غزو

Arabic

Root
غ ز و (ḡ-z-w)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣazw/

Noun

غَزْو • (ḡazw) m

  1. verbal noun of غَزَا (ḡazā) (form I)
  2. intention, goal
    Synonyms: هَدَف (hadaf), غايَة (ḡāya), قَصْد (qaṣd)
  3. incursion, invasion, attack
    Synonyms: غَارَة (ḡāra), مُدَاهَمَة (mudāhama), هُجُوم (hujūm), اِقْتِحام (iqtiḥām)
    أَهْلَكَ ٱلْغَزْوُ ٱلْأَمْرِيكِيُّ لِلْعَرَاقِ ٱقْتِصَادَ ٱلْبِلَادِ.
    ʔahlaka l-ḡazwu l-ʔamrīkiyyu lilʕarāqi qtiṣāda l-bilādi.
    The American invasion of Iraq crippled the country's economy.
  4. disarray, huddle

Declension

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