عَرَجَ (ʿaraja)to ascend

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

Conjugation (1): عَرَجَ يَعْرُجُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
عَرَجَ ʿarajaيَعْرُجُ yaʿrujuاُعْرُجْ auʿrujعُرُوجٌ ʿurūjun

Conjugation (2): عَرِجَ يَعْرَجُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
عَرِجَ ʿarijaيَعْرَجُ yaʿrajuاِعْرَجْ aiʿrajعَرَجٌ ʿarajun

Conjugation (3): عَرَّجَ يُعَرِّجُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
عَرَّجَ ʿaraajaيُعَرِّجُ yuʿariijuعَرِّجْ ʿariijتَعْرِيجٌ taʿrījun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to ascend

    • عَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ.The man ascended.
    • عَرَجَ الطَّائِرُ فِي السَّمَاءِ.The bird ascended into the sky.
    • عَرَجَ الْحَاجُّ إِلَى جَبَلِ عَرَفَاتٍ.The pilgrim ascended to Mount Arafat.
  2. 2. to become lame

    • عَرِجَ الْحِصَانُ بَعْدَ السُّقُوطِ الْمُفَاجِئِ.The horse became lame after the sudden fall.
    • عَرِجَ الْكَلْبُ عَلَى سَاقِهِ الْيُمْنَى بَعْدَ الْجَرْيِ الطَّوِيلِ.The dog became lame on its right leg after the long run.
    • قِيلَ إِنَّ الْغَزَالَ عَرِجَ بَعْدَ مُطَارَدَةِ النَّمِرِ.It was said that the gazelle became lame after the leopard's chase.
  3. 3. to limp

    • عَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ الْعَجُوزُ.The old man limped.
    • عَرَجَ الْمُصَابُ بَعْدَ الْحَادِثِ.The injured person limped after the accident.
    • لِمَاذَا عَرَجَ الْمُتَسَابِقُ فِي نِهَايَةِ السِّبَاقِ؟Why did the racer limp at the end of the race?
  4. 4. to be lame

    • عَرِجَ الرَّجُلُ بَعْدَ السُّقُوطِ.The man became lame after the fall.
  5. 5. to delay

  6. 6. to deviate

    • عَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ.The man deviated from the straight path.
    • لَا تَعْرُجْ عَنِ الْحَقِيقَةِ فِي شَهَادَتِكَ.Do not deviate from the truth in your testimony.
    • عَرَجَتِ السَّفِينَةُ عَنْ مَسَارِهَا بِسَبَبِ الرِّيَاحِ الْقَوِيَّةِ.The ship deviated from its course due to strong winds.
  7. 7. to incline

    • عَرَّجَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى بَيْتِ صَدِيقِهِ.The man inclined towards his friend's house.
    • عَرَّجَ الطَّائِرُ فِي طَيَرَانِهِ.The bird inclined in its flight.
    • عَرَّجَ الْخَطِيبُ عَلَى نُقْطَةٍ مُهِمَّةٍ فِي خِطَابِهِ.The speaker inclined towards an important point in his speech.
  8. 8. to linger

    • لَا تَعْرُجْ كَثِيرًا حَتَّى لَا تَفُوتَكَ الفُرْصَةُ.Don't linger too much so you don't miss the opportunity.
    • لَا تَعْرُجْ فِي عَمَلِكَ وَأَنْجِزْهُ بِسُرْعَةٍ.Do not linger in your work and finish it quickly.
    • يَعْرُجُ الْوَلَدُ فِي طَرِيقِهِ إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ.The boy lingers on his way to school every morning.

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