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أَسْقَط
to drop; to cause to fall /ˈʔas.qa.tˤa/
verbB1#2202 most common
Also: to bring down, knock down, to shoot down, to overthrow, topple
Example sentences
أَسْقَطَ الطِّفْلُ الكَأْسَ.
The child dropped the cup.
أَسْقَطَتِ الرِّيحُ الأَوْرَاقَ عَنِ الشَّجَرَةِ.
The wind brought the leaves down from the tree.
أَسْقَطَ الجُنْدِيُّ الطَّائِرَةَ بِصَارُوخٍ.
The soldier shot down the plane with a missile.
أَسْقَطَ الشَّعْبُ الحُكُومَةَ الفَاسِدَةَ.
The people overthrew the corrupt government.
أَسْقَطَ المُحَامِي التُّهْمَةَ عَنْ مُوَكِّلِهِ أَمَامَ المَحْكَمَةِ.
The lawyer got the charge dropped against his client before the court.
أَسْقَطَ الكَاتِبُ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ هَوَاجِسَهُ الشَّخْصِيَّةَ عَلَى أَبْطَالِهِ.
In his novel, the writer projected his personal anxieties onto his heroes.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُسْقِطُ | أَسْقَطْتُ | سَأُسْقِطُ |
| 2sg | تُسْقِطُ | أَسْقَطْتَ | سَتُسْقِطُ |
| 3sg | يُسْقِطُ | أَسْقَطَ | سَيُسْقِطُ |
| 1pl | نُسْقِطُ | أَسْقَطْنَا | سَنُسْقِطُ |
| 2pl | تُسْقِطُونَ | أَسْقَطْتُمْ | سَتُسْقِطُونَ |
| 3pl | يُسْقِطُونَ | أَسْقَطُوا | سَيُسْقِطُونَ |
Word family
سَقَطَto fall
سُقُوطfall, downfall, collapseإِسْقَاطthe act of bringing down; overthrow; projection
سَاقِطfalling, fallen
مُسْقَطplace of falling; birthplace (مسقط رأس)
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic triliteral root s-q-ṭ, which carries the sense of falling. أَسْقَطَ is the Form IV (causative) build, so its core meaning is to make something fall. From that concrete sense come extended uses such as toppling a government, shooting down an aircraft, or omitting a word.
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