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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
contemporary; modern; coeval

معاصر ج معاصرون‏

مُعاصِرٌ ج مُعاصِرونَ‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: active
Lesson: 20
Frequency: 3
Part of speech: Adjective
Morphological category: nomen agentis
Morph. pattern: مُفاعِلٌ
Form: III
Root: عصر
Subject: Economy and finance, History, Art and literature, Media/IT/communication, Religion and philosophy, City and architecture, Technology

Sample sentences:

‫صَديقي يَهْتَمُّ بِالأَدَبِ العَرَبيِّ المُعاصِرِ‬

‫أدونيسُ شاعِرٌ سوريٌّ مُعاصِرٌ يَعيشُ في فَرَنسا‬

‫كانَ هارونُ الرَّشيدُ مُعاصِراً للأمبراطورِ الرُّومانيِّ شارلمانَ‬