استعار

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Arabic

Root
ع و ر (ʕ w r)
11 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

اِسْتَعَارَ (istaʕāra) X (non-past يَسْتَعِيرُ (yastaʕīru), verbal noun اِسْتِعَارَة (istiʕāra))

  1. to borrow
    اِسْتَعَارَ مِنْ صَدِيقِهِ كِتَابًا
    istaʕāra min ṣadīqihi kitāban
    He borrowed a book from his friend.
  2. to adopt (a characteristic)

Conjugation

Antonyms

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ي ر
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic اِسْتَعَارَ (istaʕāra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.ta.ʕaːr/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

استعار (istaʕār) X (present بستعير (bistaʕīr))

  1. to borrow
    Antonym: أعار (ʔaʕār)
    استعرت منّه أكمّن كتاب
    istaʕart minno ʕakammin kitāb
    I borrowed several books from him.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of استعار (istaʕār)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m استعرت (istaʕart) استعرت (istaʕart) استعار (istaʕār) استعرنا (istaʕarna) استعرتو (istaʕartu) استعارو (istaʕāru)
f استعرتي (istaʕarti) استعارت (istaʕārat)
present m بستعير (bastaʕīr) بتستعير (btistaʕīr) بستعير (bistaʕīr) منستعير (mnistaʕīr) بتستعيرو (btistaʕīru) بستعيرو (bistaʕīru)
f بتستعيري (btistaʕīri) بتستعير (btistaʕīr)
subjunctive m أستعير (ʔastaʕīr) تستعير (tistaʕīr) يستعير (yistaʕīr) نستعير (nistaʕīr) تستعيرو (tistaʕīru) يستعيرو (yistaʕīru)
f تستعيري (tistaʕīri) تستعير (tistaʕīr)
imperative m استعير (istaʕīr) استعيرو (istaʕīru)
f استعيري (istaʕīri)