Arabic for observe

naZara

ﻧَﻈَﺮَ

observe – past tense he

yanZuru

ﻳَﻨﻈُﺮُ

observe – present tense he

The Arabic verb for observe is written ﻧَﻈَﺮَ and pronunced naZara in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻨﻈُﺮُ and pronounced yanZuru. See more conjugations

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word observe

You used to sit on the train, read books and sometimes look down and think.⁶

I saw you talking to others.⁷

naZartuki wa'anti tatakallamiina all'akhariina

ﻧَﻈَﺮﺗُﻚِ ﻭَﺃَﻧﺖِ ﺗَﺘَﻜَﻠَّﻤِﻴﻦَ ﺍَﻟﺎﻟﺄَﺧَﺮِﻳﻦَ

He looked around.

naZara Hawlahu

ﻧَﻈَﺮَ ﺣَﻮﻟَﻪُ

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Important letters: ﻥ ﻅ ﺭ

The root of the word observe consists of three Arabic letters: nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n, Za that is written ﻅ and pronounced Z and ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to observe

binoculars, magnifying glass

The letters of observe

ﻧَﻈَﺮَ

ﻧـ

ـﻈـ

ـﺮ

ﻧـ

ـﻈـ

ـﺮ

ﻥ

ﻧـ

ـﻨـ

ـﻦ

ﻅ

ﻇـ

ـﻈـ

ـﻆ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

nun

The Arabic word for observe consists of: The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ﻧـ ) and pronounced n 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 Za that is written ﻅ ( here ـﻈـ ) and pronounced Z 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 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 ﻧَﻈَﺮَ and pronounced naZara.

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 observe

fa3ala becomes naZara

We have seen that the Arabic word for observe is written ﻧَﻈَﺮَ and pronounced naZara. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are n, Z and r, the word becomes naZara.
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