Meaning of swallow in Arabic is: (ابتلع، بلع، صدق) among others. This article contains pronunciation, examples, and more!

Meaning of swallow in English and Arabic

ابتلعابْتَلَعَ - فعل

1) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

ابتلعابْتَلَعَ الطعام الطَّعَامَ أوأَوِ الشراب الشَّرَابَ أيأَيْ أنزله من فمه إلى معدتهأَنْزَلَهُ مِنْ فَمِهِ إِلَىْ مَعِدَتِهِ

[transitive, intransitive] to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb swallow

swallowed

  ∘ Past participle of the verb swallow

swallowed

Click to show conjugation of ابتلعابْتَلَعَ

  ∘ past tense conjugation in Arabic ابتلعابْتَلَعَ

ابتلعابْتَلَعَ

  ∘ present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic ابتلعابْتَلَعَ

يبتلعيَبْتَلِعُ

  ∘ imperative mood conjugation in Arabic ابتلعابْتَلَعَ

ابتلعابْتَلِعْ

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

لالَا يمكنني يُمْكِنُنِيْ أنأَنْ أبتلع أَبْتَلِعَ بيسربِيُسْرٍ إذإِذْ أن حلقي ملتهبأَنَّ حَلْقِيْ مُلْتَهِبٌ

I can't swallow easily as my throat is sore

تبتلع تَبْتَلِعُ معظممُعْظَمُ الثعابين فريستها الثَّعَابِيْنِ فَرِيْسَتَهَا لقمةلُقْمَةً واحدةوَاحِدَةً

Most snakes swallow their prey whole

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امضغ طعامك امْضَغْ طَعَامَكَ جيداجَيِّدًا قبلقَبْلَ ابتلاعه (= أن تبتلعه)ابْتِلَاعِهِ (= أَنْ تَبْتَلِعَهُ)

Chew your food well before swallowing it

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

ابتلع - فعل

2) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

ابتلع أي ابْتَلَعَ أَيْ حركحَرَّكَ عضلات حلقه عَضَلَاتِ حَلْقِهِ كماكَمَا لولَوْ كان يبلع شيئا أو بلع ريقه لأنه متوتركَانَ يَبْلَعُ شَيْئًا أَوْ بَلَعَ رِيْقَهُ لِأَنَّهُ مُتَوَتِّرٌ

[intransitive] to move the muscles of your throat as if you were swallowing something, especially because you are nervous

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

ابتلع ريقه ابْتَلَعَ رِيْقَهُ ثمثُمَّ أخبرها بالأخبار السيئةأَخْبَرَهَا بِالأَخْبَارِ السَّيِّئَةِ

He swallowed hard and told her the bad news

ابتلعت ريقها قبل أن تتكلمابْتَلَعَتْ رِيْقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ

She swallowed before speaking

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

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ابتلع - فعل

3) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

ابتلع أي ابْتَلَعَ أَيْ غطىغَطَّىْ شيئا شَيْئًا مامَا بصورة كاملة بحيث يختفي بشكل كامل كأنه بِصُوْرَةٍ كَامِلَةٍ بِحَيْثُ يَخْتَفِيْ بِشَكْلٍ كَامِلٍ كَأَنَّهُ لملَمْ يوجديُوْجَدُ

[transitive, often passive] to take somebody/something in or completely cover them/it so that they/it cannot be seen or exist separately any longer

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

ابتلعت الشركات الكبيرة ابْتَلَعَتِ الشَّرِكَاتُ الكَبِيْرَةُ شركاتشَرِكَاتٍ صغيرة كثيرةصَغِيْرَةً كَثِيْرَةً

Many small businesses have been swallowed by large companies

ابتلعها الظلامابْتَلََعَهَا الظَّلَامُ

She was swallowed by the darkness

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ابتلعت المدن مساحات شاسعة ابْتَلَعَتِ المُدُنُ مَسَاحَاتٍ شَاسِعَةً منمِنَ الغاباتالغَابَاتِ

