Arabic for be silent

sakata

ﺳَﻜَﺖَ

be silent – past tense he

yaskutu

ﻳَﺴﻜُﺖُ

be silent – present tense he

The Arabic verb for be silent is written ﺳَﻜَﺖَ and pronunced sakata in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﻜُﺖُ and pronounced yaskutu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺱ ﻙ ﺕ

The root of the word be silent consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s, kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k and ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to be silent

All letters in be silent

ﺳَﻜَﺖَ

ﺳـ

ـﻜـ

ـﺖ

ﺳـ

ـﻜـ

ـﺖ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﻙ

ﻛـ

ـﻜـ

ـﻚ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

sin

kaf

The Arabic word for be silent consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻜـ ) and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺖ ) and pronounced t and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﻜَﺖَ and pronounced sakata.

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The pattern for be silent

fa3ala becomes sakata

We have seen that the Arabic word for be silent is written ﺳَﻜَﺖَ and pronounced sakata. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are s, k and t, the word becomes sakata.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns