How to say "demonstration, protest" in Arabic
Shifted meaningMeaningdemonstration, protest
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مُظَاهَرَة
muẓāharaמט'אהרה
مظاهرة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
הפגנה
hafganaهَافْگَانَا
How the two words are related
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
Arabic root
ظ-ه-رHebrew root
צ-ה-רArabic ẓ-h-r 'appear, show' answers Hebrew צ-ה-ר: הצהיר 'to declare', and צהריים pairs with Arabic ẓuhr — noon, when the sun shows fullest. A muẓāhara is literally a public showing-out: a demonstration.
Related Hebrew word:הצהירhitshirهِتْسْهِير
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In a phrase
مُظَاهَرَة فِي الشَّارِع
muẓāhara fī ash-shāriʿמט'אהרה פי א-שארעa demonstration in the street
Plural
مُظَاهَرَات
muẓāharātמט'אהראתSound feminine plural -āt — a news staple.