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ءخذه

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of taking, seizing, or receiving something. It extends to concepts of capturing, adopting, and even experiencing something, often with a sense of totality or completeness.

Derived headwords

أَخَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to takeboth

    To physically grasp, seize, or acquire something. This is the most common and fundamental meaning of the root.

  2. 2.
    to receiveboth

    To be given or to accept something from someone else.

  3. 3.
    to captureboth

    To seize or take control of something or someone, often by force.

  4. 4.
    to adoptboth

    To take on a habit, belief, or characteristic.

  5. 5.
    to affectboth

    To influence or have an impact on someone or something.

أَخَذَ الرَّجُلُ الْكِتَابَ — The man took the book
أَخَذَ الْجُنْدُ الْأَسِيرَ — The soldier captured the prisoner
أَخْذnoun
  1. 1.
    takingboth

    The act of taking, seizing, or receiving something.

  2. 2.
    captureboth

    The act of capturing or seizing.

أَخْذُ الْأَسِيرِ كَانَ سَرِيعًا — The capture of the prisoner was swift
آخِذadjective
  1. 1.
    takingboth

    One who takes or seizes.

  2. 2.
    capturingboth

    That which captures or seizes.

هُوَ الْآخِذُ بِزِمَامِ الْأُمُورِ — He is the one taking the reins of affairs
مَأْخُوذadjective
  1. 1.
    takenboth

    Having been taken, seized, or received.

  2. 2.
    capturedboth

    Having been captured.

  3. 3.
    taken inboth

    Deceived or tricked.

الْقَلْعَةُ مَأْخُوذَةٌ — The castle is taken
لَمْ يَكُنْ مَأْخُوذًا بِكَذِبِهِ — He was not taken in by his lie
أُخِذَverb
  1. 1.
    to be takenboth

    The passive form of 'to take', meaning to be seized, received, or captured.

  2. 2.
    to be affectedboth

    To be influenced or impacted by something.

أُخِذَ الْأَسِيرُ — The prisoner was taken
أُخِذَ بِالْحَدِيثِ — He was affected by the speech
أَخَذَ بِـverb
  1. 1.
    to take hold ofboth

    To grasp or seize something firmly.

  2. 2.
    to adoptboth

    To take up a practice or habit.

  3. 3.
    to be concerned withboth

    To focus on or be preoccupied with something.

أَخَذَ بِقَامَتِهِ — He took hold of his height
أَخَذَ بِالْأَسْبَابِ — He took recourse to the means
أَخَذَ عَلَىverb
  1. 1.
    to blameboth

    To find fault with or criticize someone.

  2. 2.
    to take upon oneselfboth

    To assume responsibility for something.

أَخَذَ عَلَيْهِ غِيَابَهُ — He blamed him for his absence
أَخَذَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ عَهْدًا — He took upon himself a vow
أَخَذَ فِيverb
  1. 1.
    to begin toboth

    To start doing something, often indicating the commencement of an action.

أَخَذَ فِي الْبُكَاءِ — He began to cry
أَخَذَ مِنْverb
  1. 1.
    to take fromboth

    To receive something from a source or person.

  2. 2.
    to deduct fromboth

    To subtract a part from a whole.

أَخَذَ الْقَلَمَ مِنْهُ — He took the pen from him
أَخَذَ مِنْهُ ثَمَنَ الْكِتَابِ — He deducted the price of the book from him
أَخَذَ بِزَأْبَجِهِ وَزَأْمَجِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to take entirelyclassical

    To take or seize something completely, in its entirety, leaving nothing behind.

أَخَذَهُ بِزَأْبَجِهِ وَزَأْمَجِهِ — He took him/it entirely

Parallel reading

أَخَذَهُ كُلَّهُ.
He took him/it entirely.