Arabic for please

'a3jaba

ﺃَﻋﺠَﺐَ

please – past tense he

yu3jibu

ﻳُﻌﺠِﺐُ

please – present tense he

The Arabic verb for please is written ﺃَﻋﺠَﺐَ and pronunced 'a3jaba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻌﺠِﺐُ and pronounced yu3jibu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word please

This appeals to me.

yu3jibunii hadhaa

ﻳُﻌﺠِﺒُﻨِﻲ ﻫَﺬَﺍ

The food appeals to me.

yu3jibunii al'aklu

ﻳُﻌﺠِﺒُﻨِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻛﻞُ

You said to me: Your hair color does not appeal to me.⁷

qulta lii lawnu sha3riki laa yu3jibunii

ﻗُﻠﺖَ ﻟِﻲ ﻟَﻮﻥُ ﺷَﻌﺮِﻙِ ﻟَﺎ ﻳُﻌﺠِﺒُﻨِﻲ

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Important letters: ﻉ ﺝ ﺏ

The root of the word please consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j and beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to please

amazement, astonishment

The letters of please

ﺃَﻋﺠَﺐَ

ﺃ

ﻋـ

ـﺠـ

ـﺐ

ﺃ

ﻋـ

ـﺠـ

ـﺐ

ﺃ

ـﺄ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺝ

ﺟـ

ـﺠـ

ـﺞ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

alif hamza

ayn

jim

beh

The Arabic word for please consists of: The letter alif hamza that is written ﺃ and pronounced '. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ـﺠـ ) and pronounced j 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺐ ) and pronounced b 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 ﺃَﻋﺠَﺐَ and pronounced 'a3jaba.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for please

'af3ala becomes 'a3jaba

We have seen that the Arabic word for please is written ﺃَﻋﺠَﺐَ and pronounced 'a3jaba. It follows the pattern verb form 4. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure 'af3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is 'af3ala and the root letters are 3, j and b, the word becomes 'a3jaba.
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