No. 5,191 in Arabic

بداعي

Without reason; unnecessary; not needed.

In a sentence

قال لي إنه لن يأتي بداعي المرض.
He told me he won't come due to illness.
بداعي is used to express a reason or cause for an action, synonym to 'due to'.
ألغيت الرحلة بداعي الطقس السيء.
The trip was canceled due to bad weather.
بداعي illustrates the cause behind an event, in this case the bad weather leading to the cancellation.
تجنبنا السير في الطريق الخلفية بداعي احتمال الحوادث.
We avoided taking the back road due to the possibility of accidents.
بداعي specifies the preventive reason behind a decision, highlighting caution.

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