Arabic for grow

kabura
ﻛَﺒُﺮَ
grow – past tense he
yakburu
ﻳَﻜﺒُﺮُ
grow – present tense he

The Arabic verb for grow is written ﻛَﺒُﺮَ and pronunced kabura in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻜﺒُﺮُ and pronounced yakburu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word grow

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Important letters:
The root of the word grow consists of three Arabic letters: kaf that is written and pronounced k, beh that is written and pronounced b and ra that is written and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to grow

The word grow letter by letter

ﻛَﺒُﺮَ
ﻛـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻛـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
ـﺮ
 
kaf
k
beh
b
ra
r
 
 
The Arabic word for grow consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) 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 beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r 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 ﻛَﺒُﺮَ and pronounced kabura.
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The pattern for grow

fa3ula becomes kabura

We have seen that the Arabic word for grow is written ﻛَﺒُﺮَ and pronounced kabura. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ula where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ula and the root letters are k, b and r, the word becomes kabura.
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 grow

Conjugations of grow

past tense
present tense
he
kabura
ﻛَﺒُﺮَ
he - past tense
yakburu
ﻳَﻜﺒُﺮُ
he - present tense
she
kaburat
ﻛَﺒُﺮَﺕ
she - past tense
takburu
ﺗَﻜﺒُﺮُ
she - present tense
I
kaburtu
ﻛَﺒُﺮﺕُ
I - past tense
'akburu
ﺃَﻛﺒُﺮُ
I - present tense