حصة السوق
hissat as-suwq
The English phrase 'market share' is translated into Arabic as حصة السوق (hissat as-suwq).
حصة السوق refers to the percentage of some market (noun).
Meaning: percentage of some market (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of حصة (share/portion) and السوق (the market).
How do you pronounce it?
hissat as-suwq
Did you know?
- The word السوق comes from a root meaning 'to drive' or 'to lead', as in driving livestock to a trading center.
- The word حصة can also mean a 'period' or 'lesson' in an educational context, such as a 'class' in school.
- The word حصة shares a common Semitic ancestor with the Hebrew word חצי, which means 'half'.
Examples in context
- شركتنا ترغب في زيادة حصتها في السوق المحلي.Our company aims to increase its market share in the local market.
- تقدمت الشركة بتقرير مفصل حول حصة السوق العالمية لمنتجاتها.The company submitted a detailed report on its global market share for its products.
- نصيب السوق عندنا قد زاد خلال العام الماضي.Our market share has increased over the past year.
- تزداد حصة السوق لشركتنا.Our company's market share is increasing.
- حصة السوق تزداد بسرعة.ḥiṣṣat al-sūq tazdād bi-sur'a.The market share is increasing rapidly.
- نريد زيادة حصة السوق هذا العام.nurīd ziyādat ḥiṣṣat al-sūq hādhā al-'ām.We want to increase the market share this year.
- كم تبلغ حصة السوق لشركتنا؟kam tablugh ḥiṣṣat al-sūq li-sharikatinā?How much is our company's market share?
Example conversation
Two colleagues are discussing their company's performance in an office.
- سارة Saraيا أحمد، هل قرأت التقرير الجديد؟yā aḥmad, hal qara'ta al-taqrīr al-jadīd?Ahmed, did you read the new report?
- أحمد Ahmedنعم، حصة السوق لدينا ممتازة جداً.na'am, ḥiṣṣat al-sūq ladaynā mumtāza jiddan.Yes, our market share is very excellent.
- سارة Saraهذا خبر رائع لشركتنا.hādhā khabar rā'i' li-sharikatinā.That is great news for our company.
- أحمد Ahmedبالتأكيد، يجب أن نحافظ على هذا النجاح.bi-l-ta'kīd, yajib an nuḥāfiẓ 'alā hādhā al-najāḥ.Certainly, we must maintain this success.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries حصة, CC BY-SA 4.0.