Arabic for surprise
3ajjaba
ﻋَﺠَّﺐَ
surprise – past tense he
yu3ajjibu
ﻳُﻌَﺠِّﺐُ
surprise – present tense he
The Arabic verb for surprise is written ﻋَﺠَّﺐَ and pronunced 3ajjaba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻌَﺠِّﺐُ and pronounced yu3ajjibu. See more conjugations
Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb
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Important letters:
ﻉ
ﺝ
ﺏ
The root of the word surprise 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 surprise
The letters of surprise
ﻋَﺠَّﺐَ
The Arabic word for surprise consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 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 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 ﻋَﺠَّﺐَ and pronounced 3ajjaba.
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 surprise
fa33ala becomes 3ajjaba
We have seen that the Arabic word for surprise is written ﻋَﺠَّﺐَ and pronounced 3ajjaba. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are 3, j and b, the word becomes 3ajjaba.
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
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are 3, j and b, the word becomes 3ajjaba.
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
Words with the same pattern as surprise
Conjugations of surprise
past tense
present tense
he
3ajjaba
ﻋَﺠَّﺐَ
he - past tense
yu3ajjibu
ﻳُﻌَﺠِّﺐُ
he - present tense
she
3ajjabat
ﻋَﺠَّﺒَﺖ
she - past tense
tu3ajjibu
ﺗُﻌَﺠِّﺐُ
she - present tense
I
3ajjabtu
ﻋَﺠَّﺒﺖُ
I - past tense
'u3ajjibu
ﺃُﻋَﺠِّﺐُ
I - present tense