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departure in Arabic

مَغَادَرَة
Pronunciation
maghādarah
Arabizi
mghadra
Type
noun · feminine
Plural
مَغَادَرَاتٌ maghādarāt
Root
غ د ر

How to use it

"Departure" translates to مَغَادَرَةٌ in Modern Standard Arabic. It is a feminine noun used for any act of leaving, such as a trip, a train, or a person. The word often appears with the verb يَغْتَزِلُ (to depart) or the preposition مِن (from).

Example sentences

  • سَافَرَتْ سَلْمَى بَعْدَ مَغَادَرَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ.

    sāfarat Salmā baʿda maghādaratin ṭawīlatin.

    Salma traveled after a long departure.

  • المُحَطَّةُ تُعْلِنُ مَوْعِدَ مَغَادَرَةِ القِطَارِ.

    al-muḥaṭṭa tuʿlin mawʿida maghādarati al-qiṭāri.

    The station announces the train's departure time.

  • مَغَادَرَتُهُ سَرِيعَةٌ وَمُفَاجِئَةٌ.

    maghādaratuhu sarīʿatun mu-fājiʾatun.

    His departure was quick and surprising.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Departure

اعتزال النشاط

(1) Earth departure

الشكل الثالث

Demand for departure

دعوات للتنحي

D1 (departure) and D1 (MPA) losses

ألف - الخسائر من الفئة دال-1 (المغادرة) ومن الفئة دال-1 (الآلام والكروب الذهنية)

With every departure there is a return.

بعد كل مغادرة هنالك عودة.

My departure from St John's was at around 5pm.

شك ياسر في أنه نسى شيئاً خلفه في كندا - ولكنه سعيد باحتفاظه بجواز سفره معه:

This is a major departure from classical deism.

هذا فرع كبير يخرج عن الربوبية الكلاسيكية.

Shall we feel sad or not on Chavez's departure?

نحزن أم لا نحزن على رحيل تشافس؟.

The wives and children joined them upon departure.

وقد انضمت الزوجات والأطفال إليهم عند الرحيل.

(Malaria was probably the real cause of his departure.

(ربما كانت الملاريا السبب الحقيقي لرحيله).

That time table gives the hours of arrival and departure.

مواعيد الوصول والمغادرة مدونة في الجدول الزمني.

Vietnam was America’s costliest departure from containment.

وكانت فيتنام بمثابة العاقبة الأفدح ثمناً لتخلي الولايات المتحدة عن إستراتيجية الاحتواء.

Questions and answers

Can "departure" be used for abstract ideas?

Yes, you can say "مَغَادَرَةُ الفِكْر" for "departure of thought," though it sounds literary.

Is there a short colloquial form?

In everyday speech people often say "خروج" (khurūj) for a simple leaving.

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