Arabic for respect

iHtarama

ﺍِﺣﺘَﺮَﻡَ

respect – past tense he

yaHtarimu

ﻳَﺤﺘَﺮِﻡُ

respect – present tense he

The Arabic verb for respect is written ﺍِﺣﺘَﺮَﻡَ and pronunced iHtarama in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺤﺘَﺮِﻡُ and pronounced yaHtarimu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word respect

You must respect your parents.⁸

yajibu 3alayka 'an taHtarima waalidayka

ﻳَﺠِﺐُ ﻋَﻠَﻴﻚَ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﺤﺘَﺮِﻡَ ﻭَﺍﻟِﺪَﻳﻚَ

Let us respect the one who follows the law!⁸

linaHtarim man yaltazimu alqaanuuna

ﻟِﻨَﺤﺘَﺮِﻡ ﻣَﻦ ﻳَﻠﺘَﺰِﻡُ ﺍَﻟﻘَﺎﻧُﻮﻥَ

Kom igen, respektera trafikreglerna!⁸

litaHtarim qaanuuni assayri

ﻟِﺘَﺤﺘَﺮِﻡ ﻗَﺎﻧُﻮﻥِ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻴﺮِ

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Important letters: ﺡ ﺭ ﻡ

The root of the word respect consists of three Arabic letters: Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to respect

The word respect letter by letter

ﺍِﺣﺘَﺮَﻡَ

ﺍ

ﺣـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺮ

ﻡ

ﺍ

ﺣـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺮ

ﻡ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﺡ

ﺣـ

ـﺤـ

ـﺢ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

alef

mim

The Arabic word for respect consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. 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. The letter mim that is written ﻡ 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 ﺍِﺣﺘَﺮَﻡَ and pronounced iHtarama.

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 respect

ifta3ala becomes iHtarama

We have seen that the Arabic word for respect is written ﺍِﺣﺘَﺮَﻡَ and pronounced iHtarama. It follows the pattern verb form 8. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure ifta3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is ifta3ala and the root letters are H, r and m, the word becomes iHtarama.
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