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أَطْلَق
to release /ˈʔatˤlaqa/
verbA1#337 most common
Also: to set free, to launch, to fire (a shot)
Example sentences
أَطْلَقَ سَامِي الطَّائِرَ.
Sami let the bird go.
أَطْلَقَتِ الشُّرْطَةُ سَرَاحَ السَّجِينِ.
The police released the prisoner.
أَطْلَقَ الجُنْدِيُّ النَّارَ فِي الهَوَاءِ.
The soldier fired into the air.
أَطْلَقَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ هَاتِفَهَا الجَدِيدَ الأُسْبُوعَ المَاضِيَ.
The company launched its new phone last week.
أَطْلَقَ المُدِيرُ اسْمَ وَالِدِهِ عَلَى المَكْتَبَةِ الجَدِيدَةِ.
The director gave the new library his father's name.
أَطْلَقَتِ الحُكُومَةُ مُبَادَرَةً طَمُوحَةً تَهْدِفُ إِلَى الحَدِّ مِنَ البَطَالَةِ.
The government launched an ambitious initiative aimed at reducing unemployment.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُطْلِقُ | أَطْلَقْتُ | سَأُطْلِقُ |
| 2sg | تُطْلِقُ | أَطْلَقْتَ | سَتُطْلِقُ |
| 3sg | يُطْلِقُ | أَطْلَقَ | سَيُطْلِقُ |
| 1pl | نُطْلِقُ | أَطْلَقْنَا | سَنُطْلِقُ |
| 2pl | تُطْلِقُونَ | أَطْلَقْتُمْ | سَتُطْلِقُونَ |
| 3pl | يُطْلِقُونَ | أَطْلَقُوا | سَيُطْلِقُونَ |
Word family
إِطْلَاقrelease, launch
مُطْلَقabsoluteانْطَلَقَto set off, depart
طَلِيقfree, at largeطَلَّقَto divorce
Etymology
أَطْلَقَ is the Form IV (causative) verb from the Semitic triliteral root ط-ل-ق, which carries the idea of freedom and looseness. The base verb طَلُقَ means to be free or unbound. The causative prefix turns this into 'to set free, let loose,' a sense that extends to firing a shot, launching a product, and conferring a name.
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