فَرَضَ (faraḍa)to impose

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

Conjugation: فَرَضَ يَفْرِضُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
فَرَضَ faraḍaيَفْرِضُ yafriḍuاِفْرِضْ aifriḍفَرْض farḍ

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to impose

    • فَرَضَ الحَاكِمُ ضَرِيبَةً جَدِيدَةً عَلَى التُّجَّارِ.The ruler imposed a new tax on the merchants.
    • فَرَضَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ قَوَانِينَ صَارِمَةً لِلسَّلَامَةِ فِي المَصْنَعِ.The company imposed strict safety regulations in the factory.
    • لِمَاذَا فَرَضَ المُعَلِّمُ وَاجِبًا مَنْزِلِيًّا طَوِيلًا عَلَى الطُّلَّابِ؟Why did the teacher impose a long homework assignment on the students?
  2. 2. to ordain

    • فَرَضَ اللهُ الزَّكَاةَ عَلَى الأَغْنِيَاءِ لِتُعْطَى لِلْفُقَرَاءِ.God ordained Zakat upon the wealthy to be given to the poor.
    • فَرَضَ الشَّارِعُ أَحْكَامًا لِتَنْظِيمِ حَيَاةِ النَّاسِ.The Lawgiver ordained rulings to organize people's lives.
    • فُرِضَتْ هَذِهِ الشَّعَائِرُ لِتَكُونَ عِبَادَةً خَالِصَةً.These rituals were ordained to be a pure act of worship.
  3. 3. is imposed

    • فُرِضَتْ ضَرَائِبُ جَدِيدَةٌ عَلَى السِّلَعِ الْمُسْتَوْرَدَةِ.New taxes are imposed on imported goods.
    • فُرِضَ عَلَيْنَا احْتِرَامُ الْقَوَانِينِ.Respect for laws is imposed on us.
    • فُرِضَ حَظْرُ التَّجَوُّلِ لِأَسْبَابٍ أَمْنِيَّةٍ.A curfew is imposed for security reasons.
  4. 4. to allocate

    • فَرَضَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ مِيزَانِيَّةً لِلْمَشْرُوعِ الْجَدِيدِ.The company allocated a budget for the new project.
    • فَرَضَ الْمُدِيرُ وَقْتًا مُحَدَّدًا لِكُلِّ مُهِمَّةٍ.The manager allocated a specific time for each task.
    • سَتَفْرِضُ الْحُكُومَةُ مَبَالِغَ لِدَعْمِ الصِّنَاعَاتِ الْمَحَلِّيَّةِ.The government will allocate amounts to support local industries.
  5. 5. to assign

    • فَرَضَ الْمُدِيرُ عَلَى الْمُوَظَّفِينَ مَهَامَّ جَدِيدَةً.The manager assigned new tasks to the employees.
    • فَرَضَ الْقَاضِي غَرَامَةً عَلَى الْمُتَّهَمِ.The judge assigned a fine to the accused.
    • فَرَضَ الْأُسْتَاذُ عَلَى الطُّلَّابِ بَحْثًا عِلْمِيًّا.The professor assigned a scientific research paper to the students.
  6. 6. to assume

    • فَرَضَ الْمُهَنْدِسُ أَنَّ الْحِمْلَ سَيَكُونُ أَكْبَرَ مِنَ الْمُتَوَقَّعِ لِتَصْمِيمِ أَكْثَرَ أَمَانًا.The engineer assumed that the load would be greater than expected for a safer design.
    • نَفْرِضُ أَنَّ الْعَمِيلَ سَيُوَافِقُ عَلَى الشُّرُوطِ الْجَدِيدَةِ لِإِتْمَامِ الصَّفْقَةِ.We assume that the client will agree to the new terms to complete the deal.
    • لَا يُمْكِنُكَ فَرْضُ أَنَّ الْجَمِيعَ سَيَتَّفِقُ مَعَ رَأْيِكَ دُونَ نِقَاشٍ.You cannot assume that everyone will agree with your opinion without discussion.
  7. 7. to enjoin, to prescribe

    • فَرَضَ اللَّهُ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ.God enjoined prayer upon Muslims five times a day.
    • فَرَضَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ ضَرَائِبَ جَدِيدَةً عَلَى الْبِضَائِعِ الْمُسْتَوْرَدَةِ لِدَعْمِ الِاقْتِصَادِ الْمَحَلِّيِّ.The government prescribed new taxes on imported goods to support the local economy.
    • هَلْ فَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ الْمُدِيرُ سَاعَاتِ عَمَلٍ إِضَافِيَّةً دُونَ مُقَابِلٍ؟Did the manager enjoin additional working hours on you without compensation?
  8. 8. to impose, enforce

    • فَرَضَ عَلَيْنَا القَانُونُ دَفْعَ الضَّرَائِبِ.The law imposed taxes on us.
    • هَلْ فُرِضَتْ عَلَيْكَ هَذِهِ القُيُودُ دُونَ سَبَبٍ؟Were these restrictions imposed on you without reason?
    • فُرِضَتْ عَلَى المُدُنِ المُحَاصَرَةِ قِيُودٌ شَدِيدَةٌ عَلَى دُخُولِ وَخُرُوجِ البَضَائِعِ.Severe restrictions were imposed on the besieged cities regarding the entry and exit of goods.

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