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settlement in Arabic

مُسْتَوْطَنَة

Pronunciation: mustawṭanah
Arabizi: mustawtana
Type: noun · feminine
Plural: مُسْتَوْطَنَاتٌ mustawṭanāt

How to use it

"Settlement" in the sense of a small community is مُسْتَوْطَنَةٌ. It is feminine, and its plural is مُسْتَوْطَنَاتٌ. Use it for villages, colonies, or newly founded habitations.

Example sentences

تُقِيمُ المُسْتَوْطَنَةُ جِدَارًا جديدًا.

tuqīmu al-mustawṭanah jidāran jadīdًا.

The settlement builds a new wall.
سَكَنَتْ عَائِلَةٌ فِي المُسْتَوْطَنَةِ القَرِيبَةِ.

sakanat ʿāʾilatun fī al-mustawṭanah al-qarībah.

A family lived in the nearby settlement.
تُعَدُّ المُسْتَوْطَنَةُ مَركَزًا لِلتِّجارَةِ.

tuʿaddu al-mustawṭanah markazan li-t-tijārah.

The settlement is a trade hub.

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.

Dispute settlement

4 - تسوية المنازعات

Settlement of disputes

تسوية النزاعات

IV. Settlement of disputes

رابعا- تسوية المنازعات

Freeze the Settlement Freeze

تجميد تجميد الاستيطان

Pacific settlement of disputes

تسوية المنازعات سلميا

Peaceful settlement of disputes

تسوية المنازعات بالوسائل السلمية

Friendly settlement of disputes

واو - تسوية المنازعات ودياً

(1) Settlement by payment order;

'1` أوامر الدفع؛

Settlement of commercial disputes

تسوية المنازعات التجارية

Such a settlement remains possible.

ويظل التوصل إلى مثل هذه التسوية في حكم الممكن.

Relationship with settlement of disputes

العلاقة بمسألة تسوية المنازعات

That political settlement has not occurred.

إلا أن التسوية لم تحدث.

Questions and answers

Is there a word for a legal settlement (agreement)?

Yes, the legal sense is تسوية or اتفاقية.

Can "settlement" refer to a refugee camp?

Often a refugee camp is called مخيم, not مستوطنة.

Related words and expressions

Updated 2026-10-23