Large areas of the forests have been swallowed up by towns

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

ابتلع - فعل

4) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

ابتلع المال أي استهلكه جميعاابْتَلَعَ المَالَ أَيِ اسْتَهْلَكَهُ جَمِيْعًا

[transitive] swallow somebody/something (up) to use up something completely, especially an amount of money

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

يبتلع الإيجار معظم راتبييَبْتَلِعُ الإِيْجَارُ مُعْظَمَ رَاتِبِيْ

Most of my salary gets swallowed (up) by the rent

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

ابتلع - فعل

5) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

ابتلع مشاعره أي أخفاها أو ابْتَلَعَ مَشَاعِرَهُ أَيْ أَخْفَاهَا أَوْ تنازلتَنَازَلَ عنهاعَنْهَا

​[transitive] swallow something to hide your feelings

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

أجبروا أُجْبِرُوْا علىعَلَىْ ابتلاع (= أن يبتلعوا) كبريائهمابْتِلَاعِ (= أَنْ يَبْتَلِعُوْا) كِبْرِيَائِهِمْ

They were forced to swallow their pride

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

ابتلع - فعل

6) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

ابتلع ابْتَلَعَ إهانةإِهَانَةً أو أَوْ شتيمةشَتِيْمَةً أي قبلها ولم يرد عليهاأَيْ قَبِلَهَا وَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهَا

[transitive] swallow something to accept offensive remarks, criticisms, etc. without complaining or protesting

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

ابتلع ابْتَلَعَ جميعجَمِيْعَ الشتائم والإهاناتالشَّتَائِمَ وَالإِهَانَاتِ

He swallowed all remarks and insults

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

بلعبَلَعَ - فعل

7) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

بلعبَلَعَ الطعام أو الشراب أي أنزله من فمه إلى معدتهالطَّعَامَ أَوِ الشَّرَابَ أَيْ أَنْزَلَهُ مِنْ فَمِهِ إِلَىْ مَعِدَتِهِ

[transitive, intransitive] to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach

Click to show conjugation of بلعبَلَعَ

  ∘ past tense conjugation in Arabic بلعبَلَعَ

بلعبَلَعَ

  ∘ present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic بلعبَلَعَ

يبلعيَبْلَعُ

  ∘ imperative mood conjugation in Arabic بلعبَلَعَ

ابلعابْلَعْ

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

تبلع معظم الثعابين فريستها لقمة واحدةتَبْلَعُ مُعْظَمُ الثَّعَابِيْنِ فَرِيْسَتَهَا لُقْمَةً وَاحِدَةً

Most snakes swallow their prey whole

امضغ طعامك جيدا قبل بلعه (= أن تبلعه)امْضَغْ طَعَامَكَ جَيِّدًا قَبْلَ بَلْعِهِ (= أَنْ تَبْلَعَهُ)

Chew your food well before swallowing it

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لا يمكنني أن أبلع بيسر إذ أن حلقي لَا يُمْكِنُنِيْ أَنْ أَبْلَعَ بِيُسْرٍ إِذْ أَنَّ حَلْقِيْ ملتهبمُلْتَهِبٌ

I can't swallow easily as my throat is sore

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

بلع - فعل

8) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

بلع أي حرك عضلات حلقه كما لو بَلَعَ أَيْ حَرَّكَ عَضَلَاتِ حَلْقِهِ كَمَا لَوْ كانكَانَ يبلع شيئا أو بلع ريقه لأنه متوتريَبْلَعُ شَيْئًا أَوْ بَلَعَ رِيْقَهُ لِأَنَّهُ مُتَوَتِّرٌ

[intransitive] to move the muscles of your throat as if you were swallowing something, especially because you are nervous

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

بلع ريقه ثم أخبرها بالأخبار السيئةبَلَعَ رِيْقَهُ ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَهَا بِالأَخْبَارِ السَّيِّئَةِ

