أغلق
'aghlaqa
To shut in Arabic is أغلق ('aghlaqa).
Meaning: (transitive) to close (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form أغلق is the third-person masculine singular past tense, meaning 'he shut' or 'he closed'.
How do you pronounce it?
'aghlaqa
Did you know?
- In many Arabic-speaking cultures, if you want someone to shut a door or a window, you might use the word سكّر ('sakkara'), which is a common colloquial term derived from a root meaning to seal or to sugar something.
- In some Arabic dialects, the word for 'shut' سكّر ('sakkara') is used as a rude command to tell someone to 'shut up' by referring to their mouth.
- While أغلق ('aghlaqa') is standard, many speakers prefer قفل ('qafala'), a word that originally referred specifically to fastening something with a key.
Examples in context
- أغلق الباب من فضلك.Please shut the door.This sentence uses أغلق to show how to ask someone to shut a door.Tatoeba #586929 by saeb, translation #495837 by CK
- جداً برد. أغلق النافذة؟It's very cold. Should I shut the window?This sentence uses أغلق in a suggestion to shut a window due to the cold.Tatoeba #9640443 by issadouba, translation #13039399 by rul
- من فضلك أغلق الباب خلفك.Please shut the door behind you.This sentence uses أغلق to request that a door be shut behind a person.Tatoeba #498583 by saeb, translation #240162 by CK
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Example conversation
Ahmed and Sarah are leaving a room.
- أحمد Ahmedسارة، هل يمكنكِ أن تغلقي الصندوق؟Sarah, hal yumkinuki an tughliqi al-sanduq?Sarah, can you close the box?
- سارة Saraنعم، سأفعل ذلك الآن.Na'am, sa-af'alu dhalika al-aan.Yes, I will do that now.
- أحمد Ahmedأغلقي الغطاء جيداً أيضاً.Aghliqi al-ghita' jayyidan aydan.Close the lid tightly too.
- سارة Saraحسناً، لقد أغلقته.Hasanan, laqad aghlaqtuhu.Okay, I closed it.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
