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presence in Arabic

حُضُور
Pronunciation
ḥuḍūr
Arabizi
7uDuur
Type
noun · masculine
Plural
حُضُورَاتٌ ḥuḍūrātu
Root
ح ض ر

How to use it

‘Presence’ (حُضُور) refers to the state of being physically there. It is a masculine noun; use it with the definite article al‑ when specific (الْحُضُور).

Example sentences

  • حَضَرَتْ أُمِّي إِلَى الحَفْلِ.

    ḥaḍarat ummī ilā al-ḥafli.

    My mother attended the ceremony.

  • يَسْتَغْرِبُ النَّاسُ حُضُورَكَ هُنَا.

    yastaghribu al-nāsu ḥuḍūraka hunā.

    People find your presence here strange.

  • يُحَسُّ بِحُضُورِ الشَّمْسِ فِي الصَّبَاحِ.

    yuḥassu biḥuḍūri al-shamsi fī al-ṣabāḥi.

    He feels the presence of the sun in the morning.

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.

Heavy security presence

التواجد الأمني الكثيف

Layla noticed Sami's presence.

تفطّنت ليلى لوجود سامي.

I feel awkward in his presence.

أشعر بارتباكٍ في حضوره.

And sons abiding in his presence

« وبنين » عشرة أو أكثر « شهودا » يشهدون المحافل وتسمع شهاداتهم.

Its mere presence incites violence.

والحقيقة أن مجرد وجودها يحرض على العنف.

He's alive; he's a living presence.

بل هو شخصية على قيد الحياة.. تعيش بتقاليدها واخلاقها..

Tremble, you earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

‎ايتها الارض تزلزلي من قدام الرب من قدام اله يعقوب

Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;

‎ايتها الارض تزلزلي من قدام الرب من قدام اله يعقوب

The mountains quaked at the presence of Yahweh, even Sinai, at the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

تزلزلت الجبال من وجه الرب وسيناء هذا من وجه الرب اله اسرائيل

Under IFAD's new Field Presence Pilot Programme (FPPP), IFAD's presence in India is housed in the WFP Delhi office.

وبموجب البرنامج الرائد للتواجد في الميدان والذي استحدثه الصندوق الدولي للتنمية الزراعية، أصبح للصندوق موظفون يعملون في مكتب دلهي.

Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn't I serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father's presence, so will I be in your presence."

وثانيا من اخدم. أليس بين يدي ابنه. كما خدمت بين يدي ابيك كذلك اكون بين يديك

And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

وثانيا من اخدم. أليس بين يدي ابنه. كما خدمت بين يدي ابيك كذلك اكون بين يديك

Questions and answers

Can ‘presence’ be used figuratively?

Yes, it can describe a feeling of someone’s influence, e.g., ‘His presence was comforting.’

What is the plural of حضور?

The plural is حُضُورَات (ḥuḍūrāt).

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