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commit in Arabic

اِرْتَكَبَ
Pronunciation
irtakaba
Arabizi
irtakab
Type
verb
Root
ر ك ب

How to use it

The verb “commit” is usually translated as « اِرْتَكَبَ » when referring to a wrongdoing or a mistake. It is a regular Form II verb; the subject follows the verb in Arabic.

Example sentences

  • اِرْتَكَبَ جَرِيمَةً شَنِقًا.

    irtakaba jarīmata shaniqan.

    He committed a hanging crime.

  • يَجِبُ أَنْ لا تَإْرْتَكِبَ أَخْطَاءً فِي الامْتِحَانِ.

    yajibu an lā ta‑irtakiba akhṭāʾan fī al‑imtiḥān.

    You must not commit mistakes in the exam.

  • اِرْتَكَبَ خَطَأً فِي الحِسَابِ.

    irtakaba khaṭaʾan fī al‑ḥisāb.

    He committed an error in the calculation.

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.

We therefore commit to:

ولذلك نلتزم بما يلي:

We further commit ourselves

وإننا نلتزم أيضا

Layla tried to commit suicide.

حاولت ليلى الانتحار.

We hereby commit ourselves to:

16 - ونحن، بناء على ما سبق، نلزم أنفسنا بما يلي:

Bill did not commit the crime.

لم يرتكب بيل الجريمة.

Now I don't commit such horrors.

الآن لم أعد أرتكب هذه الفظاعات.

"You've achieved nothing -- commit.

"لقد حققتم لا شيء، ثبت."

What felony did those people commit?

بأية تهمة تم القبض على المجاهرين بالإفطار؟؟؟

· Commit immediately to a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020, and commit to a target for 2030.

· الالتزام فوراً بخفض الانبعاثات من ثاني أكسيد الكربون بنسبة 30% بحلول عام 2020، والالتزام بهدف آخر لعام 2030.

(a) Those who commit, instigate, attempt to commit, are accomplices or participate in the commission of an enforced disappearance;

(أ) مرتكبو الاختفاء القسري والموصون به ومن يحاول ارتكابه أو يتواطؤ عليه أو يشارك فيه؛

Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

الذي تقول ان لا يزنى اتزني. الذي تستكره الاوثان أتسرق الهياكل.

For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.

لان الذي قال لا تزن قال ايضا لا تقتل. فان لم تزن ولكن قتلت فقد صرت متعديا الناموس.

Questions and answers

Can "commit" be used for positive actions?

Rarely; Arabic would use a different verb like "يُنجز" أو "يُقَدِّم".

What is the noun form of "commit"?

« اِرْتِكَابٌ » (commitment) is a different word; for “commitment” use "التزام".

Related words and expressions

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