عَبَدَ (ʿabada)to worship
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb عَبَدَ (ʿabada) — “to worship”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation (1): عَبَدَ يَعْبُدُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| عَبَدَ ʿabada | يَعْبُدُ yaʿbudu | اُعْبُدْ auʿbud | عِبَادَة ʿibaādaa |
Conjugation (2): عَبَّدَ يُعَبِّدُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| عَبَّدَ ʿabaada | يُعَبِّدُ yuʿabiidu | عَبِّدْ ʿabiid | تَعْبِيدٌ taʿbīdun |
Meanings & examples
1. to worship
- يَعْبُدُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ رَبَّهُمْ بِإِخْلَاصٍ.Believers worship their Lord with sincerity.
- كَانَ الْقُدَمَاءُ يَعْبُدُونَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْكَوَاكِبَ.The ancients used to worship the sun and the planets.
- لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَعْبُدَ سِوَى خَالِقِهِ.A human should not worship anyone other than their Creator.
2. to pave
- عَبَّدَ العُمَّالُ الشَّارِعَ بِالْإِسْفَلْتِ.The workers paved the street with asphalt.
- يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نُعَبِّدَ الطَّرِيقَ الرَّئِيسِيَّ لِتَحْسِينِ التَّنَقُّلِ.We must pave the main road to improve transportation.
- عَبَّدَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ طَرِيقًا جَدِيدًا يَرْبِطُ بَيْنَ الْقَرْيَتَيْنِ.The company paved a new road connecting the two villages.
3. to enslave, to make a servant
- عَبَّدَ الْقَائِدُ الْجُنُودَ لِإِرَادَتِهِ الْقَاسِيَةِ.The leader enslaved the soldiers to his cruel will.
- لَقَدْ عَبَّدَتْ بَعْضُ الْأَنْظِمَةِ الْقَدِيمَةِ النَّاسَ لِلْحُكَّامِ الظَّالِمِينَ.Some ancient systems enslaved people to oppressive rulers.
- هَلْ يُمْكِنُ لِلْمَالِ أَنْ يُعَبِّدَ الْإِنْسَانَ لِشَهَوَاتِهِ؟Can money enslave a person to his desires?
4. to enslave/worship
- عَبَّدَ الْفِرْعَوْنُ شَعْبَهُ لِنَفْسِهِ.The Pharaoh enslaved his people for himself.
- عَبَّدَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ اللَّهَ وَحْدَهُ.Muslims worshiped Allah alone.
- لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يُعَبِّدَ غَيْرَ اللَّهِ.It is not appropriate for a human to worship other than Allah.
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