He swallowed hard and told her the bad news

بلعت ريقها قبل أن تتكلمبَلَعْتَ رِيْقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ

She swallowed before speaking

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

بلع - فعل

9) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

بلع أي غطى شيئا ما بصورة كاملة بحيث يختفي بشكل بَلَعَ أَيْ غَطَّىْ شَيْئًا مَا بِصُوْرَةٍ كَامِلَةٍ بِحَيْثُ يَخْتَفِيْ بِشَكْلٍ كاملكَامِلٍ كأنه لم يوجدكَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُوْجَدُ

[transitive, often passive] to take somebody/something in or completely cover them/it so that they/it cannot be seen or exist separately any longer

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

بلعها الظلامبَلَعَهَا الظَّلَامُ

She was swallowed by the darkness

بلعت المدن مساحات شاسعة من الغاباتبَلَعَتِ المُدُنُ مَسَاحَاتٍ شَاسِعَةً مِنَ الغَابَاتِ

Large areas of the forests have been swallowed up by towns

More Examples

بلعت الشركات الكبيرة شركات صغيرة كثيرةبَلَعَتِ الشَّرِكَاتُ الكَبِيْرَةُ شَرِكَاتٍ صَغِيْرَةً كَثِيْرَةً

Many small businesses have been swallowed by large companies

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

بلع - فعل

10) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

بلع المال أي استهلكه جميعابَلَعَ المَالَ أَيِ اسْتَهْلَكَهُ جَمِيْعًا

[transitive] swallow somebody/something (up) to use up something completely, especially an amount of money

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

يبلع الإيجار معظم راتبييَبْلَعُ الإِيْجَارُ مُعْظَمَ رَاتِبِيْ

Most of my salary gets swallowed (up) by the rent

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

بلع - فعل

11) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

بلع مشاعره أي أخفاها أو تنازل عنهابَلَعَ مَشَاعِرَهُ أَيْ أَخْفَاهَا أَوْ تَنَازَلَ عَنْهَا

​[transitive] swallow something to hide your feelings

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

أجبروا على بلع (= أن يبلعوا) كبريائهمأُجْبِرُوْا عَلَىْ بَلْعِ (= أَنْ يَبْلَعُوْا) كِبْرِيَائِهِمْ

They were forced to swallow their pride

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

بلع - فعل

12) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

بلع إهانة أو شتيمة أي قبلها ولم يرد عليهابَلَعَ إِهَانَةً أَوْ شَتِيْمَةً أَيْ قَبِلَهَا وَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهَا

[transitive] swallow something to accept offensive remarks, criticisms, etc. without complaining or protesting

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

بلع جميع الشتائم والإهاناتبَلَعَ جَمِيْعَ الشَّتَائِمَ وَالإِهَانَاتِ

He swallowed all remarks and insults

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

صدقصَدَّقَ - فعل

13) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

صدقصَدَّقَ شيئا أي شَيْئًا أَيْ آمنآمَنَ بصحته ولم ينكرهبِصِحَّتِهِ وَلَمْ يُنْكِرْهُ

[transitive] to accept that something is true; to believe something

Click to show conjugation of صدقصَدَّقَ

  ∘ past tense conjugation in Arabic صدقصَدَّقَ

صدقصَدَّقَ

  ∘ present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic صدقصَدَّقَ

يصدقيُصَدِّقُ

  ∘ imperative mood conjugation in Arabic صدقصَدَّقَ

صدقصَدِّقْ

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

صعب علي أن أصدق أعذارك صَعْبٌ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أُصَدِّقَ أَعْذَارَكَ

Your excuses are hard to swallow

كيف صدقت كل أكاذيبهكَيْفَ صَدَّقْتِ كُلَّ أَكَاذِيْبِهِ؟

How have you swallowed all his lies?

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أتظنني غبيا كي أصدق هذاأَتَظُنُّنِيْ غَبِيًّا كَيْ أُصَدِّقَ هَذَا؟

Do you think I am stupid to swallow this?

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

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