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depression in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- kāʾabah
- Arabizi
kaaba- Type
- noun · feminine
- Root
- ك أ ب
How to use it
‘الكآبة’ refers to the medical condition of depression. It is a feminine noun; use appropriate adjectives like ‘شديدة’ (severe) or ‘مزمنة’ (chronic).
Example sentences
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تعاني من الكآبةِ منذ عامٍ كامل.
taʿānī min al‑kāʾabati munḏa ʿāmin kāmil.
She has been suffering from depression for a whole year.
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العلاجُ يساعد على تخفيف الكآبةِ.
al‑ʿilāju yusāʿidu ʿalā takhfīḍ al‑kāʾabati.
Treatment helps alleviate depression.
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الحديثُ عن الكآبةِ يقلل من الوصمة.
al‑ḥadīthu ʿan al‑kāʾabati yaqallilu min al‑waṣmah.
Talking about depression reduces stigma.
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.
Post-EU Depression
إحباط ما بعد الانضمام إلى الاتحاد الأوروبي
Depression Economics
اقتصاد الكساد
Davos Man’s Depression
دافوس وكساد البشر
Dollars and Depression
الدولارات والكساد
The Road to Depression
الطريق إلى الكساد
The Shadow of Depression
شبح الكساد
From Depression to Freedom
من الاكتئاب إلى الحرية
The Great Depression Analogy
القياس على أزمة الكساد الأعظم
Sami went through depression.
مرّ سامي بفترة من الاكتئاب.
A depression seemed possible.
وخيم شبح الركود.
Sami suffered a huge depression.
عانى سامي من إحباط شديد.
The opposite of play is depression. It's depression.
نقيض اللعب هو الاكتئاب، هو الاكتئاب.
Questions and answers
Is there a colloquial word for depression?
In many dialects people say ‘زَغْبَة’ or ‘حزن شديد’ to describe feeling very sad.
Can ‘الكآبة’ be used for a geographical dip?
No, the geographical meaning ‘depression’ is expressed by ‘حُفرة’ or ‘انخفاض’.
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