Meaning of حبس in English is: (detention, imprison, imprisonment) among others. This article contains images, pronunciation, examples, and more!

Meaning of حبس in English and Arabic

حبسحَبْس - اسم

1) detention - noun

  ∘ Meaning of detention in Arabic and English:

الحبس هو إبقاء الشخص في الحَبْسُ هُوَ إِبْقَاءُ الشَّخْصِ فِيْ سجنسِجْنٍ أوأَوْ مكان مغلق ومنعه من الخروجمَكَانٍ مُغْلَقٍ وَمَنْعُهُ مِنَ الخُرُوْجِ

[uncountable] the state of being kept in a place, especially a prison, and prevented from leaving

  ∘ Example of detention in Arabic and English

حكمحُكِمَ عليه بالحبس عَلَيْهِ بِالحَبْسِ خمسةخَمْسَةَ أشهرأَشْهُرٍ

He was sentenced to five months' detention

الحبس الحَبْسُ دوندُوْنَ محاكمةمُحَاكَمَةٍ غير قانونيغَيْرُ قَانُوْنِيٍّ

Detention without trail is illegal

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عذبعُذِّبَ أثناءأَثْنَاءَ حبسهحَبْسِهِ

He was tortured while under detention

أبقيت في الحبس دون محاكمة أُبْقِيَتْ فِيْ الحَبْسِ دُوْنَ مُحَاكَمَةٍ بينبَيْنَ عامي عَامَيْ 2016 و وَ 2020

She was held in detention between 2016 and 2020 without trial

قضىقَضَىْ عمي عَمِّيْ أحدأَحَدَ عشر سنة في الحبسعَشَرَ سَنَةً فِيْ الحَبْسِ

My uncle spent eleven years in detention

الحبس الاحتياطيالحَبْسُ الِاحْتِيَاطِيُّ

Preventive detention

الحبس إلى الحَبْسُ إِلَىْ أجلأَجَلٍ غيرغَيْرِ مسمىمُسَمَّىً

Indefinite detention

حبسحَبَسَ - فعل

2) imprison - verb

  ∘ Meaning of imprison in Arabic and English:

حبس شخصا أي وضعه في الحبس (=السجن) أو نحوهحَبَسَ شَخْصًا أَيْ وَضَعَهُ فِيْ الحَبْسِ (=السِّجْنِ) أَو نَحوِهِ

[often passive] to put somebody in a prison or another place from which they cannot escape SYNONYM jail

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb imprison

imprisonned

  ∘ Past participle of the verb imprison

imprisonned

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  ∘ past tense conjugation in Arabic حبسحَبَسَ

حبسحَبَسَ

  ∘ present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic حبسحَبَسَ

يحبسيَحْبِسُ

  ∘ imperative mood conjugation in Arabic حبسحَبَسَ

احبساحْبِسْ

  ∘ Example of imprison in Arabic and English

حبست الحكومة جميع قادة المعارضةحَبَسَتِ الحُكُوْمَةُ جَمِيْعَ قَادَةِ المُعَارَضَةِ

The government imprisoned all opposition leaders

حبس لسطوه على بنكحُبِسَ لِسَطْوِهِ عَلَىْ بَنْكَ

He was imprisoned for robbing a bank

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حبسنا ظلما حُبِسْنَا ظُلْمًا

We were wrongly imprisoned

أربعة عشر رجلا محبوسون في زنزانة باردةأَرْبَعَةُ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا مَحْبُوْسُوْنَ فِيْ زِنْزَانَةٍ بَارِدَةٍ

Fourteen people are imprisoned in a cold dungeon

تشعر أنها محبوسة تَشْعُرُ أَنَّهَا مَحْبُوْسَةٌ / حبيسة في شقتها حَبِيْسَةٌ فِيْ شُقَّتِهَا

She feels imprisoned in her apartment

حبست في زنزانة انفرادية لخمسين يوما حُبِسْتُ فِيْ زِنْزَانَةٍ انْفِرَادِيَّةٍ لِخَمْسِيْنَ يَوْمًا

I was imprisoned in a solitary cell for fifty days

يحبس النظام خصومه السياسيين (=المعارضين السياسيين) يَحْبِسُ النِّظَامُ خُصُوْمِهِ السِّيَاسِيِّيْنَ (=المُعَارِضِيْنَ السِّيَاسِيِّيْنَ)

