أَقَرَّ acknowledge in Arabic
أَقَرَّ is how you say “acknowledge” in Arabic.
Root ق ر ر q-r-r. verb (form IV). ʾaqarra.
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Meaning of acknowledge in Arabic
- to acknowledge, admit, or concede (something) as true e.g. a fact, statement, or claim
- to confirm, establish, or affirm (something) as settled the causative sense, tied to the root's core meaning 'to become firm or settled'
Example sentence
فَأقر لَهُ بِالْجَهْلِ فِي علمه، والآفات فِي عمله، والعيوب فِي نَفسه، والتفريط فِي حَقه، وَالظُّلم فِي مُعَامَلَته
So he acknowledges his ignorance in his knowledge, the flaws in his actions, the defects in his self, his negligence in his duty, and the injustice in his dealings.
فَأَقَرَّ so he acknowledges
fa- = 'so, then'; past-tense verb 'admitted, acknowledged', 'he' form.
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How it is used
أَقَرَّ is the causative (Form IV) of the base verb قَرَّ, whose core sense is to become settled, firm, fixed, still, or to rest. As a causative, أَقَرَّ carries the idea of causing something to be settled or established as true — the basis of its meaning 'to acknowledge, admit, confirm.'
Words from the same root
- قَرَّ to settle, become firm, still, or fixed; to remain, rest, or reside (form I)
- قَرَارٌ a settling; a state of rest or permanence; a fixed resting place
- قُرَّةٌ coolness or comfort of the eye; joy, delight (from the eye 'cooling' with happiness)
- قَرِيرُ having a contented, comforted eye; consoled, at ease
- قَرٌّ coldness; cold (as of a day or night)
More example sentences
وَأَنَّهُ لَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْهِ لَمَا أَقَرَّهُ وَلَعَاجَلَهُ بِالْإِهْلَاكِ،
And if he had fabricated against Him, He would not have approved of him and would have hastened his destruction.
أَقَرَّهُ have approved of him
This is a completed-action verb 'He approved/upheld him' carrying an attached 'him' object. Inside the unreal result, its past shape means 'would have approved'. The verb holds its subject (God) inside and the object on its end, the messenger.
وأنه لو تقول عليه لما أقره ولعاجله بالإهلاك
And that if he had falsely attributed to Him, He would not have approved it and would have hastened to destroy him.
أَقَرَّهُ approved it
A past-tense verb meaning he confirmed or let stand, with the object 'it' attached. Inside the result of the unreal condition it carries the sense 'would have approved', the conditional frame, not the verb's own form, supplying the 'would'.
Common questions
- How do you say "acknowledge" in Arabic?
- أَقَرَّ (ʾaqarra) — the Form IV causative of قَرَّ (qarra, 'to settle, become firm'), used to mean 'to acknowledge, admit, or confirm' something.
- What is the root of أَقَرَّ?
- The triliteral root ق ر ر (q-r-r). Its base verb قَرَّ means to settle, become firm or still, and to remain or rest in a place.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).