English → Arabic
shoot in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- aṭlaqa an-nāra
- Arabizi
atlaqa an-nara- Type
- verb
- Root
- ط ل ق
How to use it
"shoot" as a verb is rendered by "أطلق النار" when talking about firearms, and by "صَوَّر" for photography. The phrase "أطلق النار" is a fixed expression; the verb "أطلق" means “to release”.
Example sentences
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الشرطي أَطْلَقَ النَّارَ على المتسلل.
ash-šurṭī aṭlaqa an-nāra ʿalā al-mutasallil.
The police officer shot at the intruder.
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المصور أَطْلَقَ صُورَةً جَمِيلَةً.
al-muṣawwir aṭlaqa ṣūratًا jamīlatًا.
The photographer shot a beautiful picture.
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لا تُطْلِقْ النَّارَ في الأماكن العامة.
lā tuṭliq an-nāra fī al-amākin al-ʿāmma.
Do not shoot in public places.
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.
Just Shoot Me!
أطلق الرصاص علي!
I will shoot him.
سأطلق عليه الرصاص.
Stop, or I'll shoot.
توقف و إلا أطلقت النار.
I'm gonna shoot him.
سأطلق عليه النار.
The time to shoot is now.
إن وقت التحرك الآن وليس غداً.
to he who wants to shoot,
إلى من يحبّ إطلاق النار
No one is going to shoot me.
لا أحد سيطلق النّار عليّ.
Sami begged Layla not to shoot him.
توسّل سامي لليلى كي لا تطلق النّار عليه.
Every few moments I shoot the image.
وكل بضع دقائق ألتقط صورة.
Sami's grandfather showed him how to shoot.
علّم جدّ سامي حفيده كيف يطلق النّار.
to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.
ليرموا الكامل في المختفى بغتة يرمونه ولا يخشون.
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
ليرموا الكامل في المختفى بغتة يرمونه ولا يخشون.
Questions and answers
Can "shoot" be used for photography?
Yes, use "صَوَّر" (ṣawwara) or "أَخَذَ صُورَةً".
Is "أطلق النار" formal or colloquial?
It is standard Arabic and used in both formal reports and news.
Related words and expressions
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