استولى

العربية

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استولى

/is.taw.laː/

Where it comes from

Compare وَلِيَ (waliya, “to be near, to govern”).

verb اِسْتَوْلَى · istawlā · يَسْتَوْلِي · اِسْتِيلَاء · مُسْتَوْلٍ

to seize, to take possession of اِسْتَوْلَى مُقَاتِلُونَا عَلَى سَيَّارَةٍ مُفَخَّخَةٍ أُخْرَى، كَانَتْ مُجَهَّزَةً لِلتَّفْجِيرِ.
to confiscate, to appropriate
to overpower, to overwhelm
to capture, to take as prisoner

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usurp seize power

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MLA

"استولى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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استولى. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89

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"استولى." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {استولى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}