The regime imprisons its political dissidents

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حبسحَبْس - اسم

3) imprisonment - noun

  ∘ Meaning of imprisonment in Arabic and English:

الحبس هو وضع شخص في السجن أو الحبس أو نحوهما الحَبْسُ هُوَ وَضْعُ شَخْصٍ فِيْ السِّجْنِ أَوِ الحَبْسِ أَوْ نَحْوِهِمَا

[uncountable] ​imprisonment (for something) the act of putting somebody in a prison or another place from which they cannot escape; the state of being there

  ∘ Example of imprisonment in Arabic and English

إنه متهم بحبس ثلاثة أشخاص خارج إطار القانون إِنَّهُ مُتَّهَمٌ بِحَبْسِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَشْخَاصٍ خَارِجَ إِطَارِ القَانُوْنِ

He was accused of false imprisonment of three people

حصلت على تعويضات عن حبسي الظالم حَصَلْتُ عَلَىْ تَعْوِيْضَاتٍ عَنْ حَبْسِيَ الظَّالِمِ

I won damages for my wrongful imprisonment

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حكم على القاتل بالحبس المؤبدحُكِمَ عَلَىْ القَاتِلُ بِالحَبْسِ المُؤَبَّدِ

The killer was sentenced to life imprisonment

حكم عليها بالحبس حُكِمَ عَلَيْهَا بِالحَبْسِ 15 عاما لشروعها في قتل رضيعها عَامًا لِشُرُوْعِهَا فِيْ قَتْلِ رَضِيْعِهَا

She was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for attempting to murder her baby

  ∘ How to pronounce imprisonment in English?

imprisonment is pronounced in English as

حبسحَبْس - اسم

4) jail - noun

  ∘ Meaning of jail in Arabic and English:

الحبس هو مكان يحتجز فيه المجرمون كعقوبة أو يحتجز فيه المتهمون ريثما تتم محاكمتهم الحَبْسُ هُوَ مَكَانٌ يُحْتَجَزُ فِيْهِ المُجْرِمُوْنَ كَعُقُوْبَةٍ أَوْ يُحْتَجَزُ فِيْهِ المُتَّهَمُوْنَ رَيْثَمَا تَتِمُّ مُحَاكَمَتُهُمْ

[uncountable, countable] a place where criminals are kept as part of their punishment, or where people who have been charged with a crime are kept before they are judged in a law court SYN prison

  ∘ plural of jail in Arabic

حبوسحُبُوْس

  ∘ Example of jail in Arabic and English

سيقضي القاتل عشرين سنة في الحبس سَيَقْضِيْ القَاتِلُ عِشْرِيْنَ سَنَةً فِيْ الحَبْسِ

The killer will serve twenty years in jail

هرب ثلاثة مساجين من الحبس الليلة الماضية هَرَبَ ثَلَاثَةُ مَسَاجِيْنَ مِنَ الحَبْسِ اللَّيْلَةَ المَاضِيَةَ

Three prisoners escaped from jail last night

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عثر عليها مشنوقة في حبسها عُثِرَ عَلَيْهَا مَشْنُوْقَةً فِيْ حَبْسِهَا

She was found hanged dead in her jail cell

يلقى الأبرياء في الحبس في مالي يُلْقَىْ الأَبْرِيَاءُ فِيْ الحَبْسِ فِيْ مَالِيْ

Innocents are thrown in jail in Malay

  ∘ How to pronounce jail in English?

jail is pronounced in English as

حبسحَبَسَ - فعل

5) jail - verb

  ∘ Meaning of jail in Arabic and English:

حبس شخصا أي سجنه أو ألقاه في السجن أو الحبس حَبَسَ شَخْصًا أَيْ سَجَنَهُ أَوْ أَلْقَاهُ فِيْ السِّجْنِ أَوِ الحَبْسِ

[transitive] to put someone in jail

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb jail

jailled

  ∘ Past participle of the verb jail

jailled

  ∘ Example of jail in Arabic and English

حبس لاغتصابه امرأة حُبِسَ لِاغْتِصَابِهِ امْرَأَةً

He was jailed for raping a woman

ستحبس لسبع سنوات سَتُحْبَسُ لِسَبْعِ سَنَوَاتٍ

You will be jailed for seven years

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حبس الرئيس التنفيذي بتهمة الرشوة حُبِسَ الرَّئِيْسُ التَّنْفِيْذِيُّ بِتُهْمَةِ الرَّشْوَةِ

