دورة الغسيل بلشت.

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Breakdown of دورة الغسيل بلشت.

• دورة غسيل: the wash cycle

Questions & Answers about دورة الغسيل بلشت.

What does دورة mean here? I thought it usually meant course or round.

Yes, دورة has several meanings. In everyday Arabic, it can mean things like course, round, turn, or cycle.

In دورة الغسيل, it means cycle, specifically the wash cycle of a machine.

So this is a context-based meaning:

• دورة تدريبية = training course
• دورة المياه = restroom/bathroom
• دورة الغسيل = wash cycle

What does الغسيل mean in this sentence?

الغسيل comes from the idea of washing or laundry.

In this phrase, دورة الغسيل means the washing/laundry cycle. Depending on context, الغسيل by itself can mean:

• the laundry
• the washing
• things related to washing clothes

So here it helps define what kind of cycle we mean.

Why is there no ال on دورة if the phrase means the wash cycle?

Because دورة الغسيل is an iḍāfa construction, which is very common in Arabic.

In an iḍāfa:

• the first noun usually does take