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incident in Arabic

حادِث
Pronunciation
ḥāḍith
Arabizi
7adi9un
Type
noun · masculine
Plural
حَادِثَاتٌ ḥāḍithātu
Root
ح د ث

How to use it

"Incident" is a common noun for any event, especially one that is unusual or problematic. It is masculine in Arabic and takes the regular noun pattern. Use it in news reports, police statements, or everyday talk about something that happened.

Example sentences

  • حَدَثَ حَادِثٌ فِي المَسْرَحِ.

    ḥadaṯa ḥāḍithun fī al-masraḥi.

    An incident occurred in the theater.

  • قَدْ تَسَبَّبَ الحَادِثُ فِي إِغْلَاقِ الطَّرِيقِ.

    qad tasabbaba al-ḥāḍithu fī ʾighlāqi al-ṭarīqi.

    The incident caused the road to be closed.

  • نَحْنُ نَتَحَرَّكُ بَعْدَ الحَادِثِ لِتَفْهِيمِ المَوْقِفِ.

    naḥnu nataḥarraku baʿda al-ḥāḍithi li-tafhīm al-mawqifi.

    We move after the incident to clarify the situation.

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.

Logoualé incident

حادثة لوغوالي

Suez Canal Base incident, 1956

2 - الحادث المتعلق بقاعدة قناة السويس، 1956

I'll never forget this incident.

لن أنس أبدا هذه الحادثة.

Nana: no mention of the incident.

نانا: لا توجد إشارة عن الحادثة.

That incident changed Sami's life.

لقد غيّرت تلك الحادثة حياة سامي.

Critical incident stress management

باء - معالجة الإجهاد الناتج عن الحوادث الخطيرة

Tom mentioned the incident to Mary.

أخبر توم ماري عن الحادث.

One particular incident is worth quoting:

هناك حادثة معينة تستحق الذكر:

Parliamentarians also condemned the incident.

علاوةً على ذلك، أدان البرلمانيون هذه الحادثة.

On that particular incident, SandMonkey wrote:

في ذلك الحادث بالتحديد، كتب SandMonkey:

A remarkable incident has emboldened Chinese journalists.

لقد شهدت الصين حدثاً غير عادي أدى إلى اكتساب الصحافيين في الصين جرأة غير مسبوقة.

== JetBlue incident ==Jarrar later gained attention after an incident on August 12, 2006 at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

لفت رائد جرار الانتباه بعد ذلك بفعل حادثة وقعت في 12 آب (أغسطس) 2006 في مطار جون إف كينيدي الدولي.

Questions and answers

Can "incident" be used for a small, harmless event?

Yes, but Arabic speakers often prefer "حَدَث" for very minor occurrences. "حَادِث" usually implies something noteworthy or problematic.

Is there a plural form?

The plural is "حَادِثَات" (ḥāḍithātu) and is used for multiple incidents.

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