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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
to kidnap

اختطف، يختطف، اختطافا (ه)‏

اِخْتَطَفَ، يَخْتَطِفُ، اِخْتِطافاً (هُ)‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: active
Frequency: 2
Part of speech: verb
Morphological category: verb
Morph. pattern: اِفْتَعَلَ
Form: VIII
Root: خطف
Subject: Military, Law

Sample sentences:

اِخْتَطَفَّ الإرْهابيُّونَ طائِرَةً مَدَنِّيَّةً.

اِخْتَطَفَتِ المُجْموعَةُ الإرْهابيَّةُ الوَزيرَ لابْتِزازِ الحُكومَةِ.

على الرَّغْمِ مِنَ الحِراسَةِ المُشَدَّدَةِ تَمَكَّنَتِ العِصابَةُ مِنْ أَنْ تَخْتَطِفَ الطِّفْلَ لِلْمُطالَبَةِ بِفِدْيَةٍ.