Arabic for employ

waZZafa

ﻭَﻇَّﻒَ

employ – past tense he

yuwaZZifu

ﻳُﻮَﻇِّﻒُ

employ – present tense he

The Arabic verb for employ is written ﻭَﻇَّﻒَ and pronunced waZZafa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻮَﻇِّﻒُ and pronounced yuwaZZifu. See more conjugations

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Category: work

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻭ ﻅ ﻑ

The root of the word employ consists of three Arabic letters: waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w, Za that is written ﻅ and pronounced Z and fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of employ

ﻭَﻇَّﻒَ

ﻭ

ﻇـ

ـﻒ

ﻭ

ﻇـ

ـﻒ

ﻭ

ـﻮ

ﻅ

ﻇـ

ـﻈـ

ـﻆ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

waw

The Arabic word for employ consists of: 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 Za that is written ﻅ ( here ﻇـ ) 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ـﻒ ) and pronounced f 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 ﻭَﻇَّﻒَ and pronounced waZZafa.

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 employ

fa33ala becomes waZZafa

We have seen that the Arabic word for employ is written ﻭَﻇَّﻒَ and pronounced waZZafa. It follows the pattern verb form 2. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa33ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa33ala and the root letters are w, Z and f, the word becomes waZZafa.
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