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نال
to obtain, to win /ˈnaː.la/
verbA2#1394 most common
Also: to attain, to achieve, to receive, to get one's share
Example sentences
نالَ أحمدُ جائزةً.
Ahmad won a prize.
نِلْتُ شهادةَ الثانويةِ هذا العامَ.
I got my high school diploma this year.
نالَتِ الطالبةُ إعجابَ معلِّميها بعملِها.
The student won her teachers' admiration with her work.
لم يَنَلِ الفريقُ ما كان يستحقُّه من تقديرٍ.
The team did not receive the recognition it deserved.
سَيَنالُ كلُّ مجتهدٍ نصيبَه من النجاحِ في النهايةِ.
Every hard worker will get his share of success in the end.
حاولَ خصومُه أن يَنالوا من سمعتِه، لكنّهم فشِلوا.
His opponents tried to undermine his reputation, but they failed.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَنالُ | نِلْتُ | سَأَنالُ |
| 2sg | تَنالُ | نِلْتَ | سَتَنالُ |
| 3sg | يَنالُ | نالَ | سَيَنالُ |
| 1pl | نَنالُ | نِلْنا | سَنَنالُ |
| 2pl | تَنالونَ | نِلْتُم | سَتَنالونَ |
| 3pl | يَنالونَ | نالوا | سَيَنالونَ |
Word family
نَيْلattainment, obtaining
مَنالreach, attainability
نائِلattaining; a recipient of bounty
أَنالَto grant, to let someone obtain
نَوالgift, bounty
Etymology
نال comes from the Semitic root n-y-l, meaning to reach or attain. It is a hollow verb: the middle weak radical yāʼ surfaces as a long ā in the past form nāla but shortens before consonant endings, as in niltu. The verbal noun is nayl, 'attainment.' Do not confuse it with نِيل, the Nile or indigo dye, which is a separate word.
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