اتصل

See also: أتصل

Arabic

Etymology

The Form VIII verb from the root و ص ل (w-ṣ-l); compare وَصَلَ (waṣala, “to arrive, connect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /it.ta.sˤa.la/

• Audio:

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Verb

اِتَّصَلَ • (ittaṣala) VIII (non-past يَتَّصِلُ (yattaṣilu), verbal noun اِتِّصَال (ittiṣāl))

1. (construed with بِـ (bi-)) to be in contact with; to be connected with, to be associated with
2. (construed with بِـ (bi-)) to make contact with, to communicate with, to call (on the telephone)

   أَتَّصِلُ بِمُدِيرِي ― ʔattaṣilu bimudīrī ― I call my boss; I contact my manager

3. to come to the point that
4. to be united in friendship with
5. to trace one's descent to
6. to confine
7. to abut, be adjacent
8. to cohere, adhere
9. to last without interruption

Conjugation

    Conjugation of اِتَّصَلَ (VIII, sound, impersonal passive, verbal noun اِتِّصَال)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						اِتِّصَال ittiṣāl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَّصِل muttaṣil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَّصَل muttaṣal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	اِتَّصَلْتُ ittaṣaltu	اِتَّصَلْتَ ittaṣalta	اِتَّصَلَ ittaṣala		اِتَّصَلْتُمَا ittaṣaltumā	اِتَّصَلَا ittaṣalā		اِتَّصَلْنَا ittaṣalnā	اِتَّصَلْتُمْ ittaṣaltum	اِتَّصَلُوا ittaṣalū
	f		اِتَّصَلْتِ ittaṣalti	اِتَّصَلَتْ ittaṣalat			اِتَّصَلَتَا ittaṣalatā			اِتَّصَلْتُنَّ ittaṣaltunna	اِتَّصَلْنَ ittaṣalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَّصِلُ ʔattaṣilu	تَتَّصِلُ tattaṣilu	يَتَّصِلُ yattaṣilu		تَتَّصِلَانِ tattaṣilāni	يَتَّصِلَانِ yattaṣilāni		نَتَّصِلُ nattaṣilu	تَتَّصِلُونَ tattaṣilūna	يَتَّصِلُونَ yattaṣilūna
	f		تَتَّصِلِينَ tattaṣilīna	تَتَّصِلُ tattaṣilu			تَتَّصِلَانِ tattaṣilāni			تَتَّصِلْنَ tattaṣilna	يَتَّصِلْنَ yattaṣilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَّصِلَ ʔattaṣila	تَتَّصِلَ tattaṣila	يَتَّصِلَ yattaṣila		تَتَّصِلَا tattaṣilā	يَتَّصِلَا yattaṣilā		نَتَّصِلَ nattaṣila	تَتَّصِلُوا tattaṣilū	يَتَّصِلُوا yattaṣilū
	f		تَتَّصِلِي tattaṣilī	تَتَّصِلَ tattaṣila			تَتَّصِلَا tattaṣilā			تَتَّصِلْنَ tattaṣilna	يَتَّصِلْنَ yattaṣilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَّصِلْ ʔattaṣil	تَتَّصِلْ tattaṣil	يَتَّصِلْ yattaṣil		تَتَّصِلَا tattaṣilā	يَتَّصِلَا yattaṣilā		نَتَّصِلْ nattaṣil	تَتَّصِلُوا tattaṣilū	يَتَّصِلُوا yattaṣilū
	f		تَتَّصِلِي tattaṣilī	تَتَّصِلْ tattaṣil			تَتَّصِلَا tattaṣilā			تَتَّصِلْنَ tattaṣilna	يَتَّصِلْنَ yattaṣilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِتَّصِلْ ittaṣil			اِتَّصِلَا ittaṣilā				اِتَّصِلُوا ittaṣilū
	f		اِتَّصِلِي ittaṣilī							اِتَّصِلْنَ ittaṣilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	اُتُّصِلَ uttuṣila		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَّصَلُ yuttaṣalu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَّصَلَ yuttaṣala		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَّصَلْ yuttaṣal		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Derived terms

• اِتِّصَال (ittiṣāl)
• مُتَّصِل (muttaṣil)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “اتصل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “اتصل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “و ص ل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
و ص ل
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِتَّصَلَ (ittaṣala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at.ta.sˤal/

Verb

اتصل • (attaṣal) VIII (non-past يِتَّصِل (yittaṣil))

1. to call [with على]

Conjugation

Conjugation of اتصل (attaṣal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	اتّصلت (attaṣalt)	اتّصلت (attaṣalt)	اتّصل (attaṣal)		اتّصلنا (attaṣalna)	اتّصلتوا (attaṣaltu)	اتّصلوا (attaṣalu)
	f		اتّصلتي (attaṣalti)	اتّصلت (attaṣalat)
non-past	m	أتّصل (ʔattaṣil)	تتّصل (tittaṣil)	يتّصل (yittaṣil)		نتّصل (nittaṣil)	تتّصلوا (tittaṣilu)	يتّصلوا (yittaṣilu)
	f		تتّصلي (tittaṣli)	تتّصل (tittaṣil)
imperative	m		اتّصل (attaṣil)				اتّصلوا (attaṣilu)
	f		اتّصلي (attaṣili)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ص ل
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِتَّصَلَ (ittaṣala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /it.ta.sˤal/, [ɪtˤˈtˤɑ.sˤɑl]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

اتّصل • (ittaṣal) VIII (present بتّصل (bittaṣel))

1. to contact, to get in touch
2. to phone, to call

   Synonyms: تلفن (talfan), ضرب تلفون (ḍarab talefōn, literally “to hit the phone”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of اتّصل (ittaṣal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	اتّصلت (ittaṣalt)	اتّصلت (ittaṣalt)	اتّصل (ittaṣal)		اتّصلنا (ittaṣalna)	اتّصلتو (ittaṣaltu)	اتّصلو (ittaṣalu)
	f		اتّصلتي (ittaṣalti)	اتّصلت (ittaṣalat)
present	m	بتّصل (battaṣel)	بتتّصل (btittaṣel)	بتّصل (bittaṣel)		منتّصل (mnittaṣel)	بتتّصلو (btittaṣlu)	بتّصلو (bittaṣlu)
	f		بتتّصلي (btittaṣli)	بتتّصل (btittaṣel)
subjunctive	m	اتّصل (attaṣel)	تتّصل (tittaṣel)	يتّصل (yittaṣel)		نتّصل (nittaṣel)	تتّصلو (tittaṣlu)	يتّصلو (yittaṣlu)
	f		تتّصلي (tittaṣli)	تتّصل (tittaṣel)
imperative	m		اتّصل (ittaṣel)				اتّصلو (ittaṣlu)
	f		اتّصلي (ittaṣli)