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خُذْ take in Arabic

خُذْ is how you say “take” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

قَالَ فَخُذْ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِحْدَى رَاحِلَتَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ

He said, "By my father, O Messenger of Allah, take one of my two mounts."

فَخُذْ so take

A bare command form with fa- on its front: the lean imperative shape carries its 'you' inside, and the fa- chains it to the preceding talk as 'so take'. The joiner ties the command to the agreement just reached, marking it as the next step.

From The Secret Migration

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More example sentences

قَالَ خُذْ فَأَعْطِهِمْ

He said, "Take it and give it to them."

خُذْ take it

A command verb 'take', addressed to 'you' (singular), so no subject pronoun appears; a command verb already implies its addressee. The object 'it' is understood from the scene. Arabic forms the order by the bare command shape itself.

From Generosity to the Poor

قَالَ خُذْ جَمَلَكَ وَلَكَ ثَمَنُهُ

He said, "Take your camel, and for you is its price."

خُذْ take

This is a command form (do this!) to a single male listener, telling him to take. The 'you' is understood from the command shape itself, with no separate subject word.

From Marriage and Financial Justice

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