English → Arabic
awake in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- mustayqiẓ
- Arabizi
mstayqeẓ- Type
- adjective · masculine
Other meanings
- أَيْقَظَ ayqaẓa — awake · to cause someone to wake up
How to use it
The adjective 'mustayqiẓ' means awake or not asleep. The verb 'ayqaẓa' means to wake someone up. It's a transitive verb, meaning it takes an object (the person being woken up).
Example sentences
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كان الطفل مستيقظًا طوال الليل.
kāna al-ṭiflu mustayqiẓan ṭawāla al-layl.
The child was awake all night.
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أيقظني صوت المنبه مبكرًا.
ayqaẓanī ṣawtu al-munabbihi mubakkiran.
The alarm clock woke me up early.
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لا أزال مستيقظًا أفكر في الأمر.
lā azālu mustayqiẓan ufakkiru fī al-amr.
I am still awake thinking about it.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Sami is awake.
سامي مستيقظ.
Sami lay awake.
اضطجع سامي و هو مستيقظ.
Sami was awake.
كان سامي مستيقظا.
You're still awake?
هل مازلتَ مُستيقظاً؟
and behold, they will be awake.
« فإذا هم » أي كل الخلائق « بالساهرة » بوجه الأرض أحياءً بعدما كانوا ببطنها أمواتا.
I lie awake. I think thoughts. I walk aimlessly.
أتمدد مستيقظاً. أفكر. أمشي بلا هدف.
Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
استيقظي ايتها الرباب والعود انا استيقظ سحرا.
Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
استيقظ يا مجدي. استيقظي يا رباب ويا عود انا استيقظ سحرا.
'Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.'
استيقظي استيقظي يا دبورة استيقظي استيقظي وتكلمي بنشيد. قم يا باراق واسب سبيك يا ابن ابينوعم.
Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
استيقظي استيقظي يا دبورة استيقظي استيقظي وتكلمي بنشيد. قم يا باراق واسب سبيك يا ابن ابينوعم.
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
استيقظي استيقظي البسي قوة يا ذراع الرب. استيقظي كما في ايام القدم كما في الادوار القديمة. ألست انت القاطعة رهب الطاعنة التنين
Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn't it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?
استيقظي استيقظي البسي قوة يا ذراع الرب. استيقظي كما في ايام القدم كما في الادوار القديمة. ألست انت القاطعة رهب الطاعنة التنين
Questions and answers
Is 'mustayqiẓ' only used for people?
Primarily, yes. However, it can metaphorically describe something that is active or alert, like a 'mustayqiẓ' society.
What is the difference between 'ayqaẓa' and 'istayqaẓa'?
'Ayqaẓa' (أيقظ) is to wake someone else up (transitive). 'Istayqaẓa' (استيقظ) is to wake up oneself (intransitive).
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