انتفاضة

Arabic

Etymology

Instance noun, derived from the form VIII verbal noun اِنْتِفَاض (intifāḍ, “shaking, shaking off”) +‎ ـَة (-a, instance noun suffix) from the verb اِنْتَفَضَ (intafaḍa, “to shake, to be shaken off”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.ti.faː.dˤa/

Noun

اِنْتِفَاضَة • (intifāḍa) f (plural اِنْتِفَاضَات (intifāḍāt))

  1. instance noun of اِنْتَفَضَ (intafaḍa)
  2. shaking off, uprising, insurrection, rebellion
    اِنْضَمَّ إلَى ٱلِٱنْتِفَاضَةِ ― inḍamma ʔilā l-intifāḍati ― he joined the uprising
  3. shiver, shudder, tremor, shaking, trembling, shuddering, quivering, quaking, thrill
    اِنْتِفَاضَةُ خَائِفٍ ― intifāḍatu ḵāʔifin ― a sudden shiver

Declension

Descendants

  • → English: intifada
  • → Hebrew: אִנְתִּיפָדָה (intifáda)
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