burned in Arabic: محترق (muḥtariq) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

مُحْرَق muḥraq — burned · burned (passive participle)

How to use it

'Muḥtariq' is an active participle, often used to describe something that is currently burning or has been burnt. 'Muḥraq' is a passive participle, indicating something that has been subjected to burning. The verb is 'ḥaraqa' (to burn).

Example sentences

كان الطعام محترقًا ولم يعد صالحًا للأكل.

kāna ṭ-ṭaʿāmu muḥtariqan wa lam yaʿud ṣāliḥan li-l-ʾakl.

The food was burned and no longer edible.
تم العثور على المنزل المحترق في الصباح.

tamma l-ʿuṯūru ʿalā l-manzili l-muḥtariqi fī ṣ-ṣabāḥ.

The burned house was found in the morning.
أشعل الحريق أجزاء كبيرة من الغابة المحروقة.

ʾašʿala l-ḥarīqu ʾaǧzāʾan kabīratan min al-ġābati l-maḥrūqa.

The fire ignited large parts of the burned forest.

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.

Who burned the cake?

من أحرق الكيكة؟

Our school burned down.

اِحترقت مدرستنا.

The dip burned my tongue.

الصلصة حرقت لساني.

I would have burned it...

كنت لأحرقه بالتأكيد

(S)VCD successfully burned

نجحت كتابة قرص ‪(S)VCD‬

The spy burned the papers.

أحرق الجسوس الوثائق.

Data CD successfully burned

تمت كتابة اسطوانة البيانات بنجاح

Audio CD successfully burned

نجحت كتابة قرص الصوت

Data DVD successfully burned

تمت كتابة قرص دي‌ڤي‌دي البيانات بنجاح

Video DVD successfully burned

نجحت كتابة قرص الفديو

Image successfully burned to CD

كتبت الصورة بنجاح على اسطوانة

Image successfully burned to DVD

كتبت الصورة بنجاح على دي‌ڤي‌دي

Questions and answers

What's the difference between 'muḥtariq' and 'muḥraq'?

'Muḥtariq' implies something is actively burning or has the quality of being burnt, while 'muḥraq' is the result of being burned.

How do you say 'to burn' in Arabic?

The verb 'to burn' is 'ḥaraqa' (حرق). The past tense is 'ḥaraqa' (he burned) and the present tense is 'yaḥriqu' (he burns).