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up in Arabic

فَوْقَ fawqa

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up in Arabic: فَوْقَ (fawqa), فَوْق (fawq), لِأَعْلَى (liʔaʕlā). In English, up means away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.

Arabic words for up

away from earth’s surface
فَوْقَ fawqa, فَوْق fawq
toward the top
لِأَعْلَى liʔaʕlā

English meaning of up

  1. adverb Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
  2. adverb To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.
  3. adverb To an upright or erect position.
  4. adverb To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.

Full definition of up

up in a sentence

  • I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
  • Shoots grow up and roots grow down.
  • All day we climbed up and up.

Synonyms of up

up in other languages

Questions about up in Arabic

What is the meaning of up in Arabic?
Up in Arabic is فَوْقَ (fawqa), فَوْق (fawq), لِأَعْلَى (liʔaʕlā).
ما معنى كلمة up؟
Up: فَوْقَ (fawqa), فَوْق (fawq), لِأَعْلَى (liʔaʕlā).
What does up mean in English?
Up means away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.

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