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إِغْلاق
closing /ʔiɣˈlaːq/
nounB1#1653 most common
Also: closure, shutting down, locking
Example sentences
إِغْلاقُ المَتْجَرِ السَّاعَةَ العَاشِرَةَ.
The store closes at ten.
يَجِبُ إِغْلاقُ النَّوافِذِ قَبْلَ المَطَرِ.
The windows must be closed before the rain.
أَعْلَنَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ إِغْلاقَ فَرْعِها في المَدينَةِ.
The company announced the closure of its branch in the city.
أَدَّى إِغْلاقُ الطَّريقِ الرَّئيسِيِّ إلى ازْدِحامٍ كَبيرٍ.
The closure of the main road led to heavy congestion.
ناقَشَ البَرْلَمانُ إِغْلاقَ المَصانِعِ المُلَوِّثَةِ لِلْبيئَةِ.
Parliament discussed the closing of the factories that pollute the environment.
يُثيرُ الإِغْلاقُ المُفاجِئُ لِلْحُدودِ تَساؤُلاتٍ حَوْلَ تَداعِياتِهِ الاقْتِصادِيَّةِ.
The sudden closure of the borders raises questions about its economic repercussions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | إِغْلاقٌ | إِغْلاقاتٌ |
| Genitive | إِغْلاقٍ | إِغْلاقاتٍ |
| Accusative | إِغْلاقاً | إِغْلاقاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا إِغْلاقُ | يا إِغْلاقاتُ |
Word family
أَغْلَقَto close, to lock
مُغْلَقclosed, shutانْغَلَقَto be shut, to close up
مِغْلاقlatch, bolt
غَلَقlock
Etymology
This is the verbal noun (maṣdar) of the Form IV verb أَغْلَقَ, "to close" or "to lock." It is built from the triconsonantal Semitic root غ-ل-ق on the pattern إِفْعال. The same root yields words for locks and bolts.
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