The CEO was jailed for bribery

حبست الشرطة كثيرا من المتظاهرين السلميين حَبَسَتِ الشُّرْطَةُ كَثِيْرًا مِنَ المُتَظَاهِرِيْنَ السِّلْمِيِّيْنَ

The police have jailed many peaceful protesters

حبست مدى الحياة حُبِسَتْ مَدَىْ الحَيَاةِ

She was jailed for life

  ∘ How to pronounce jail in English?

jail is pronounced in English as

حبسحَبَسَ - فعل

6) trap - verb

  ∘ Meaning of trap in Arabic and English:

حبس الحرارة ونحوها أي احتفظ بها ومنع تسربها حَبَسَ الحَرَارَةَ وَنَحْوَهَا أَيِ احْتَفَظَ بِهَا وَمَنَعَ تَسَرُّبَهَا

trap something to catch or keep something in a place and prevent it from escaping, especially so that you can use it

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb trap

trapped

  ∘ Past participle of the verb trap

trapped

  ∘ How to pronounce trap in English?

trap is pronounced in English as

حبسحَبَسَ - فعل

7) confine - verb

  ∘ Meaning of confine in Arabic and English:

حبسحَبَسَ: أي أَيِ احتجزاحْتَجَزَ أحدا ما ووضعه أَحَدًا مَا وَوَضَعَهُ فيفِيْ حيز مغلق بالإكراه والإجبارحَيِّزٍ مُغْلَقٍ بِالإِكْرَاهِ وَالإِجْبَارِ

to keep someone closed in a place, often by force

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb confine

confined

  ∘ Past participle of the verb confine

confined

  ∘ Example of confine in Arabic and English

حبس الأطفال في حُبِسَ الأَطْفَالُ فِيْ قبوقَبْوٍ مظلممُظْلِمٍ

The children were confined in a dark cellar

حبس ذاك الجندي في الثكنة لعشرة أيام حُبِسَ ذَاكَ الجُنْدِيُّ فِيْ الثَّكَنَةِ لِعَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ عقوبةعُقُوْبَةً

That soldier has been confined to barracks for ten days as a punishment

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حبس زوجته في حَبَسَ زَوْجَتَهُ فِيْ غرفةغُرْفَةٍ باردةبَارِدَةٍ

He confined his wife in a cold room

حبست القطة الضعيفة في حَبَسَتِ القِطَّةَ الضَّعِيْفَةَ فِيْ صندوقصُنْدُوْقٍ خشبيخَشَبِيٍّ

She confined a weak cat in a wooden box

  ∘ How to pronounce confine in English?

confine is pronounced in English as

حبس - اسم

8) arrest - noun

  ∘ Meaning of arrest in Arabic and English:

الحبس هو السجن

the act of arresting somebody

  ∘ Example of arrest in Arabic and English

وضعت المحكمة المشبوهين بالحبس.

The court placed the suspect under arrest.

كان بالحبس لأنه أتهم أنه بالحبس لأنه أُتهم أنه جاسوس.

He was under arrest because he was accused of being a spy.

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قامت الشرطة بحبس العصابة المجرمة.

The police made the arrest of a criminal gang.

  ∘ How to pronounce arrest in English?

arrest is pronounced in English as

حبس - فعل

9) arrest - verb

  ∘ Meaning of arrest in Arabic and English:

حبس شخص ما أيأيّ سجنه

[transitive, often passive] if the police arrest someone, the person is taken to a police station and kept there because the police believe they may be guilty

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb arrest

arrestted

  ∘ Past participle of the verb arrest

arrestted

  ∘ Example of arrest in Arabic and English

حبس بتهمة السرقةحُبس بتهمة السرقة.

He was arrested for theft.

حبسوهم باسم القانون.

They arrested them in the name of the law.

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سوف تحبسه الشرطة بتهمة المخدرات.

The police will arrest him on a drug charge.

  ∘ How to pronounce arrest in English?

arrest is pronounced in English as

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