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ضرورة ملجئة (ḍarūra) urgent necessity
Root: ل-ج-ء
Page: 1007*
Example: “أَصبَحَ إعلانُهُ ضَرورةً مُلجِئَةً لِتَجَنُّبِ المَزيدِ مِن حالاتِ سوءِ التَّفاهُمِ كَهذه”
Translation: “announcing it had become an urgent necessity to avoid further misunderstandings like this one”
Notes:
- Read more about the root ل-ج-ء in Ten Arabic Place Nouns for “Refuge”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 