How to say "to fall" in Arabic
New wordMeaningto fall
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
وَقَعَ
waqaʿaוקע
وقع
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
נפל
nafalنَافَال
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Arabic root
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Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
طَاح
ṭāḥטאחDarija's 'to fall' is ṭāḥ: ṭāḥ ʿla l-arḍ — 'he fell to the ground'.
In a phrase
وَقَعَ عَلَى الْأَرْض
waqaʿa ʿalā al-arḍוקע עלא אל-ארצ'He fell to the ground