perform in Arabic: أدى (ʾaddā) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

قَدَّمَ qaddama — perform (a play, concert) · present, perform
قَامَ بِـ qāma bi- — perform (a duty, task) · undertake, perform

How to use it

The Arabic translation for 'perform' depends heavily on the context. 'ʾaddā' (أَدَّى) is used for duties or tasks. 'qaddama' (قَدَّمَ) is common for artistic performances like plays or concerts. 'qāma bi-' (قَامَ بِـ) followed by a noun means to carry out or undertake something.

Example sentences

يجب أن تؤدي واجباتك بجد.

yajibu ʾan tuʾaddiya wājibātika bi-jiddin.

You must perform your duties diligently.
قدمت الفرقة عرضاً رائعاً.

qaddamat al-firqatu ʿarḍan rāʾiʿan.

The band performed a wonderful show.
قام الطبيب بإجراء العملية بنجاح.

qāma ṭ-ṭabību bi-ʾijrāʾi l-ʿamaliyyati bi-najāḥin.

The doctor performed the operation successfully.

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.

Perform action

قم بإجراء

Let's perform Salah!

لنقم بالخير!

Sami liked to perform.

كان سامي يحبّ التّمثيل.

You must perform your duty.

عليك أن تقوم بالواجب.

and perform their witnessings,

« والذين هم بشهادتهم » وفي قراءة بالجمع « قائمون » يقيمونها ولا يكتمونها.

Perform all pending installs and removals

إجراء كل عمليات التثبيت والإزالة المؤخَّرة

(e) Perform other related work as required.

(هـ) أداء الأعمال الأخرى ذات الصلة حسب الاقتضاء.

Sami couldn't perform procedures on patients.

لم يكن سامي قادرا على إجراء عمليّات جراحيّة على المرضى.

Robots perform actions in response to events.

الروبوتات تنفيذ الإجراءات ردا على الأحداث.

View available packages and choose actions to perform

عرض الحزم المتوفرة واختيار الأعمال للقيام بها

What they showed is that, initially, you know, subjects perform where they are expected to perform given their age.

مايعرضونه هو، في البداية، هل تعرفون، الأشياء تؤدي مايتوجب عليها في المكان المتوقع

We show concrete facts indicating that these financial organizations did not perform the role that they must perform.

إننا نذكر حقائق دامغة تبرهن على أن هذه المنظمات المالية لم تضطلع بالدور الذي يتعين عليها أن تضطلع به.

Questions and answers

When do I use 'ʾaddā' vs 'qaddama'?

'ʾaddā' is for fulfilling obligations or tasks, like 'perform a duty'. 'qaddama' is for presenting something to an audience, like 'perform a song'.

What does 'qāma bi-' mean?

'qāma bi-' is a versatile phrase meaning 'to undertake' or 'to carry out'. For example, 'qāma bi-l-baḥth' means 'performed research'.