Arabic for approach

'aqbala

ﺃَﻗﺒَﻞَ

approach – past tense he

yuqbilu

ﻳُﻘﺒِﻞُ

approach – present tense he

The Arabic verb for approach is written ﺃَﻗﺒَﻞَ and pronunced 'aqbala in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻘﺒِﻞُ and pronounced yuqbilu. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word approach

The man approached and his mouth was smiling.⁸

'aqbala arrajulu wathaghruhu baasimun

ﺃَﻗﺒَﻞَ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺟُﻞُ ﻭَﺛَﻐﺮُﻩُ ﺑَﺎﺳِﻢٌ

A smiling man came up.⁸

'aqbala rajulun yabtasimu

ﺃَﻗﺒَﻞَ ﺭَﺟُﻞٌ ﻳَﺒﺘَﺴِﻢُ

The successful approached, cheerful.⁸

'aqbala annaajiHu mustabshiran

ﺃَﻗﺒَﻞَ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺎﺟِﺢُ ﻣُﺴﺘَﺒﺸِﺮﺍً

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Important letters: ﻕ ﺏ ﻝ

The root of the word approach consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to approach

All letters in approach

ﺃَﻗﺒَﻞَ

ﺃ

ﻗـ

ـﺒـ

ـﻞ

ﺃ

ﻗـ

ـﺒـ

ـﻞ

ﺃ

ـﺄ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

alif hamza

qaf

beh

lam

The Arabic word for approach 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. 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 a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l 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 ﺃَﻗﺒَﻞَ and pronounced 'aqbala.

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The pattern for approach

'af3ala becomes 'aqbala

We have seen that the Arabic word for approach is written ﺃَﻗﺒَﻞَ and pronounced 'aqbala. 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 q, b and l, the word becomes 'aqbala.
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