Arabic for talk
takallama
ﺗَﻜَﻠَّﻢَ
talk – past tense he
yatakallamu
ﻳَﺘَﻜَﻠَّﻢُ
talk – present tense he
The Arabic verb for talk is written ﺗَﻜَﻠَّﻢَ and pronunced takallama in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺘَﻜَﻠَّﻢُ and pronounced yatakallamu. See more conjugations
Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb
Using the word talk
I talked to your first wife, who divorced you nine years ago.5
You never listened when your third wife talked about her feelings.5
I saw you talking to others.7
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Important letters:
ﻙ
ﻝ
ﻡ
The root of the word talk consists of three Arabic letters:
kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k,
lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and
mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to talk
All letters in talk
ﺗَﻜَﻠَّﻢَ
The Arabic word for talk consists of: The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ﺗـ ) and pronounced t. 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 lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) 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. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m 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 ﺗَﻜَﻠَّﻢَ and pronounced takallama.
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 talk
tafa33ala becomes takallama
We have seen that the Arabic word for talk is written ﺗَﻜَﻠَّﻢَ and pronounced takallama. It follows the pattern verb form 5. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure tafa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is tafa33ala and the root letters are k, l and m, the word becomes takallama.
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 tafa33ala and the root letters are k, l and m, the word becomes takallama.
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 talk
Conjugations of talk
past tense
present tense
he
takallama
ﺗَﻜَﻠَّﻢَ
he - past tense
yatakallamu
ﻳَﺘَﻜَﻠَّﻢُ
he - present tense
she
takallamat
ﺗَﻜَﻠَّﻤَﺖ
she - past tense
tatakallamu
ﺗَﺘَﻜَﻠَّﻢُ
she - present tense
I
takallamtu
ﺗَﻜَﻠَّﻤﺖُ
I - past tense
'atakallamu
ﺃَﺗَﻜَﻠَّﻢُ
I - present tense