properly in Arabic: بصورة صحيحة (biṣūratin ṣaḥīḥatin)

Other meanings

عَلَى نَحْوٍ لَائِقٍ ʿalā naḥwin lāʾiqin — properly

How to use it

The phrase 'biṣūratin ṣaḥīḥatin' is a common way to say 'properly' or 'correctly'. 'ʿAlā naḥwin lāʾiqin' can also mean 'properly' but often implies doing something in a fitting or appropriate manner.

Example sentences

اِعْمَلْ وَاجِبَكَ بِصُورَةٍ صَحِيحَةٍ.

iʿmal wājibaka biṣūratin ṣaḥīḥatin.

Do your homework properly.
يَجِبُ أَنْ تُعَامِلَهُ بِصُورَةٍ صَحِيحَةٍ.

yajibu ʾan tuʿāmilahu biṣūratin ṣaḥīḥatin.

You must treat him properly.
هَلْ فَهِمْتَ الْأَمْرَ عَلَى نَحْوٍ لَائِقٍ؟

hal fahimta l-ʾamra ʿalā naḥwin lāʾiqin?

Did you understand the matter properly?

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.

Then We split the earth properly.

« ثم شققنا الأرض » بالنبات « شقا ».

Why weren't they properly covered?

#تحرش_شباب_بفتيات_بالشرقيه.

This is not always properly understood.

وقد لا يُفهَم هذا بشكل صحيح دوما.

Allow me to properly introduce myself first.

دعني أقدّم نفسي بالطّريقة الصّحيحة.

(iv) Expenditures not properly substantiated;

'4` النفقات التي لم توثق على النحو الواجب؛

Please wash your hands properly before eating.

رجاءً، اغسل يديك جيدًا قبل الأكل.

Brush your teeth properly before going to bed.

اغسل أسنانك جيدا قبل النوم.

Here again, our messages were properly understood.

وهنا كذلك فُهمت رسالتنا على نحو صحيح.

One hopes that it, too, will be properly prepared.

ولا نملك الآن إلا أن نأمل أن تكون هي أيضاً مستعدة كما ينبغي لها.

If you feed your dog properly, you can increase his lifespan.

إذا أطعمت كلبك بشكل صحيح، تستطيع أن ترفع من عمره.

Indebtedness must also be properly incorporated into the scale methodology.

كما يجب دمج المديونية أيضاً على النحو الصحيح في منهجية الجداول.

However, their actions are not sufficiently recognized or properly documented.

بيد أن الإجراءات التي يتخذونها لا تحظى بالاعتراف الكافي ولا يجري توثيقها كما ينبغي.

Questions and answers

What's another way to say 'properly'?

You can use 'ʿalā naḥwin lāʾiqin' (على نحو لائق), which often implies doing something in a fitting or appropriate way.

Is 'biṣūratin ṣaḥīḥatin' always used for actions?

It's most commonly used for actions, indicating they are done correctly or in the right way. It can also refer to understanding something correctly.