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locked in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- muqfal
- Arabizi
muqfal- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- ق ف ل
How to use it
"Locked" describes something that cannot be opened because a lock is engaged. In Arabic the adjective مُقْفَل is masculine; the feminine form is مُقْفَلَة. Use it with nouns like باب (door) or حساب (account).
Example sentences
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البَابُ مُقْفَلٌ الآنَ.
al-bābu muqfalun al-ān.
The door is locked now.
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يَجِبُ أَنْ تُغْلِقَ النَّافِذَةَ؛ هِيَ مُقْفَلَةٌ.
yajibu ʾan tughliqa n-nāfidata; hiya muqfalatun.
You must close the window; it is locked.
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الْحِسابُ مُقْفَلٌ لِأَسْبَابٍ أَمْنِيَّةٍ.
al-ḥisābu muqfalun li-asbābin amniyyatin.
The account is locked for security reasons.
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.
The door's locked.
الباب مقفل.
The door is locked.
الباب مغلق.
Sami locked the door.
أقفل سامي الباب.
Layla locked the door.
أقفلت ليلى الباب.
Layla locked her door.
أقفلت ليلى الباب.
Sami's door was locked.
كان باب سامي مقفلا.
Sami locked the windows.
أقفل سامي النّوافذ.
Sami locked the dog inside.
حجز سامي الكلب بالدّاخل.
The front door remained locked.
ظل الباب مغلقاً.
We found the front door locked.
وجدنا الباب الأمامي مغلق.
Layla was locked up for treatment.
تمّ احتجاز ليلى من أجل تلقّي العلاج.
A locked up garden is my sister, my bride; a locked up spring, a sealed fountain.
اختي العروس جنة مغلقة عين مقفلة ينبوع مختوم.
Questions and answers
Can "locked" be used figuratively?
Yes, e.g., "locked in a contract" translates to "مُقْفَل بعقد".
What is the opposite of "locked"?
The opposite is "unlocked", "مَفْتُوح" or "غَيْر مُقْفَل".
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