اِسْتَعَانَ (aistaʿaāna)to seek help

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb اِسْتَعَانَ (aistaʿaāna) — “to seek help”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: اِسْتَعَانَ يَسْتَعِينُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
اِسْتَعَانَ aistaʿaānaيَسْتَعِينُ yastaʿīnuاِسْتَعِنْ aistaʿinاِسْتِعَانَة aistiʿaānaa

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to seek help

    • اِسْتَعَانَ الرَّجُلُ بِصَدِيقِهِ.The man sought help from his friend.
    • اِسْتَعَانَتِ الطَّالِبَةُ بِمُعَلِّمَتِهَا فِي وَاجِبِهَا.The female student sought help from her teacher with her homework.
    • هَلْ اِسْتَعَنْتَ بِأَحَدٍ فِي هَذِهِ المَسْأَلَةِ؟Did you seek help from anyone in this matter?
  2. 2. to seek help, to rely on

    • اِسْتَعَانَ بِصَدِيقِهِ لِحَمْلِ الْأَثْقَالِ.He sought help from his friend to carry the heavy loads.
    • نَسْتَعِينُ بِاللَّهِ فِي كُلِّ أُمُورِنَا.We rely on God in all our affairs.
    • اِسْتَعَانَ الطَّالِبُ بِالْكُتُبِ وَالْمَرَاجِعِ لِإِعْدَادِ بَحْثِهِ.The student sought help from books and references to prepare his research.
  3. 3. to use

    • اِسْتَعَانَ بِصَدِيقِهِ لِحَلِّ المُشْكِلَةِ.He used his friend for solving the problem.
    • اِسْتَعَانَ المُحَامِي بِخَبِيرٍ لِتَقْدِيمِ شَهَادَتِهِ فِي القَضِيَّةِ.The lawyer used an expert to present his testimony in the case.
    • هَلْ اِسْتَعَنْتَ بِأَيِّ مَصَادِرَ إِضَافِيَّةٍ لِبَحْثِكَ؟Did you use any additional resources for your research?
  4. 4. to seek help, to use

    • اسْتَعَانَ الطَّالِبُ بِالْكِتَابِ.The student used the book.
    • يَسْتَعِينُ الْمُعَلِّمُ بِالْوَسَائِلِ التَّعْلِيمِيَّةِ.The teacher uses educational aids.
    • هَلْ اسْتَعَنْتَ بِأَحَدٍ فِي حَلِّ الْمُشْكِلَةِ؟Did you seek help from anyone in solving the problem?
  5. 5. to utilize

    • اِسْتَعَانَ بِأَدَوَاتٍ حَدِيثَةٍ.He utilized modern tools.
    • يَسْتَعِينُ الطَّبِيبُ بِالتِّقْنِيَاتِ الجَدِيدَةِ لِتَشْخِيصِ الأَمْرَاضِ.The doctor utilizes new technologies to diagnose diseases.
    • لِتَحْسِينِ جَوْدَةِ المُنْتَجِ، قَرَّرَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ أَنْ تَسْتَعِينَ بِخُبَرَاءِ فِي مَجَالِ التَّصْنِيعِ.To improve product quality, the company decided to utilize experts in the field of manufacturing.
  6. 6. to seek aid

    • اِسْتَعَانَ الطَّالِبُ بِمُعَلِّمِهِ لِفَهْمِ الدَّرْسِ الصَّعْبِ.The student sought aid from his teacher to understand the difficult lesson.
    • فِي أَوْقَاتِ الشِّدَّةِ، اِسْتَعَانَ الْقَوْمُ بِبَعْضِهِمْ الْبَعْضَ لِتَجَاوُزِ الْمِحْنَةِ.In times of hardship, the people sought aid from each other to overcome the ordeal.
    • أَلَمْ تَسْتَعِنْ بِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَمَا وَاجَهْتَ تِلْكَ الْمُشْكِلَةَ الْكَبِيرَةَ؟Didn't you seek aid from anyone when you faced that big problem?
  7. 7. to seek help ; to use

    • اِسْتَعَانَ الطَّالِبُ بِأُسْتَاذِهِ لِفَهْمِ الدَّرْسِ الصَّعْبِ.The student sought help from his professor to understand the difficult lesson.
    • يَسْتَعِينُ النَّجَّارُ بِالْمِطْرَقَةِ لِتَثْبِيتِ الْمَسَامِيرِ.The carpenter uses the hammer to fix the nails.
  8. 8. to seek help ; to use as a reference

    • اِسْتَعَانَ الرَّجُلُ بِجَارِهِ.The man sought help from his neighbor.
    • اِسْتَعَانَ الطَّالِبُ بِأُسْتَاذِهِ فِي حَلِّ المَسْأَلَةِ.The student sought help from his professor in solving the problem.
    • هَلْ اِسْتَعَنْتَ بِأَحَدٍ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ؟Did you seek help from anyone in this matter?

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