Arabic for assist

3aawana

ﻋَﺎﻭَﻥَ

assist – past tense he

yu3aawinu

ﻳُﻌَﺎﻭِﻥُ

assist – present tense he

The Arabic verb for assist is written ﻋَﺎﻭَﻥَ and pronunced 3aawana in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻌَﺎﻭِﻥُ and pronounced yu3aawinu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻉ ﻭ ﻥ

The root of the word assist consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w and nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to assist

to follow, turn for help

The letters of assist

ﻋَﺎﻭَﻥَ

ﻋـ

ـﺎ

ﻭ

ﻥ

ﻋـ

ـﺎ

ﻭ

ﻥ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﻭ

ـﻮ

ﻥ

ﻧـ

ـﻨـ

ـﻦ

ayn

alef

waw

nun

The Arabic word for assist consists of: The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 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 alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w 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 nun that is written ﻥ 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻋَﺎﻭَﻥَ and pronounced 3aawana.

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 assist

faa3ala becomes 3aawana

We have seen that the Arabic word for assist is written ﻋَﺎﻭَﻥَ and pronounced 3aawana. It follows the pattern verb form 3. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3ala and the root letters are 3, w and n, the word becomes 3aawana.
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