أَوْقَدَ (aawqada)to light

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

Conjugation: أَوْقَدَ يُوقِدُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
أَوْقَدَ aawqadaيُوقِدُ yūqiduأَوْقِدْ aawqidإِيقَاد iīqaād

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to light

    • أَوْقَدَ الرَّجُلُ النَّارَ.The man lit the fire.
    • أَوْقَدَ المُعَلِّمُ شُمُوعَ العِلْمِ فِي عُقُولِ الطُّلَّابِ.The teacher lit the candles of knowledge in the minds of the students.
    • لَمْ يُوْقِدُوا المَصَابِيحَ حَتَّى حَلَّ الظَّلَامُ.They did not light the lamps until darkness fell.
  2. 2. to ignite

    • أَوْقَدَ الرَّاعِي النَّارَ لِلتَّدَفُّؤِ.The shepherd ignited a fire for warmth.
    • أَوْقَدَ الثَّائِرُونَ مَشَاعِلَ لِلاِحْتِفَالِ بِالنَّصْرِ.The revolutionaries ignited torches to celebrate victory.
    • لَمْ يُوقِدِ الفَلَّاحُ النَّارَ فِي الحَقْلِ بَعْدُ.The farmer has not yet ignited a fire in the field.
  3. 3. to burn

    • أَوْقَدُوا النَّارَ لِلتَّدْفِئَةِ فِي اللَّيْلِ الْبَارِدِ.They kindled the fire for warming in the night the cold.
    • أَوْقَدُوا الشُّمُوعَ لِإِضَاءَةِ الْغُرْفَةِ الْمُظْلِمَةِ.They lit the candles for illuminating the room the dark.
    • أَوْقَدُوا الْمَوْقِدَ لِطَهْيِ الطَّعَامِ فِي الرِّحْلَةِ.They ignited the stove for cooking the food on the trip.
  4. 4. to kindle

    • أَوْقَدَ الرَّجُلُ النَّارَ.The man lit the fire.
    • أَوْقَدَ المُعَلِّمُ شُمُوعَ العِلْمِ فِي عُقُولِ الطُّلَّابِ.The teacher lit the candles of knowledge in the minds of the students.
    • لَمْ يُوْقِدُوا المَصَابِيحَ حَتَّى حَلَّ الظَّلَامُ.They did not light the lamps until darkness fell.
  5. 5. to light, to ignite

    • أَوْقَدَ النَّارَ.He lit the fire.
    • أَوْقَدَ الرَّجُلُ الشَّمْعَةَ.The man lit the candle.
    • أَوْقَدَ الْحَطَّابُ الْحَطَبَ لِلتَّدْفِئَةِ.The woodcutter lit the firewood for warmth.

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