Arabic for forbid

Harrama
ﺣَﺮَّﻡَ
forbid – past tense he
yuHarrimu
ﻳُﺤَﺮِّﻡُ
forbid – present tense he

The Arabic verb for forbid is written ﺣَﺮَّﻡَ and pronunced Harrama in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﺤَﺮِّﻡُ and pronounced yuHarrimu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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

Words related to forbid

The word forbid letter by letter

ﺣَﺮَّﻡَ
ﺣـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺣـ
ـﺮ
 
ﺣـ
ـﺤـ
ـﺢ
ـﺮ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
Ha
H
ra
r
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for forbid consists of: The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) and pronounced H 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 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 ﺣَﺮَّﻡَ and pronounced Harrama.
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 forbid

fa33ala becomes Harrama

We have seen that the Arabic word for forbid is written ﺣَﺮَّﻡَ and pronounced Harrama. 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 H, r and m, the word becomes Harrama.
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 forbid

Conjugations of forbid

past tense
present tense
he
Harrama
ﺣَﺮَّﻡَ
he - past tense
yuHarrimu
ﻳُﺤَﺮِّﻡُ
he - present tense
she
Harramat
ﺣَﺮَّﻣَﺖ
she - past tense
tuHarrimu
ﺗُﺤَﺮِّﻡُ
she - present tense
I
Harramtu
ﺣَﺮَّﻣﺖُ
I - past tense
'uHarrimu
ﺃُﺣَﺮِّﻡُ
I - present tense