أَنْفَقَ (aanfaqa)to spend

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

Conjugation: أَنْفَقَ يُنْفِقُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
أَنْفَقَ aanfaqaيُنْفِقُ yunfiquأَنْفِقْ aanfiqإِنْفَاق iinfaāq

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to spend

    • أَنْفَقَ المَالَ عَلَى الطَّعَامِ.He spent money on food.
    • أَنْفَقَ الوَالِدُ كُلَّ دَخْلِهِ عَلَى تَعْلِيمِ أَبْنَائِهِ.The father spent all his income on his children's education.
    • لِمَاذَا تُنْفِقُ الكَثِيرَ مِنَ الوَقْتِ عَلَى هَذِهِ اللُّعْبَةِ؟Why do you spend so much time on this game?
  2. 2. to spend (money)

    • أَنْفَقَ الْأَبُ مَالَهُ عَلَى تَعْلِيمِ أَبْنَائِهِ.The father spent his money on his children's education.
    • تُنْفِقُ الشَّرِكَةُ الْكَثِيرَ عَلَى الْبَحْثِ وَالتَّطْوِيرِ.The company spends a lot on research and development.
    • هَلْ أَنْفَقْتَ كُلَّ مَا لَدَيْكَ فِي هَذِهِ الرِّحْلَةِ؟Did you spend all you had on this trip?
  3. 3. to make sellable

    • أَنْفَقَ التَّاجِرُ بِضَاعَتَهُ بَعْدَ تَحْسِينِ جَوْدَتِهَا.The merchant made his merchandise sellable after improving its quality.
    • أَنْفَقَ الْعَامِلُ الْقِطَعَ الْقَدِيمَةَ بِتَنْظِيفِهَا وَتَغْلِيفِهَا.The worker made the old pieces sellable by cleaning and packaging them.
  4. 4. to sell well

    • أَنْفَقَ ٱلتَّاجِرُ بَضَاعَتَهُ بِسُرْعَةٍ فِي ٱلسُّوقِ.The merchant sold his goods well quickly in the market.
    • أَنْفَقَتْ ٱلشَّرِكَةُ مُنْتَجَاتِهَا ٱلْجَدِيدَةَ بِشَكْلٍ جَيِّدٍ.The company sold its new products well.
    • لَمْ تُنْفِقْ هَذِهِ ٱلْكُتُبُ كَمَا كَانَ مُتَوَقَّعًا.These books did not sell well as expected.
  5. 5. to spend (money/resources)

    • أَنْفَقْتُ مَالًا كَثِيرًا عَلَى الْهَدَايَا.I spent a lot of money on gifts.
    • يُنْفِقُ الْأَبُ عَلَى أُسْرَتِهِ بِكَرَمٍ.The father spends generously on his family.
    • هَلْ أَنْفَقْتَ كُلَّ رَاتِبِكَ فِي هَذَا الشَّهْرِ؟Did you spend all your salary this month?
  6. 6. to spend / expend

    • أَنْفَقَ الرَّجُلُ مَالَهُ عَلَى العَائِلَةِ.The man spent his money on the family.
    • كَمْ أَنْفَقْتَ عَلَى هَذِهِ الرِّحْلَةِ؟How much did you spend on this trip?
    • أَنْفَقَ المُحْسِنُ صَدَقَاتٍ كَثِيرَةً لِلْفُقَرَاءِ.The philanthropist expended many donations for the poor.

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