Fun with scribbly, part 1.

أَفْعَلَ



form IV

the root is ل--ق-ي


ألْقى--يُلْقي--الإلقاء


It literally means to discard or fling, but you can use it as in...

1. to pose a question أُلْقي سؤال

"إن كل ما تقدم بمجمله يلقي السؤال أمام النظام العربي وأمام الواقع الفلسطيني"
[All of this poses the question to the Arab system and to the Palestinian reality]


2. to lay eggs

فهناك دجاج يلقي بأشياء غير البيض

'for there is a chicken laying things that weren't eggs'
[this is a totally real sentence from]


3. lend your ear to someone

القى السمع اليه


4. strike fear into one's heart

الله يلقى الرعب فى قلوبهم
God strikes fear into their hearts.


And others depending on the preposition--Just ask Hans Wehr!