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receive in Arabic

اِسْتَلَمَ
Pronunciation
istalama
Arabizi
istalama
Type
verb
Root
س ل م

How to use it

اِسْتَلَمَ is a common verb meaning “to receive” or “to collect”. It is a Form IV verb, so its present tense is يَسْتَلِمُ (yastalim). Use it for letters, gifts, payments, etc.

Example sentences

  • اِسْتَلَمْتُ الرِّسَالَةَ البَارِحَةَ

    istalamtu al-risālah al-bāriḥah

    I received the letter yesterday

  • سَيَسْتَلِمُ الطَّالِبُ الدَّرَجَةَ

    sayastalimu al-ṭālibu al-darajah

    The student will receive the grade

  • هَلْ استَلَمْتَ الطَّرْدِ؟

    hal istalamta al-ṭard?

    Did you receive the package?

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.

Receive

استقبل

Did you receive the letter?

هل استلمت الرسالة؟

I don't receive glory from men.

مجدا من الناس لست اقبل.

that they shall receive Our help

أو هي قوله « إنهم لهم المنصورون ».

But did you receive the messages?

ولكن هل إستلمت الرسالة؟

Sami will receive a life sentence.

سيتلقّى سامي حكما بالسّجن المؤبّد.

Will ye not then receive admonition?

« أفلا تذَّكرون » بإدغام التاء في الذال، أنه سبحانه وتعالى منزه عن الولد.

The Messengers will receive their appointments.

« وإذا الرسل أُقتت » بالواو وبالهمزة بدلا منها، أي جمعت لوقت.

If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.

فان كنت تحسبني شريكا فاقبله نظيري.

Yet none shall receive it, except the steadfast; none shall receive it, except a man of mighty fortune.

« وما يلقاها » أي يؤتى الخصلة التي هي أحسن « إلا الذين صبروا وما يُلقاها إلا ذو حظ » ثواب « عظيم ».

Even today, states’ liabilities receive considerable attention, while their asset sides receive significantly less.

وحتى اليوم، تلقى ديون الدول قدراً كبيراً من الاهتمام، في حين يلقى جانب الأصول التي تملكها قدراً أقل كثيراً من الاهتمام.

Moreover, the patients who receive these faulty diagnoses will usually receive further treatments, which often will have harmful consequences.

فضلاً عن ذلك فإن المرضى الذين يتلقون هذا التشخيص الخاطئ سوف يتلقون عادة المزيد من العلاجات، التي سوف تؤدي غالباً إلى عواقب ضارة.

Questions and answers

Can اِسْتَلَمَ be used for abstract things?

Yes, you can say "اِسْتَلَمَ الفِكْرَة" meaning “to grasp the idea.”

What is the noun form of اِسْتَلَمَ?

The noun is اِسْتِلْام (istilām), meaning “receipt.”

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