support in Arabic: دعم (daʿama) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

أَسْنَدَ ʾasnada — support · to hold up, to prop up
دَعْم daʿm — support · help, backing, assistance

How to use it

The verb 'daʿama' (دعم) is very common and can mean to support financially, morally, or politically. 'Asnada' (أسند) is more literal, meaning to physically hold something up. The noun 'daʿm' (دعم) is also widely used for various kinds of support.

Example sentences

نَحْنُ نَدْعَمُ الْفِكْرَةَ بِقُوَّةٍ.

naḥnu nadʿamu l-fikrata bi-quwwatin.

We support the idea strongly.
الْجِدَارُ الْقَدِيمُ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى دَعْمٍ.

al-jidāru l-qadīmu yaḥtāju ʾilā daʿmin.

The old wall needs support.
يَجِبُ أَنْ نَدْعَمَ أَصْدِقَاءَنَا دَائِمًا.

yajibu ʾan nadʿama ʾaṣdiqāʾanā dāʾiman.

We must always support our friends.

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Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Food Support

الدعم الغذائي

Devhelp support

دعم دِڤ‌هِلب

Mission support

سابع عشر - الدعم المقدم من البعثة

Hardware Support

دعم العتاد

Support regiment

وحدة الدعم

Programme support

الدعم البرنامجي

Secretariat support

زاي - الدعم المقدم من الأمانة العامة

• Political support;

• الدعم السياسي.

We support the proposal to establish a Peacebuilding Support Office.

ونعرب عن تأييدنا لاقتراح إنشاء مكتب لدعم بناء السلام.

The best way of providing development support is through budget support.

وأفضل وسيلة لدعم التنمية تكون عن طريق دعم الميزانية.

And that's what I'm here for, asking for your support, demanding for your support, requesting for your support.

ولهذا أنا هنا اليوم أسألكم الدعم وأطالب به وألتمسه منكم

Community-based projects include transitional support programmes, labour intensive public works, microenterprise support, training and short-term educational support.

(د) قسمة مبلغ 784 843 544 دولار على الدول الأعضاء للفترة من 1 تموز/يوليه 2004 إلى 30 أيلول/سبتمبر 2005؛

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