اسْتَقَامَ (astaqaāma)to stand upright

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb اسْتَقَامَ (astaqaāma) — “to stand upright”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: اسْتَقَامَ يَسْتَقِيمُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
اسْتَقَامَ astaqaāmaيَسْتَقِيمُ yastaqīmuاسْتَقِمْ astaqimاسْتِقَامَةٌ astiqaāmaaun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to stand upright

    • الْمُؤْمِنُ الْحَقُّ هُوَ الَّذِي يَسْتَقِيمُ عَلَى طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ فِي السَّرَّاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ.The true believer is the one who remains steadfast in obedience to God in good times and bad.
    • يَصْعُبُ عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَسْتَقِيمَ دَائِمًا، وَلَكِنَّ الْمُحَاوَلَةَ وَاجِبَةٌ.It is difficult for a person to always be upright, but trying is a duty.
  2. 2. to be sound

    • اِسْتَقَامَ عَمَلُهُ بَعْدَ التَّعْدِيلِ.His work became sound after the modification.
    • يَسْتَقِيمُ الْجِسْمُ بِالرِّيَاضَةِ الْمُنْتَظِمَةِ.The body becomes sound with regular exercise.
    • اِسْتَقِمْ فِي قَوْلِكَ وَفِعْلِكَ لِتَكُونَ مَوْثُوقًا بِهِ.Be sound in your words and actions to be trusted.
  3. 3. to be straight

    • اسْتَقَامَ الطَّرِيقُ بَعْدَ الْمُنْعَطَفِ الْحَادِّ.The road became straight after the sharp turn.
    • يَسْتَقِيمُ الْعُودُ إِذَا قُوِّمَ بِرِفْقٍ.The stick becomes straight if gently straightened.
    • اسْتَقِمْ عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَلَا تَحِدْ عَنْهُ.Be straight on the truth and do not deviate from it.
  4. 4. to be upright

    • اسْتَقَامَ الرَّجُلُ فِي عَمَلِهِ وَأَخْلَاقِهِ.The man was upright in his work and morals.
    • يَسْتَقِيمُ الْمُؤْمِنُ عَلَى طَرِيقِ الْحَقِّ.The believer is upright on the path of truth.
    • اسْتَقِمْ كَمَا أُمِرْتَ.Be upright as you were commanded.
  5. 5. to become consistent

    • يَجِبُ عَلَى الْمُوَظَّفِ أَنْ يَسْتَقِيمَ فِي عَمَلِهِ لِيُحَقِّقَ النَّجَاحَ.The employee must be consistent in his work to achieve success.
    • اِسْتَقَامَ الطَّالِبُ عَلَى مَنْهَجِ الدِّرَاسَةِ حَتَّى نَالَ التَّفَوُّقَ.The student was consistent with the study method until he achieved excellence.
    • مِنَ الْمُهِمِّ أَنْ تَسْتَقِيمَ عَلَى مَبَادِئِكَ حَتَّى فِي الظُّرُوفِ الصَّعْبَةِ.It is important to be consistent with your principles even in difficult circumstances.
  6. 6. to become correct

    • هَذَا الْقَوْلُ لَا يَسْتَقِيمُ.This statement is not correct.
    • يَجِبُ أَنْ يَسْتَقِيمَ سُلُوكُ الطَّالِبِ فِي الْمَدْرَسَةِ.The student's behavior must be correct at school.
    • هَلْ يَسْتَقِيمُ أَنْ نُصَدِّقَ كُلَّ مَا نَسْمَعُهُ؟Is it correct to believe everything we hear?
  7. 7. to become settled

    • اسْتَقَامَ الْأَمْرُ بَعْدَ جُهْدٍ كَبِيرٍ.The matter became settled after great effort.
    • لَمْ تَسْتَقِمْ أُمُورُ الشَّرِكَةِ بَعْدُ.The company's affairs have not yet become settled.
    • مَتَى تَسْتَقِيمُ الْأَوْضَاعُ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ؟When will the conditions in the city become settled?
  8. 8. to become straight

    • اِسْتَقَامَ الْعُودُ بَعْدَ سُقُوطِهِ.The stick became straight after it fell.
    • اِسْتَقَامَ الْخَطُّ الْمُتَعَرِّجُ بَعْدَ أَنْ عَدَّلَهُ الْمُهَنْدِسُ.The crooked line became straight after the engineer corrected it.
    • هَلِ اسْتَقَامَ الْجِسْرُ بَعْدَ الزِّلْزَالِ؟Did the bridge become straight after the earthquake?

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