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تَبَقَّى
to remain, to be left over /tabaqˈqaː/
verbB1#2348 most common
Also: to be left (of something), to keep/set aside for oneself, to persist, linger
Example sentences
كم تَبَقَّى من الوقت؟
How much time is left?
تَبَقَّى القليل من الطعام في الثلاجة.
Only a little food was left in the fridge.
تَبَقَّى له يومان لإنهاء المشروع.
He had two days left to finish the project.
تَبَقَّت بعض الأموال في حسابه بعد الرحلة.
Some money remained in his account after the trip.
بعد انسحاب القوات، تَبَقَّى عدد قليل من السكان في المدينة.
After the troops withdrew, only a small number of residents remained in the city.
ما تَبَقَّى من الوثائق التاريخية يكشف عن تفاصيل مثيرة حول تلك الحقبة.
What remains of the historical documents reveals striking details about that era.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَتَبَقَّى | تَبَقَّيْتُ | سَأَتَبَقَّى |
| 2sg | تَتَبَقَّى | تَبَقَّيْتَ | سَتَتَبَقَّى |
| 3sg | يَتَبَقَّى | تَبَقَّى | سَيَتَبَقَّى |
| 1pl | نَتَبَقَّى | تَبَقَّيْنَا | سَنَتَبَقَّى |
| 2pl | تَتَبَقَّوْنَ | تَبَقَّيْتُمْ | سَتَتَبَقَّوْنَ |
| 3pl | يَتَبَقَّوْنَ | تَبَقَّوْا | سَيَتَبَقَّوْنَ |
Word family
بَقِيَto remain, stay, continue to exist
أَبْقَىto keep, retain, preserveباقٍ / الباقيremaining, lasting; the Everlasting (a name of God)
بَقِيَّةremainder, rest, remnant
بَقَاءsurvival, permanence, continuance
Etymology
تَبَقَّى belongs to the triliteral Semitic root ب-ق-ي (b-q-y), whose core sense is remaining, staying, or lasting. The word is built on Form V (تَفَعَّل), the reflexive counterpart of Form II (بَقَّى, to leave something remaining), so it carries the nuance of something remaining of its own accord or being left over. The pattern is a native Arabic verbal derivation, not a borrowing.
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