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كارَى
to hire out, to rent to (someone) /ˈkaːraː/
verbB1#2001 most common
Also: to lease, to let for hire
Example sentences
كارَى الرَّجُلُ بَيْتَهُ.
The man rented out his house.
كارَيْتُ سَيّارَتِي لِصَديقي.
I hired out my car to my friend.
هَلْ تُكارِي شَقَّتَكَ في الصَّيْفِ؟
Do you rent out your apartment in the summer?
كارَوْا أَرْضَهُمْ لِلْمُزارِعِينَ لِمُدَّةِ سَنَةٍ.
They leased their land to the farmers for a year.
قَرَّرَ التاجِرُ أَنْ يُكارِيَ مَخازِنَهُ بَدَلاً مِنْ بَيْعِها.
The merchant decided to lease his warehouses instead of selling them.
لَوْ كارَيْتَ الدّابَّةَ بِثَمَنٍ مَعْقولٍ لَما خَسِرْتَ شَيْئاً.
Had you hired out the beast at a reasonable price, you would have lost nothing.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُكارِي | كارَيْتُ | سَأُكارِي |
| 2sg | تُكارِي | كارَيْتَ | سَتُكارِي |
| 3sg | يُكارِي | كارَى | سَيُكارِي |
| 1pl | نُكارِي | كارَيْنا | سَنُكارِي |
| 2pl | تُكارُونَ | كارَيْتُمْ | سَتُكارُونَ |
| 3pl | يُكارُونَ | كارَوْا | سَيُكارُونَ |
Word family
كِراءrent, hire
مُكاراةthe act of hiring out, leasing
أَكْرَىto rent out, let
اكْتَرَىto hire, take on rent
مُكارٍone who lets out mounts for hire
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root k-r-y, tied to renting and hiring. It sits beside the common noun كِراء, meaning rent or hire. The Form III shape adds the sense of a transaction made with another party.
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