قَرَعَ (qaraʿa)to ring

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

Conjugation (1): قَرَعَ يَقْرَعُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
قَرَعَ qaraʿaيَقْرَعُ yaqraʿuاِقْرَعْ aiqraʿقَرْع qarʿ

Conjugation (2): قَرَّعَ يُقَرِّعُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
قَرَّعَ qaraaʿaيُقَرِّعُ yuqariiʿuقَرِّعْ qariiʿتَقْرِيع taqrīʿ

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to ring

    • قَرَعَ الحَارِسُ الجَرَسَ لِيُعْلِنَ الوُصُولَ.The guard rang the bell to announce arrival.
    • قَرَعَ الطَّالِبُ بَابَ غُرْفَةِ المُدِيرِ بِتَرَدُّدٍ.The student rang the principal's office door hesitantly.
    • هَلْ قَرَعَ المُعَلِّمُ الجَرَسَ لِانْتِهَاءِ الحِصَّةِ؟Did the teacher ring the bell for the end of the class?
  2. 2. to knock

    • قَرَعَ الرَّجُلُ البَابَ.The man knocked on the door.
    • قَرَعَتِ الطَّالِبَةُ بَابَ الصَّفِّ بَعْدَ تَأَخُّرِهَا.The female student knocked on the classroom door after her lateness.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَقْرَعْ عَلَى البَابِ قَبْلَ الدُّخُولِ؟Why didn't you knock on the door before entering?
  3. 3. to reproach, to scold

    • قَرَّعَ الأَبُ ابْنَهُ لِتَأَخُّرِهِ.The father scolded his son for his lateness.
    • قَرَّعَتِ المُعَلِّمَةُ الطَّالِبَ المُتَهَاوِنَ فِي دَرْسِهِ.The teacher scolded the student who was negligent in his studies.
    • لِمَاذَا تُقَرِّعُهُ عَلَى أَتْفَهِ الأُمُورِ؟Why do you scold him over the most trivial matters?
  4. 4. to strike

    • قَرَعَ الطَّبْلَ بِقُوَّةٍ.He struck the drum with force.
    • قَرَعَ الْبَابَ عِدَّةَ مَرَّاتٍ.He knocked on the door several times.
    • قَرَعَ الْجَرَسَ لِيُنَبِّهَ الْجَمِيعَ.He rang the bell to alert everyone.
  5. 5. to beat

    • قَرَعَ الطَّبَّالُ الطَّبْلَ بِإِيقَاعٍ سَرِيعٍ وَمُتَحَمِّسٍ.The drummer beat the drum with a fast and enthusiastic rhythm.
    • يَقْرَعُ الْجَرَسُ مُعْلِنًا بِدَايَةَ الْحِصَّةِ الدِّرَاسِيَّةِ.The bell beats, announcing the start of the class.
    • لَا تَقْرَعْ الْبَابَ بِقُوَّةٍ، قَدْ يَكُونُ النَّاسُ نَائِمِينَ.Do not beat on the door forcefully, people might be sleeping.
  6. 6. to beat (drums)

  7. 7. to click

    • قَرَعَ الْمُسْتَخْدِمُ عَلَى الْفَأْرَةِ لِفَتْحِ الْمِلَفِّ.The user clicked on the mouse to open the file.
    • يَقْرَعُ الطَّالِبُ عَلَى زِرِّ الْإِجَابَةِ فِي الِاخْتِبَارِ الْإِلِكْتِرُونِيِّ.The student clicks on the answer button in the electronic test.
    • هَلْ قَرَعْتَ عَلَى الرَّابِطِ الصَّحِيحِ لِلْوُصُولِ إِلَى الْمَوْقِعِ؟Did you click on the correct link to access the website?
  8. 8. to rebuke

    • قَرَعَ الْمُدِيرُ الْمُوَظَّفَ عَلَى تَأَخُّرِهِ الْمُتَكَرِّرِ.The manager rebuked the employee for his repeated lateness.
    • قَرَعَتِ الْأُمُّ ابْنَهَا بِسَبَبِ فَوْضَاهُ فِي الْغُرْفَةِ.The mother rebuked her son because of his mess in the room.
    • قَرَعَ الْمُعَلِّمُ الطَّالِبَ الَّذِي غَشَّ فِي الِامْتِحَانِ.The teacher rebuked the student who cheated in the exam.

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