عَكَسَ (ʿakasa)to reflect

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

Conjugation: عَكَسَ يَعْكِسُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
عَكَسَ ʿakasaيَعْكِسُ yaʿkisuاِعْكِسْ aiʿkisعَكْسٌ ʿaksun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to reflect

    • عَكَسَ المِرْآةُ الضَّوْءَ.The mirror reflected the light.
    • عَكَسَ النَّهْرُ صُورَةَ السَّمَاءِ الصَّافِيَةِ.The river reflected the image of the clear sky.
    • أَلَمْ يُعْكِسِ التَّقْرِيرُ الوَاقِعَ بِأَمَانَةٍ؟Didn't the report reflect the reality honestly?
  2. 2. to reverse

    • عَكَسَ السَّائِقُ اتِّجَاهَ السَّيَّارَةِ.The driver reversed the car's direction.
    • يَعْكِسُ القَائِدُ أَمْرَهُ إِذَا رَأَى أَنَّهُ غَيْرُ صَائِبٍ.The leader reverses his order if he sees that it is incorrect.
    • عَكَسَتِ الرِّيَاحُ الشَّدِيدَةُ اتِّجَاهَ سَيْرِ السَّفِينَةِ مِمَّا أَدَّى إِلَى تَأَخُّرِهَا.The strong winds reversed the ship's direction, which led to its delay.

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