English → Arabic
lock in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- qafl
- Arabizi
qafl- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَقْفَالٌ aqfāl
- Root
- ق ف ل
How to use it
قفل (قَفْلٌ) is a masculine noun meaning “lock”. It can refer to a door lock, a padlock, or any mechanism that secures something.
Example sentences
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أَغْلَقْتُ القَفْلَ على البَابِ
aghlaqtū al-qafla ʿalā al-bābi
I locked the door
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القَفْلُ مَكْسُورٌ
al-qaflu makṣūrun
The lock is broken
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اِسْتَخْدِم القَفْلَ لِحِمَايةِ مَمتَلَكَاتِكَ
istakhdim al-qafla li-ḥimāyati mamṭalakātika
Use the lock to protect your belongings
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.
Lock and Key
قفل و مفتاح
Lock the gate.
أغلق البوابة.
Lock the doors.
أقفل الأبواب.
Why didn't you lock the door?
لم لم تقفل الباب؟
Never forget to lock the door.
لا تنس أبدا إقفال الباب.
Tom is trying to break the lock.
يحاول توم كسر القفل.
Sami knew the window didn't lock.
كان سامي يعلم أنّ تلك النّافذة لا تُقفل.
Please lock the door when you leave.
يرجى أن تقفل الباب عند مغادرتك.
Unable to lock the download directory
تعذر قَفْل دليل التنزيل
Later: Ms. Lock (Vice-Chairman) (South Africa)
ثـم: السيدة لوك (نائبة الرئيسة) (جنوب أفريقيا)
Chairman: Ms. Lock (Vice-Chairman) (South Africa)
الرئيس: السيدة لوك (نائبة الرئيس) (جنوب أفريقيا)
And plus, he said he was going to get rid of the Caps Lock key -- -- and the Num Lock key, too.
كما انه اراد الاستغناء عن بعض الازرار كـ " زر الاحرف الكبيرة " -- وزر " قفل الارقام " ايضاً.
Questions and answers
Is there a verb for “to lock”?
Yes, the verb is قَفَلَ (qafala).
Can قفل be used for digital locks?
Yes, it can refer to electronic locks as well.
Related words and expressions
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