور \ light: sth. (lamp, candle, etc.) that is made so as to give light: Turn out the lights. \ المَصْدَر واسْم المَصْدَر (صِيغَة) \ gerund: the noun form of all English verbs (-ing is added to the verb’s root);. riding and wasting are gerunds in:: I like riding. Wasting money is foolish.
Arabic-English dictionary. 2015.