اعتقال

العربية

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

اعتقال

/iʕ.ti.qaːl/

Rhymes with -aːl

Where it comes from

Verbal noun of اِعْتَقَلَ (iʕtaqala, “to arrest”).

noun اِعْتِقَال · iʕtiqāl · اِعْتِقَالَات · الِاعْتِقَال

noun from verb verbal noun of اِعْتَقَلَ (iʕtaqala) (form VIII)
arrest, apprehension وَأَسْفَرَتِ ٱلْعَمَلِيَّةُ ٱلَّتِي نَفَّذَتْهَا ٱلْمُخَابَرَاتُ ٱلْعِرَاقِيَّةُ وِفْقَ ٱلْبَيَانِ عَنِ «ٱعْتِقَالِ بَعْضِ ٱلْخَاطِفِينَ وَقَتْلِ أَحَدِهِمْ خِلَالَهَا، وَتَتِّمُ مُلَاحَقَةُ بَقِيَّةِ أَفْرَادِ ٱلْعِصَابَةِ».

In English

arrest legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc
internment confinement within narrow limits to the interior of a country

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"اعتقال." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

اعتقال. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84

Chicago

"اعتقال." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {اعتقال},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}