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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
to hold; to take over (office; task)

تولى، يتولى، توليا (ه)‏

تَوَلّى، يَتَوَلّى، تَوَلِّيًا (هُ)‏

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Categories:
Speech register: lofty
Knowledge: active
Lesson: 18
Frequency: 3
Part of speech: verb
Morphological category: verb
Morph. pattern: تَفَعَّلَ
Form: V
Root: ولي
Subject: Education, Family, History, Society, Military, Law

Sample sentences:

‫تَوَلَّى أَحْمَدُ سَلامَةِ مَنْصِبَ رَئيسِ الوزراءِ لِمُدَّةِ خَمْسِ سَنَواتٍ‬

‫تَوَلَّى نَائِبُ رَئيسِ الشَّرِكَةِ كُلَّ الأعْمالِ طِوالَ مُدَّةِ مَرَضِ الرَّئيسِ‬