أَطْلَقَ release in Arabic
أَطْلَقَ is how you say “release” in Arabic.
Root ط ل ق ṭ-l-q. verb (form IV). aṭlaqa.
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Meaning of release in Arabic
- to loose, release, set free of untying a bond, e.g. a camel's hobble, or freeing a captive
- to let go, turn loose e.g. letting horses run free in a race
Example sentence
فقال النبي ﷺ فقهوا أخاكم في دينه، وأقرئوه القرآن وأطلقوا له أسيره ففعلوا
Then the Prophet ﷺ said: Educate your brother in his religion, teach him the Quran, and release his captive, and they did so.
وَأَطْلِقُوا and release
wa- = 'and'; a command 'set free, release!' to a group (the '-u' = plural you).
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How it is used
Classically used of untying a physical bond, e.g. loosing a camel's hobble or freeing a prisoner from his bonds; also used of letting animals run loose. This concrete "loosing" sense underlies the general modern meaning "to release, let go, set free."
Words from the same root
- طَلَاقٌ divorce
- طَلَّقَ to divorce one's wife
- اِنْطَلَقَ to depart, go away
- طَلْقٌ cheerful, clear, mild
- طَلَاقَةٌ cheerfulness, openness of face
More example sentences
فالنفس كالدابة، إن أحسنت عِلفها ومَشْيها وصلت بك إلى المرعى، وإن أطلقت لها العِنان أوردتك مورد الهلكة
For the soul is like a beast; if you nurture and guide it well, it will lead you to pasture, but if you give it free rein, it will bring you to destruction.
أَطْلَقْتَ you give
Past-tense verb 'atlaqta' = 'you let loose, set free'; '-ta' = 'you'.
أطلقوا أنفسهم في أغراضها كالسوائب والبحر،
They released themselves into their desires like stray animals adrift at sea,
أَطْلَقُوا they let go
A past-tense verb carrying a masculine-plural 'they' subject inside it; no separate pronoun appears. It reports a completed act of letting loose, the plural ending marking the human doers held within the verb.
Common questions
- How do you say "release" in Arabic?
- أَطْلَقَ (aṭlaqa) — to release, set free, let go.
- What does أطلق الأسير mean?
- "He released the captive" — freeing him by loosing his bonds.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).