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captured in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʾustūlī
- Arabizi
ustuli- Type
- verb
- Root
- س ل ي
How to use it
"captured" is used for taking someone or something into control, like a prisoner, a photo, or a territory. It is a past‑tense verb in Arabic, so you will see it as أُسْتُولِيَ or قُبِضَ depending on context. Remember the prefix أُ‑ for passive forms.
Example sentences
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أُسْتُولِيَ الجنديُ في المعركة.
ʾustūlī al-jundī fī al-maʿraka.
The soldier was captured in the battle.
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قُبِضَ المجرمُ بعد مطاردةٍ طويلةٍ.
qubida al-mujrim baʿda muṭārada ṭawīla.
The criminal was captured after a long chase.
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صُوِّرَ المشهدُ بالكاميراِ فَتَمَثَّلَ كَصُورَةٍ مَسْتَخْلَصَةٍ.
ṣuwwira al-mashhad bil-kāmīrā fa-tamaththala ka-ṣūrah mustakhlasa.
The scene was captured by the camera as a still image.
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.
Captured Europe
أوروبا الأسيرة
The survivors were captured.
وتم القبض على الناجين.
All this is captured on video.
كل هذا مثبتٌ بصور الفيديو.
The Future of the Captured State
مستقبل الدولة الأسيرة
But can they nonetheless be captured?
ولكن هل من الممكن أسرهم رغم ذلك؟
The boy captured the bird with a net.
اصطاد الولد الطائر بالشبكة.
The neutral vessels cannot be captured.
لا يمكن القبض على السفن المحايدة.
Of course, democracies can be captured too.
ولا شك أن الأنظمة الديمقراطية من الممكن أن تُختَطَف أيضا.
U.S. forces captured him on April 17, 2003.
قبضت عليه القوات الأمريكية في 17 أبريل 2003.
Another banner was captured by Lamees Suradi:
هتاف آخر من تصوير لميس صرادي:
The capital, Luoyang was captured in 311, and Emperor Huai was captured.
وتم الاستيلاء على العاصمة لويانغ في عام 311، وتم القبض على الإمبراطور هواي.
They captured Brussels by 20 August and soon had captured a large portion of northern France.
القبض عليهم بروكسل 20 أغسطس وسرعان ما استولت على جزء كبير من شمال فرنسا.
Questions and answers
Can I use أُسْتُولِيَ for a photograph?
For a photo we usually say صُوِّرَ or تَصَوَّرَ. أُسْتُولِيَ is for people, places or objects taken by force.
Is there a noun for "capture"?
Yes, the noun is اسْتِيلَاء (istilāʾ) meaning the act of capturing.
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