فرصة

See also: فرضة

Arabic

Root
ف ر ص (f r ṣ)
3 terms

Etymology

    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

    • IPA(key): /fur.sˤa/

    Noun

    فُرْصَة • (furṣa) f (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

    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

    Gulf Arabic

    Etymology

    From Arabic فُرْصَة (furṣa).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    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

    Root
    ف ر ص
    1 term

    Etymology

    From Arabic فُرْصَة (furṣa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fur.sˤa/, [fʊr.sˤa]

    Noun

    فُرْصَة • (furṣa) f (plural فُرَص (furaṣ))

    1. chance, opportunity
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