Arabic for sit

jalasa

ﺟَﻠَﺲَ

sit – past tense he

yajlisu

ﻳَﺠﻠِﺲُ

sit – present tense he

The Arabic verb for sit is written ﺟَﻠَﺲَ and pronunced jalasa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺠﻠِﺲُ and pronounced yajlisu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word sit

I don't like to sit alone.

laa 'uHibbu 'an 'ajlisa waHiidan

ﻟَﺎ ﺃُﺣِﺐُّ ﺃَﻥ ﺃَﺟﻠِﺲَ ﻭَﺣِﻴﺪﺍً

She sat night and day in a dark room and weaved carpets.

kaanat tajlisu laylan wanahaaran fii ghurfatin muZlimatin tansiju lssajaada

ﻛَﺎﻧَﺖ ﺗَﺠﻠِﺲُ ﻟَﻴﻠﺎً ﻭَﻧَﻬَﺎﺭﺍً ﻓِﻲ ﻏُﺮﻓَﺔٍ ﻣُﻈﻠِﻤَﺔٍ ﺗَﻨﺴِﺞُ ﺍﻟﺴَّﺠَﺎﺩَ

He sat behind the wheel.¹

jalasa waraa'a 3ajalati alqiyaadati

ﺟَﻠَﺲَ ﻭَﺭَﺍﺀَ ﻋَﺠَﻠَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻴَﺎﺩَﺓِ

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Important letters: ﺝ ﻝ ﺱ

The root of the word sit consists of three Arabic letters: jim that is written ﺝ and pronounced j, lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l and sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to sit

The letters of sit

ﺟَﻠَﺲَ

ﺟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﺲ

ﺟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﺲ

ﺝ

ﺟـ

ـﺠـ

ـﺞ

ﻝ

ﻟـ

ـﻠـ

ـﻞ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

jim

lam

sin

The Arabic word for sit consists of: The letter jim that is written ﺝ ( here ﺟـ ) 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 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺲ ) and pronounced s 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 ﺟَﻠَﺲَ and pronounced jalasa.

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 sit

fa3ala becomes jalasa

We have seen that the Arabic word for sit is written ﺟَﻠَﺲَ and pronounced jalasa. 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 j, l and s, the word becomes jalasa.
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