اسْتَقَامَbecome upright

Example sentences

• فَإِذَا اجْتَمَعَا اسْتَقَامَتْ

  But when both are together, it becomes upright.

  اسْتَقَامَتْ — it becomes upright. Past-tense verb 'istaqamat' = 'it became straight, steady'; '-at' marks feminine 'it'.

  From: Faith as Light →

• قال ما استقامت لكم أئمتكم،

  He said: 'As long as your leaders are upright.'

  اسْتَقَامَتْ — are upright. A past-tense verb with a feminine ending agreeing with the plural 'leaders' as its subject, 'stay upright'. Under the 'as long as' before it, the past form expresses an ongoing condition, not a one-off event.

  From: Obedience to God and Authority →