استغرق

العربية

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استغرق

/is.taɣ.ra.qa/

verb اِسْتَغْرَقَ · istaḡraqa · يَسْتَغْرِقُ · اِسْتِغْرَاق · مُسْتَغْرِق

transitive to absorb; to engross; to overpower
transitive to take, to take up; to occupy (time) أَحْيَانًا تَسْتَغْرِقُ ٱلْمُحَادَثَةُ ٱلْهَاتِفِيَّةُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ.
intransitive to be immersed, to be absorbed
intransitive to sink

In English

take to last or expend (an amount of time)
absorb to occupy fully

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"استغرق." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%82. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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استغرق. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%82

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"استغرق." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%82.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {استغرق},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%82},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}