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أَبْقَى
to keep /ˈʔab.qaː/
verbA1#546 most common
Also: to retain, to preserve, to leave remaining; to spare
Example sentences
أَبْقَى الْبَابَ مَفْتُوحًا.
He kept the door open.
أَبْقَيْتُ بَعْضَ الطَّعَامِ لَكَ.
I kept some food for you.
مِنْ فَضْلِكَ، أَبْقِ النَّافِذَةَ مُغْلَقَةً.
Please keep the window closed.
قَرَّرَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ أَنْ تُبْقِيَ الْأَسْعَارَ ثَابِتَةً.
The company decided to keep prices fixed.
أَبْقَى الطَّبِيبُ الْمَرِيضَ تَحْتَ الْمُرَاقَبَةِ لَيْلَةً كَامِلَةً.
The doctor kept the patient under observation for a full night.
لَمْ تُبْقِ الْحَرْبُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ الْقَدِيمَةِ.
The war left nothing of the old city remaining.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُبْقِي | أَبْقَيْتُ | سَأُبْقِي |
| 2sg | تُبْقِي | أَبْقَيْتَ | سَتُبْقِي |
| 3sg | يُبْقِي | أَبْقَى | سَيُبْقِي |
| 1pl | نُبْقِي | أَبْقَيْنَا | سَنُبْقِي |
| 2pl | تُبْقُونَ | أَبْقَيْتُمْ | سَتُبْقُونَ |
| 3pl | يُبْقُونَ | أَبْقَوْا | سَيُبْقُونَ |
Word family
بَقِيَto remain, stay
بَقَاءpermanence, survival
بَقِيَّةremainder, the rest
بَاقٍremaining, enduring
أَبْقَىmore lasting, more enduring (elative)Etymology
أَبْقَى comes from the triliteral root ب-ق-ي, which carries the sense of remaining and lasting. It is the Form IV (causative) verb built on that root, so it means to make something remain, that is, to keep or preserve. The related noun بَقَاء means permanence or survival.
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