سَقَطَ (saqaṭa)to fall

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

Conjugation: سَقَطَ يَسْقُطُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
سَقَطَ saqaṭaيَسْقُطُ yasquṭuاُسْقُطْ ausquṭسُقُوطٌ suqūṭun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to fall

    • سَقَطَ الطِّفْلُ وَهُوَ يَلْعَبُ فِي الحَدِيقَةِ.The child fell while playing in the garden.
    • لِمَاذَا سَقَطَ الكِتَابُ مِنَ الرَّفِّ؟Why did the book fall from the shelf?
    • سَقَطَتْ أَوْرَاقُ الشَّجَرِ المُصْفَرَّةُ بِبُطْءٍ عَلَى الأَرْضِ المُبَلَّلَةِ بِالنَّدَى.The yellowed leaves of the tree fell slowly onto the dew-dampened ground.
  2. 2. to fall, drop

    • سَقَطَ الطِّفْلُ وَهُوَ يَلْعَبُ فِي الحَدِيقَةِ.The child fell while playing in the garden.
    • لِمَاذَا سَقَطَ الكِتَابُ مِنَ الرَّفِّ؟Why did the book fall from the shelf?
    • سَقَطَتْ أَوْرَاقُ الشَّجَرِ المُصْفَرَّةُ بِبُطْءٍ عَلَى الأَرْضِ المُبَلَّلَةِ بِالنَّدَى.The yellowed leaves of the tree fell slowly onto the dew-dampened ground.
  3. 3. to be omitted

    • سَقَطَ اسْمُهُ مِنَ الْقَائِمَةِ بِالْخَطَأِ.His name was omitted from the list by mistake.
    • سَقَطَتْ بَعْضُ الْكَلِمَاتِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْجُمْلَةِ.Some words were omitted from this sentence.
    • لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَسْقُطَ أَيُّ تَفْصِيلٍ مِنَ التَّقْرِيرِ.No detail should be omitted from the report.
  4. 4. to be overcome

    • سَقَطَ الْجَيْشُ أَمَامَ ضَغْطِ الْعَدُوِّ.The army was overcome by the pressure of the enemy.
    • سَقَطَ الْخَصْمُ فِي الْمُنَاظَرَةِ بَعْدَ حُجَّتِهِ الْقَوِيَّةِ.The opponent was overcome in the debate after his strong argument.
    • سَقَطَ الْمُتَسَابِقُ أَمَامَ مَهَارَةِ مُنَافِسِهِ.The contestant was overcome by the skill of his competitor.
  5. 5. to be waived

    • سَقَطَتِ الرُّسُومُ الدِّرَاسِيَّةُ عَنْ الطُّلَّابِ الْمُتَفَوِّقِينَ.The tuition fees were waived for outstanding students.
    • يَسْقُطُ الْحَقُّ فِي الِاسْتِئْنَافِ بَعْدَ مُرُورِ شَهْرٍ.The right to appeal is waived after one month.
    • اُسْقُطْ عَنْهُ الْغَرَامَةَ لِظُرُوفِهِ الْخَاصَّةِ.Waive the fine for him due to his special circumstances.
  6. 6. to drop

    • سَقَطَ الْقَلَمُ مِنْ يَدِ الطِّفْلِ.The pen dropped from the child's hand.
    • يَسْقُطُ الْمَطَرُ بِغَزَارَةٍ فِي الشِّتَاءِ.Rain drops heavily in winter.
    • سَقَطَتِ الْكُتُبُ مِنْ الرَّفِّ.The books dropped from the shelf.
  7. 7. to drop out

    • سَقَطَ أَحَدُ الأَرْقَامِ مِنْ قَائِمَةِ الحُضُورِ.One of the numbers was missing from the attendance list.
    • سَقَطَتْ بَعْضُ الكَلِمَاتِ المُهِمَّةِ مِنْ نَصِّ الخُطْبَةِ.Some important words were missing from the speech text.
    • لَمْ يَسْقُطْ أَيُّ مُكَوِّنٍ أَسَاسِيٍّ مِنْ تَصْمِيمِ المُنْتَجِ.No essential component was missing from the product design.
  8. 8. to fall (feminine)

    • تَسْقُطُ الْأَمْطَارُ بِغَزَارَةٍ فِي فَصْلِ الشِّتَاءِ.The rains fall heavily in winter.

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