أغلق
'aghlaqa
To close (a door) in Arabic is أغلق ('aghlaqa).
The verb أغلق is used to describe the action of moving an object, such as a door or window, to a closed position. It is a transitive verb, which means it requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
Meaning: move (a door) (verb)
Which one should you use?
The verb أغلق is used for the action of closing an object. Do not confuse this with the adjective قريب, which describes being close in terms of physical proximity or distance.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egyptian Arabic (Masri), the word سكر is used to mean to shut or close.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The form أغلق is the third-person masculine singular past tense, meaning 'he closed'. The present tense form for 'he closes' or 'to close' is يُغْلِق. If you want to give a command to a male, use the imperative form أَغْلِقْ.
How do you pronounce it?
'aghlaqa
Did you know?
- In many Levantine dialects, the word for 'close' is often replaced by سكّر, a pronunciation that makes the verb sound almost identical to the word for 'sugar'.
- There is a distinct difference between closing a door (أغلق) and 'closing' a book or a folder, which often uses a different verb meaning 'to fold' or 'to bring together'.
- In many Arabic dialects, including Egyptian, people rarely use أغلق in daily conversation, preferring the more colloquial سكر which is actually a loanword from the Latin 'series' or 'serrare' via Mediterranean trade.
Examples in context
- من فضلك أغلق الباب.Please close the door.This sentence demonstrates the use of أغلق in a polite request.Tatoeba #422694 by saeb, translation #495838 by CK
- أغلق الباب من فضلك.Close the door, please.This sentence shows another way to phrase a polite request to close a door using أغلق.Tatoeba #586929 by saeb, translation #38524 by CK
- هل لي أن أغلق النافذة؟May I close the window?This sentence shows how to ask permission to close a window using أغلق.Tatoeba #11772388 by dididodo, translation #1740465 by Amastan
- سيتم إغلاق المتجر الساعة الثامنة مساءً.The store will close at 8 pm.
- سكرت الشباك.I closed the window.
- قفلت عينيها.She closed her eyes.
- بيقفلوا المحلات قريب.The shops will close soon.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Yousef and Maryam are leaving a room.
- يوسف Youssefيا مريم، هل يمكنك أن تغلقي الباب؟Ya Maryam, hal yumkinuki an tughliqi al-bab?Maryam, can you close the door?
- مريم Maryamبالتأكيد، سأفعل ذلك الآن.Bi-ta'keed, sa-af'alu dhalika al-aan.Sure, I will do that now.
- يوسف Youssefشكراً لكِ، أغلق الباب جيداً.Shukran laki, aghliq al-bab jayyidan.Thank you, close the door firmly.
- مريم Maryamلقد أغلقته بالفعل يا يوسف.Laqad aghlaqtuhu bil-fi'l ya Yousef.I already closed it, Yousef.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
