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أَفْقَد
to make (someone) lose (something); to deprive of /ˈʔafqada/
verbB1#1868 most common
Also: to deprive of, to cause the loss of, to cost (someone something)
Example sentences
الخوف أفقده النوم.
Fear made him lose sleep.
المرض أفقدها شهيتها.
The illness made her lose her appetite.
الحادث أفقده ذاكرته.
The accident made him lose his memory.
هذا الخطأ أفقدني ثقتي بنفسي.
This mistake made me lose my self-confidence.
إذا واصلتَ الكذب، فسوف تُفقِد الناسَ ثقتهم بك.
If you keep lying, you will make people lose their trust in you.
الصدمة العنيفة قد تُفقِد الإنسانَ وعيَه للحظات.
A violent shock can make a person lose consciousness for a few moments.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُفْقِدُ | أَفْقَدْتُ | سَأُفْقِدُ |
| 2sg | تُفْقِدُ | أَفْقَدْتَ | سَتُفْقِدُ |
| 3sg | يُفْقِدُ | أَفْقَدَ | سَيُفْقِدُ |
| 1pl | نُفْقِدُ | أَفْقَدْنَا | سَنُفْقِدُ |
| 2pl | تُفْقِدُونَ | أَفْقَدْتُمْ | سَتُفْقِدُونَ |
| 3pl | يُفْقِدُونَ | أَفْقَدُوا | سَيُفْقِدُونَ |
Word family
فَقَدَto lose, to miss
فَقْدloss
فُقْدَانloss, absence, deprivation
مَفْقُودlost, missingفَاقِدlacking, devoid of
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root ف-ق-د (f-q-d), which in Arabic carries the sense of loss and absence. The base verb فَقَدَ means to lose or to miss. Adding the Form IV prefix أ turns the meaning causative: to make another party lose something.
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