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نَطَق
to utter (words) /naˈtˤaqa/
verbB2#3560 most common
Also: to pronounce, to speak, to articulate
Example sentences
الطِّفْلُ نَطَقَ كَلِمَتَهُ الأُولَى.
The child said his first word.
لَمْ يَنطِقْ بِكَلِمَةٍ.
He didn't say a single word.
نَطَقَ المُعَلِّمُ الكَلِمَةَ بِوُضوحٍ.
The teacher pronounced the word clearly.
يَنبَغي أَنْ تَنطِقَ هذِهِ الكَلِماتِ بِشَكْلٍ صَحيحٍ حَتّى يَفهَمَكَ المُستَمِعونَ.
You should pronounce these words correctly so listeners understand you.
نَطَقَ القاضي بِالحُكْمِ النِّهائِيِّ بَعدَ أَشهُرٍ مِنَ المُداوَلاتِ.
The judge pronounced the final verdict after months of deliberation.
بِالكادِ اسْتَطاعَ أَنْ يَنطِقَ بِكَلِمَةٍ وَهُوَ يُحاوِلُ كَبْتَ دُموعِهِ أَمامَ الحُشودِ.
He could barely utter a word as he tried to hold back his tears in front of the crowds.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَنطِقُ | نَطَقْتُ | سَأَنطِقُ |
| 2sg | تَنطِقُ | نَطَقْتَ | سَتَنطِقُ |
| 3sg | يَنطِقُ | نَطَقَ | سَيَنطِقُ |
| 1pl | نَنطِقُ | نَطَقْنا | سَنَنطِقُ |
| 2pl | تَنطِقونَ | نَطَقْتُم | سَتَنطِقونَ |
| 3pl | يَنطِقونَ | نَطَقوا | سَيَنطِقونَ |
Word family
نُطْقutterance, pronunciation, speech
مَنطِقlogic, reasoning
ناطِقspeaking, articulate; also used as a noun for spokesperson
مَنطوقthe uttered word; the operative text of a ruling
أَنطَقَto make someone speak
Etymology
Naṭaqa comes from the native Semitic triliteral root ن-ط-ق, meaning to produce articulate speech. Classical Arabic grammarians and philosophers built a whole vocabulary on it: nuṭq for speech itself, and manṭiq, literally the faculty of speech, which became the Arabic word for logic. The root has no established cognate outside Arabic that can be stated with confidence.
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