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closed in Arabic

مُغْلَق
Pronunciation
mughlaq
Arabizi
mughlaq
Type
adjective · masculine
Root
غ ل ق

How to use it

Closed (مُغْلَق) describes something that is not open, such as doors, shops, or periods of time. It agrees in gender with the noun it describes.

Example sentences

  • البَابُ مُغْلَقٌ الآنَ.

    al-bābu mughlaqun al-ānā.

    The door is closed now.

  • المَكْتَبُ مُغْلَقٌ خِلَالَ العُطْلَةِ.

    al-maktabu mughlaqun khilāla al-ʿuṭlati.

    The office is closed during the holiday.

  • المَجْلِسُ مُغْلَقٌ لِسَبَبِ الصِّيانةِ.

    al-majlisu mughlaqun li-sababi al-ṣiyānati.

    The meeting is closed due to maintenance.

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.

Leave Closed

اتركه مغلقا

He closed his eyes.

هو أغلق عينيه.

He closed the door.

أغلقَ الباب.

The door is closed.

الباب مغلق.

She closed her eyes.

هي أغلقت عينيها.

1070th meeting (closed)

الجلسة 1070 (مغلقة)

1071st meeting (closed)

الجلسة 1071 (مغلقة)

Closed-circuit television

نظم تلفزيون الدائرة المغلقة

Everything is closed today.

كل شيء مغلق اليوم.

Many businesses closed down.

أُغلقت الكثير من المحالّ.

A closed society will eventually return to a closed economy.

ومن المؤكد أن المجتمع المنغلق لابد وأن يعود في النهاية إلى اقتصاد منغلق.

The process was conducted in a closed group, behind closed doors.

فقد أجريت العملية في نطاق فريق محدود، وفي إطار من السرية.

Questions and answers

Does "مُغْلَق" change for feminine nouns?

Yes, the feminine form is مُغْلَقَةٌ (mughlaqa).

Is there a colloquial word for "closed"?

In many dialects people say "مسكّر" (maskar) informally.

Related words and expressions

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