noun🔗ShareواصلةThe symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line."The word "self-made" uses a hyphen. "تستخدم كلمة "self-made" واصلة.grammarlanguagewritingwordlinguisticstechnicalcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareواصلةSomething that links two more consequential things."The word "world-famous" needs a hyphen to connect "world" and "famous." "تحتاج كلمة "عالمي الشهرة" إلى واصلة لربط "عالمي" و "الشهرة".grammarlinguisticswritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareممر مغلق يربط بين مبنيينAn enclosed walkway or passage that connects two buildings."The students used the hyphen to walk from the main school building to the gymnasium without going outside in the rain. "استخدم الطلاب الممر المغلق للمشي من مبنى المدرسة الرئيسي إلى صالة الألعاب الرياضية دون الخروج في المطر.architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareشخص ينتمي إلى مجموعة فرعية مهمشة، وبالتالي يمكن وصفه بمصطلح مركبSomeone who belongs to a marginalized subgroup, and can therefore described by a hyphenated term, such as "German-American", "female-academic", etc."The professor discussed the complexities of identity, explaining how the term "hyphen" can sometimes feel limiting to people who want to be seen as more than just the sum of their cultural parts. "ناقش البروفيسور تعقيدات الهوية، موضحًا كيف يمكن أن يكون مصطلح "hyphen" مقيدًا في بعض الأحيان للأشخاص الذين يريدون أن يُنظر إليهم على أنهم أكثر من مجرد مجموع أجزائهم الثقافية.grouppersonsocietycultureracelanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareشرط، وضع شرطةTo separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate."The writer decided to hyphen the word "check-in" because it appeared at the end of the line. "قرر الكاتب أن يضع شرطة في كلمة "check-in" لأنها ظهرت في نهاية السطر.grammarlanguagewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
conjunction🔗ShareالواصلةUsed to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-"."My brother is a talented musician—he plays the guitar and the piano. "أخي موسيقي موهوب — يعزف على الجيتار والبيانو.grammarlinguisticswordcommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading