ضَاعَ (ḍaāʿa)to get lost
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb ضَاعَ (ḍaāʿa) — “to get lost”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: ضَاعَ يَضِيعُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| ضَاعَ ḍaāʿa | يَضِيعُ yaḍīʿu | ضِعْ ḍiʿ | ضَيَاع ḍayaāʿ |
Meanings & examples
1. to get lost
- ضَاعَ المِفْتَاحُ.The key got lost.
- ضَاعَ الوَلَدُ الصَّغِيرُ فِي السُّوقِ.The little boy got lost in the market.
- لَمْ تَضِعْ أَمَلِي فِي النَّجَاحِ.My hope for success has not been lost.
2. to be lost
- ضَاعَ الْكِتَابُ فِي الْمَكْتَبَةِ.The book was lost in the library.
- لَا تَضِيعُ الْفُرَصُ الثَّمِينَةُ بِسُهُولَةٍ.Valuable opportunities are not easily lost.
- ضَاعَ الطِّفْلُ فِي الْحَشْدِ الْكَبِيرِ.The child was lost in the large crowd.
3. to get lost, be wasted
- ضَاعَ مِفْتَاحُ البَيْتِ.The house key was lost.
- لِمَاذَا ضَاعَ جَوَالِي الَّذِي فِيهِ صُوَرٌ مُهِمَّةٌ؟Why was my mobile phone, which contains important pictures, lost?
- ضَاعَ الوَقْتُ الثَّمِينُ فِي مُنَاقَشَاتٍ غَيْرِ مُجْدِيَةٍ.Valuable time was lost in unproductive discussions.
4. to go to waste
- لَا يَضِيعُ الْوَقْتُ فِي الْكَسَلِ.Time is not wasted in laziness.
- يَضِيعُ الْكَثِيرُ مِنَ الْجُهْدِ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ هُنَاكَ تَخْطِيطٌ جَيِّدٌ.Much effort is wasted if there is no good planning.
- لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَضِيعَ الْأَمَلُ حَتَّى فِي أَصْعَبِ الظُّرُوفِ، فَالصَّبْرُ مِفْتَاحُ الْفَرَجِ.Hope should not be lost even in the most difficult circumstances, for patience is the key to relief.
5. to lose
- ضَاعَ مِفْتَاحُ سَيَّارَتِي فِي الْحَدِيقَةِ الْعَامَّةِ.I lost my car key in the public park.
- لَا تَضِيعُ الْفُرَصُ الْجَيِّدَةُ إِلَّا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً.Good opportunities are lost only once.
- يَضِيعُ الْوَقْتُ سَرِيعًا إِذَا لَمْ نَسْتَغِلَّهُ بِشَكْلٍ جَيِّدٍ.Time is lost quickly if we don't use it well.
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