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How do you say "to get up" in Arabic?
يقوم
Yi'oom
In Arabic, "to get up" is يقوم.
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Pronunciation
Yi'oom, say 'yee-OOM' with a glottal stop after yi, then a long double o sound.
Writing and usage
Hamza (ء) marks the glottal stop, then doubled waw (وو) which creates the long oo sound.
Example sentence
قام من السرير في الصباح.
He got up from bed in the morning.
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How to remember يقوم
The long oo sound is like rising up and standing tall, oooom.
Related words
- climb up يتسلق Yitsallaq
- drink يشرب Yishrab
- eat ياكل Yaekul
- enter يدخل Yudkhul
- exercise يتمرن Yitmarran
- open يفتح Yiftah
- push يزق Yizu
- stand يـُقـَف Yu'af
- take off يقلع Yi'laA
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Questions about يقوم
How do you say "to get up" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "to get up" is يقوم. It is a noun.
How is يقوم written in Arabic?
Hamza (ء) marks the glottal stop, then doubled waw (وو) which creates the long oo sound.
How is يقوم used in a sentence?
Use يقوم as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: قام من السرير في الصباح. (He got up from bed in the morning.).
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