فَاقَ (faāqa)to exceed

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

Conjugation (1): فَاقَ يَفُوقُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
فَاقَ faāqaيَفُوقُ yafūquفُقْ fuqفَوْق fawq

Conjugation (2): فاقَ يَفِيقُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
فاقَ fāqaيَفِيقُ yafīquفِقْ fiqإِفَاقَة iifaāqaa

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to exceed

    • فَاقَ التَّوَقُّعَاتِ.It exceeded expectations.
    • فَاقَ أَدَاؤُهُ أَدَاءَ زَمِيلِهِ.His performance exceeded his colleague's performance.
    • أَلَمْ يَفُقْ هَذَا السِّعْرُ قُدْرَتَنَا الشِّرَائِيَّةَ؟Did not this price exceed our purchasing power?
  2. 2. to surpass

    • فَاقَ أَدَاؤُهُ تَوَقُّعَاتِ الْجَمِيعِ.His performance surpassed everyone's expectations.
    • يَفُوقُ الْجَبَلُ الشَّاهِقُ كُلَّ التِّلَالِ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ.The towering mountain surpasses all neighboring hills.
    • هَلْ فَاقَتْ نَتَائِجُ الِامْتِحَانِ مَا كُنْتَ تَأْمُلُهُ؟Did the exam results surpass what you had hoped for?
  3. 3. to exceed, to surpass

    • فَاقَ أَدَاؤُهُ كُلَّ التَّوَقُّعَاتِ.His performance exceeded all expectations.
    • يَفُوقُ جَمَالُ الطَّبِيعَةِ فِي هَذِهِ المِنْطَقَةِ الوَصْفَ.The beauty of nature in this region surpasses description.
    • فَاقَ عَدَدُ الحُضُورِ المِئَةَ شَخْصٍ.The number of attendees exceeded one hundred people.
  4. 4. to excel

    • فَاقَ الْوَلَدُ.The boy surpassed.
    • فَاقَ الطَّالِبُ زُمَلَاءَهُ.The student surpassed his classmates.
    • فَاقَ الْفَنَّانُ أَقْرَانَهُ فِي الْإِبْدَاعِ.The artist surpassed his peers in creativity.
  5. 5. to excel, to surpass

    • يَفُوقُ الطَّالِبُ زُمَلَاءَهُ فِي الدِّرَاسَةِ.The student excels his peers in studies.
    • فَاقَتِ الْفَتَاةُ تَوَقُّعَاتِ الْجَمِيعِ بِنَجَاحِهَا.The girl surpassed everyone's expectations with her success.
    • هَلْ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَفُوقَ هَذَا الْفَرِيقُ الْفَرِيقَ الْآخَرَ؟Can this team surpass the other team?
  6. 6. to outdo

    • تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَفُوقَ زُمَلَاءَكَ بِالْمُثَابَرَةِ.You can outdo your colleagues with perseverance.
    • يَفُوقُ أَدَاؤُهُ تَوَقُّعَاتِ الْجَمِيعِ فِي كُلِّ مَرَّةٍ.His performance outdoes everyone's expectations every time.
    • فَاقَتْ جَوْدَةُ الْمُنْتَجِ جَمِيعَ الْمُنَافِسِينَ فِي السُّوقِ.The product's quality outdid all competitors in the market.
  7. 7. to wake up, to recover

    • فَاقَ الطِّفْلُ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ مُبَكِّرًا.The child woke up from his sleep early.
    • فَاقَ الْمَرِيضُ بَعْدَ الْجِرَاحَةِ بِسَاعَاتٍ قَلِيلَةٍ.The patient recovered after the surgery by a few hours.
    • فَاقَتِ الْمَدِينَةُ مِنْ سُبَاتِهَا الشَّتَوِيِّ مَعَ قُدُومِ الرَّبِيعِ.The city woke up from its winter slumber with the arrival of spring.

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