أبقى

See also: ابقي‎, اتقي‎, أتقى‎, أتقي‎, and اتقى‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Elative of بَاقٍ‎ (bāqin, “lasting, permanent”), from the root ب ق ي‎ (b-q-y).

Adjective

أَبْقَى • (ʔabqā), feminine بُقْيَا‎ (buqyā), feminine plural بُقَيَّات‎ (buqayyāt)

  1. elative degree of بَاقٍ‎ (bāqin):
    1. more lasting, more permanent; most lasting, most permanent
    2. better preserving, better protecting; best preserving, best protecting
Declension

Etymology 2

Form IV from the root ب ق ي‎ (b-q-y).

Verb

أَبْقَى • (ʔabqā) IV, non-past يُبْقِي‎‎ (yubqī).

  1. to keep, to let stay, to make bide
    • 2018 December 2, “فلسطيني يصنع آلة موسيقية تقليدية عمرها 5 آلاف عام”, in AlQuds.com‎, archived from the original on 3 December 2018:
      ‏لكن متعة الإبداع بإنجاز تحف فنية يبقي حسنين متمسكا بمهنته النادرة عربيا.‎‎
      But the jollity in shaping works of art keeps Hassanayn tied with this occupation rare in the Arab world.
Conjugation

Verb

أَبْقَى • (ʔabqā) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of بَقِيَ‎ (baqiya)
  2. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of بَقِيَ‎ (baqiya)

References

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