أَهْلَكَ (aahlaka)to destroy

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

Conjugation: أَهْلَكَ يُهْلِكُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
أَهْلَكَ aahlakaيُهْلِكُ yuhlikuأَهْلِكْ aahlikإِهْلَاك iihlaāk

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to destroy

    • أَهْلَكَ الجَيْشُ العَدُوَّ.The army destroyed the enemy.
    • أَهْلَكَ البُرْكَانُ القَرْيَةَ المُجَاوِرَةَ.The volcano destroyed the neighboring village.
    • أَلَمْ تُحَاوِلِ الطَّبِيعَةُ أَنْ تُهْلِكَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بِسَبَبِ التَّلَوُّثِ؟Didn't nature try to destroy everything because of pollution?
  2. 2. to perish

    • أَهْلَكَ الزِّلْزَالُ الْمَدِينَةَ بِأَكْمَلِهَا.The earthquake perished the entire city.
    • أَهْلَكَ الْجَفَافُ الْمَحَاصِيلَ فِي الْقَرْيَةِ.The drought perished the crops in the village.
    • قَدْ تُهْلِكُ الْحَرْبُ الْكَثِيرَ مِنَ الْأَرْوَاحِ.War may perish many lives.
  3. 3. to ruin

    • لَا تُهْلِكْ فُرَصَكَ بِالتَّرَدُّدِ.Do not ruin your opportunities by hesitation.
    • أَهْلَكَ الزِّلْزَالُ الْمَدِينَةَ بِأَكْمَلِهَا فِي لَحَظَاتٍ.The earthquake ruined the entire city in moments.
    • يُهْلِكُ الْإِهْمَالُ الْمَبَانِيَ الْقَدِيمَةَ بِبُطْءٍ وَثَبَاتٍ.Neglect ruins old buildings slowly and steadily.
  4. 4. to waste

    • أَهْلَكَ الْجَفَافُ الْمَحَاصِيلَ وَتَسَبَّبَ فِي مَجَاعَةٍ.The drought wasted the crops and caused a famine.
    • يُهْلِكُ الْإِسْرَافُ الْمَالَ وَيُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْفَقْرِ.Extravagance wastes money and leads to poverty.
    • أَهْلَكَ مَالَهُ فِي مُشْرُوعَاتٍ غَيْرِ مُجْدِيَةٍ.He wasted his money on unprofitable projects.

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