Arabic vocabulary

مَقْلُوبupside down in Arabic

مَقْلُوب is how you say “upside down” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

فقال له البائع لماذا لم تحمله مقلوبًا؟
The seller said to him: Why didn't you carry it upside down?
مَقْلُوبًا — upside down. A describing word 'upside down' in the accusative -an, marking the state the object was in during the carrying. Arabic uses this object-style ending to attach a how-condition to the verb.
From: Heedless Choices →
فقال المشتري وكيف أحمله مقلوبًا؟
The buyer said: How could I carry it upside down?
مَقْلُوبًا — upside down. A describing word 'upside down' in the accusative -an, marking the state the object would be in during the carrying.
From: Heedless Choices →
فرجع إلى البائع فقال لقد حملته مقلوبًا كما قلت، فسال كله
He returned to the seller and said: I carried it upside down as you said, and it all spilled.
مَقْلُوبًا — upside down. A describing word 'upside down' in the accusative -an, marking the state the object was in during the carrying.
From: Heedless Choices →
فقال البائع أنت أحمق، كان ينبغي أن تحمله مقلوبًا وأنت تسير على رأسك حتى لا يسيل
The seller said: You are foolish; you should have carried it upside down while walking on your head so it wouldn't spill!
مَقْلُوبًا — upside down. A describing word 'upside down' in the accusative -an, marking the state the object should have been in.
From: Heedless Choices →

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