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أَقَرّ

to admit /ʔaˈqarːa/

verbB1#1589 most common

Also: to acknowledge, to confess, to approve (a law)

Example sentences

أَقَرَّ بِخَطَئِهِ.
He admitted his mistake.
أَقَرَّتْ بِأَنَّهَا نَسِيَتْ.
She admitted that she had forgotten.
هَلْ تُقِرُّ بِمَا فَعَلْتَ؟
Do you admit what you did?
أَقَرَّ البَرْلَمَانُ القَانُونَ الجَدِيدَ.
The parliament approved the new law.
أَقَرَّ المُتَّهَمُ بِجَرِيمَتِهِ أَمَامَ القَاضِي.
The accused confessed to his crime before the judge.
لَمْ يُقِرَّ الوَزِيرُ بِأَيِّ خَطَأٍ رَغْمَ الأَدِلَّةِ الدَّامِغَةِ الَّتِي قُدِّمَتْ.
The minister did not acknowledge any fault despite the conclusive evidence presented.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgأُقِرُّأَقْرَرْتُسَأُقِرُّ
2sgتُقِرُّأَقْرَرْتَسَتُقِرُّ
3sgيُقِرُّأَقَرَّسَيُقِرُّ
1plنُقِرُّأَقْرَرْنَاسَنُقِرُّ
2plتُقِرُّونَأَقْرَرْتُمْسَتُقِرُّونَ
3plيُقِرُّونَأَقَرُّواسَيُقِرُّونَ

Word family

إِقْرَارadmission, acknowledgment, declaration
قَرَارdecision, resolution
مُقِرّone who admits or confesses
اسْتَقَرَّto settle down, become stable
مَقَرّheadquarters, seat

Etymology

The verb comes from the triliteral root q-r-r, whose base sense is to settle or become fixed in place. The form IV verb أَقَرَّ literally means to make something settle, which extends to settling a fact in the mind, hence to admit or acknowledge. The same root gives the word for stability and for a fixed seat or headquarters.

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