English → Arabic
stake in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- watad
- Arabizi
watad- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَوْتَادٌ awtādun
- Root
- و ت د
Other meanings
- رَاهِن rāhin — stake
- حِصَّة ḥiṣṣat — stake
How to use it
The word 'stake' has multiple meanings in English. In Arabic, these correspond to different words. 'Watad' (وتد) refers to a physical stake or post. 'Rahin' (رهن) refers to the amount of money wagered in a bet. 'Ḥiṣṣah' (حصة) refers to a share or interest, often in a business context.
Example sentences
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ثَبَّتَ الفَلَّاحُ وَتَداً فِي الأَرْضِ.
thabbata al-fallāḥu watadan fī al-arḍi.
The farmer fixed a stake in the ground.
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كَانَ الرَّاهِنُ كَبِيراً جِدّاً.
kāna ar-rāhinū kabīran jiddan.
The stake was very large.
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لَدَيْهِ حِصَّةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ فِي الشَّرِكَةِ.
ladayhi ḥiṣṣatun kabīratun fī ash-sharikaati.
He has a large stake in the company.
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.
Support at stake
الدعم عند الخطر
Some issues at stake
واو - بعض القضايا المطروحة
Our future is at stake.
والأمر يتعلق بمستقبلنا.
Humanity’s Stake in Gaza
إعدام الإنسانية في قطاع غزة
Sami's life was at stake.
كانت حياة سامي في خطر.
Our security is at stake.
ذلك أن الأمر يتعلق بأمننا.
There is simply too much at stake.
فهناك الكثير على المحك بكل بساطة.
More is at stake than maritime interests.
ولا يقتصر التهديد على المصالح الملاحية لليابان.
Africa’s Stake in the Climate-Change Debate
حصة أفريقيا في الحوار الدائر بشأن المناخ
The Global Stake in China’s Anti-Corruption Reform
الرهان العالمي على الإصلاح المناهض للفساد في الصين
They had little personally at stake in high capacity utilization and low unemployment, but a great deal at stake in stable prices.
ولم تكن لهم مصلحة شخصية في توظيف القدرات العالية أو البطالة المنخفضة، ولكن كانت لهم مصلحة عظمى في استقرار الأسعار.
There's hundreds of billions of your aid dollars at stake, tens of millions of lives, or deaths, at stake, and, I'd argue, the security and future of you and your family is also at stake.
هنالك المئات من المليارات من أموال معوناتكم على المحك. عشرات الملايين من الأحياء، أو الاموات، على المحك. وحسب رأيي، الأمن و المستقبل الخاص بك و بعائلتك أيضًا على المحك.
Questions and answers
What is the Arabic word for a physical stake used for support?
The word is 'watad' (وتد). It refers to a post or peg driven into the ground.
How do you say 'stake' in the sense of a bet?
In the context of a bet, 'stake' is translated as 'rāhin' (راهن), referring to the amount wagered.
What about 'stake' meaning a share in a company?
This meaning is translated as 'ḥiṣṣah' (حصة), meaning a share or portion.
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