Arabic for taste

Ta3ima
ﻃَﻌِﻢَ
taste – past tense he
yaT3amu
ﻳَﻄﻌَﻢُ
taste – present tense he

The Arabic verb for taste is written ﻃَﻌِﻢَ and pronunced Ta3ima in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻄﻌَﻢُ and pronounced yaT3amu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word taste consists of three Arabic letters: Ta that is written and pronounced T, ayn that is written and pronounced 3 and mim that is written and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to taste

The letters of taste

ﻃَﻌِﻢَ
ﻃـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻃـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻃـ
ـﻄـ
ـﻂ
ﻋـ
ـﻌـ
ـﻊ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
Ta
T
ayn
3
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for taste consists of: The letter Ta that is written ﻁ ( here ﻃـ ) and pronounced T 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 ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻌـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under 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 ﻃَﻌِﻢَ and pronounced Ta3ima.
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 taste

fa3ila becomes Ta3ima

We have seen that the Arabic word for taste is written ﻃَﻌِﻢَ and pronounced Ta3ima. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ila and the root letters are T, 3 and m, the word becomes Ta3ima.
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 taste

Conjugations of taste

past tense
present tense
he
Ta3ima
ﻃَﻌِﻢَ
he - past tense
yaT3amu
ﻳَﻄﻌَﻢُ
he - present tense
she
Ta3imat
ﻃَﻌِﻤَﺖ
she - past tense
taT3amu
ﺗَﻄﻌَﻢُ
she - present tense
I
Ta3imtu
ﻃَﻌِﻤﺖُ
I - past tense
'aT3amu
ﺃَﻃﻌَﻢُ
I - present tense