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غَطَّى
to cover /ɣatˤˈtˤaː/
verbB1#2031 most common
Also: to cover up, to conceal, to cover (report on, in media), to cover (an amount, span)
Example sentences
غَطَّتِ الأُمُّ الطَّعامَ.
The mother covered the food.
غَطَّى الأَبُ الطِّفْلَ بِالبِطانِيَّةِ.
The father covered the child with the blanket.
غَطَّى الوَلَدُ وَجْهَهُ بِيَدَيْهِ.
The boy covered his face with his hands.
غَطَّى الثَّلْجُ قِمَمَ الجِبالِ في الشِّتاءِ.
Snow covered the mountain peaks in winter.
غَطَّى الصَّحَفِيُّ الحَدَثَ بِدِقَّةٍ كَبيرَةٍ.
The journalist covered the event with great accuracy.
غَطَّى الحاكِمُ على فَسادِهِ سَنَواتٍ طَويلَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يُكْشَفَ أَمْرُهُ.
The ruler covered up his corruption for many years before he was exposed.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُغَطِّي | غَطَّيْتُ | سَأُغَطِّي |
| 2sg | تُغَطِّي | غَطَّيْتَ | سَتُغَطِّي |
| 3sg | يُغَطِّي | غَطَّى | سَيُغَطِّي |
| 1pl | نُغَطِّي | غَطَّيْنا | سَنُغَطِّي |
| 2pl | تُغَطُّونَ | غَطَّيْتُمْ | سَتُغَطُّونَ |
| 3pl | يُغَطُّونَ | غَطَّوْا | سَيُغَطُّونَ |
Word family
غِطاءcover, lid
تَغْطِيةcovering, coverage (also media coverage)
مُغَطًّىcovered
تَغَطَّىto cover oneself, to be covered
غِطاء الرَّأْسheadcover, headgear
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic triliteral root gh-ṭ-y, tied to the idea of a lid or covering. It is the Form II shape faʿʿala, built by doubling the middle radical, which gives a transitive, intensive sense: to put a cover over something. The same root yields the common noun غِطاء, meaning lid or cover.
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