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excuse in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʿuḏr
- Arabizi
3udhr- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَعْذَار aʿdhār
- Root
- ع ذ ر
How to use it
"Excuse" (عُذْر) is a masculine noun meaning a reason given to justify an action or to seek forgiveness. It can be singular or plural (أَعْذَار).
Example sentences
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قدّمَ عُذْرًا لتأخره عن الاجتماع.
qaddama ʿuḏran li-taʾakhkhurih ʿan al-ijtimāʿ.
He gave an excuse for being late to the meeting.
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ليس لديّ عُذْر للخطأ الذي ارتكبته.
laysa ladayya ʿuḏr lil-khaṭaʾ al-ladhī irtakabtu-hu.
I have no excuse for the mistake I made.
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استخدمت عُذْرًا لتجنب المسؤولية.
istakhdamat ʿuḏran li-tajannub al-masʾūliyyah.
She used an excuse to avoid responsibility.
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.
Excuse me.
عفواً.
Excuse me, Doctor.
معذرة يا دكتور.
Excuse me, I'm lost.
لو سمحت، أضعت طريقي.
I don't have an excuse.
ليس لديّ عذر.
So it’s clearly an excuse.
لذا يبدو جليًّا بأن هذا ليس مبررًا للمنع.
Excuse me. What time is it?
عفوا، كم الساعة؟
Excuse me, who is this woman?
المعذرة، من هذه المرأة؟
But that excuse has worn thin.
لكن ذلك العذر أصبح واهياً بالياً.
Excuse me. Where is the bakery?
أين يوجد مخبَز من فَضلك؟
Excuse me, without wasabi, please.
عفواً, بدون الوسابي, من فضلك.
Excuse me asking, but what's that?
معذرة إن سألت، لكن ما هذا؟
"No excuse, sir." "Attaboy, you're learning fast."
"لا عذر، يا سيدي." "ياه، إنك تتعلم بسرعة."
Questions and answers
Can "excuse" be used as a verb?
The verb form is "عَذَرَ" (ʿadhara) meaning "to excuse".
Is "عذرًا" used in polite expressions?
Yes, "عذرًا" is a common way to say "sorry" or "excuse me".
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