عَقَلَ (ʿaqala)to understand
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb عَقَلَ (ʿaqala) — “to understand”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: عَقَلَ يَعْقِلُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| عَقَلَ ʿaqala | يَعْقِلُ yaʿqilu | اِعْقِلْ aiʿqil | عَقْل ʿaql |
Meanings & examples
1. to understand
- لَمْ يَعْقِلِ الطِّفْلُ الكَلَامَ.The child did not understand the speech.
- يَعْقِلُ العَالِمُ نَظَرِيَّاتِ الفِيزْيَاءِ المُعَقَّدَةَ.The scientist understands the complex physics theories.
- هَلْ تَعْقِلُ مَا أَقُولُهُ لَكَ؟Do you understand what I am telling you?
2. to arrest, to restrain
- عَقَلَ الرَّاعِي الشَّاةَ.The shepherd tied the sheep.
- عَقَلَ الفَارِسُ الحِصَانَ بِعِمُودٍ قَوِيٍّ.The rider tied the horse to a strong post.
- أَلَمْ تَعْقِلِ الحَبْلَ بِإِحْكَامٍ؟Didn't you tie the rope securely?
3. to reason
- يَجِبُ عَلَى القَاضِي أَنْ يَعْقِلَ الأُمُورَ بِحِكْمَةٍ قَبْلَ إِصْدَارِ الحُكْمِ.The judge must reason about matters wisely before issuing the verdict.
- أَلَمْ تَعْقِلِ المَرْأَةُ خَطَأَهَا وَتُصْلِحْهُ؟Did the woman not reason about her mistake and correct it?
- عِنْدَمَا وَاجَهَ المُهَنْدِسُ المُشْكِلَةَ التِّقْنِيَّةَ المُعَقَّدَةَ، بَدَأَ يَعْقِلُ كُلَّ الاحْتِمَالَاتِ المُتَعَلِّقَةِ بِهَا لِيَجِدَ الحَلَّ الأَمْثَلَ.When the engineer faced the complex technical problem, he began to reason about all related possibilities to find the optimal solution.
4. to act reasonably
- عَقَلَ الوَلَدُ وَتَوَقَّفَ عَنِ اللَّعِبِ.The boy became reasonable and stopped playing.
- عَقَلَ الرَّجُلُ بَعْدَ أَنْ خَسِرَ كُلَّ أَمْوَالِهِ.The man became reasonable after he lost all his money.
- أَلَمْ يَعْقِلِ الطِّفْلُ عِنْدَمَا نَصَحَهُ وَالِدُهُ؟Didn't the child become reasonable when his father advised him?
5. to act wisely
- عَقَلَ الْحَكِيمُ الْأَمْرَ وَاتَّخَذَ الْقَرَارَ الصَّائِبَ.The wise man acted wisely regarding the matter and made the right decision.
- يَجِبُ عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَعْقِلَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ.A person must act wisely before speaking.
- لَوْ عَقَلْتَ لَمَا وَقَعْتَ فِي هَذَا الْمَأْزِقِ.If you had acted wisely, you would not have fallen into this predicament.
6. to be knock-kneed
- عَقَلَ الرَّجُلُ فِي مِشْيَتِهِ لِضَعْفٍ فِي رُكْبَتَيْهِ.The man was knock-kneed in his walk due to a weakness in his knees.
- إِنَّهُ يَعْقِلُ إِذَا مَشَى بِسَبَبِ تَقَارُبِ رُكْبَتَيْهِ.He is knock-kneed when he walks because his knees touch.
- لَا يَمْشِي بِاعْتِدَالٍ لِأَنَّهُ عَقَلَ مُنْذُ صِغَرِهِ.He does not walk straight because he has been knock-kneed since his childhood.
7. to be rational
- عَقَلَ الطِّفْلُ وَبَدَأَ يُمَيِّزُ بَيْنَ الْخَطَأِ وَالصَّوَابِ.The child became rational and began to distinguish between right and wrong.
- عَقَلَ الرَّجُلُ الْأَمْرَ وَاتَّخَذَ قَرَارًا صَائِبًا.The man was rational about the matter and made a sound decision.
- يَجِبُ أَنْ تَعْقِلَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَتَّخِذَ أَيَّ خُطْوَةٍ.You must be rational before taking any step.
8. to be reasonable
- يَجِبُ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَعْقِلَ وَتَتَّخِذَ قَرَارًا صَائِبًا.You must be reasonable and make a sound decision.
- الْإِنْسَانُ الْعَاقِلُ لَا يَتَصَرَّفُ بِتَهَوُّرٍ فِي الْمَوَاقِفِ الصَّعْبَةِ.A reasonable person does not act recklessly in difficult situations.
- هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَعْقِلَ قَلِيلًا وَتَفْهَمَ وَجْهَةَ نَظَرِي؟Can you be a little reasonable and understand my point of view?
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