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Arabic word

جلس

to sit (past)

Type
Verb

Example

جلس على الكرسي.

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سوف يحمله عمود الفقري أينما ذهبت ويضغط على فقراتك كلما جلست. The spine will carry it wherever you go and press on your vertebrae whenever you sit down.
أنا كنت أفكر في المطلوب، لكن جلست أستذكر. I was thinking about what is required, but I sat down to remember.
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Words from the same root

ج ل س

Arabic words grow from roots. These words share the root of جلس, so their meanings are related: learn them together.

All words from the root ج ل س

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