Arabic for promise

wa3ada

ﻭَﻋَﺪَ

promise – past tense he

ya3idu

ﻳَﻌِﺪُ

promise – present tense he

The Arabic verb for promise is written ﻭَﻋَﺪَ and pronunced wa3ada in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻌِﺪُ and pronounced ya3idu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻭ ﻉ ﺩ

The root of the word promise consists of three Arabic letters: waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w, ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3 and dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to promise

appointment

maw3id

ﻣَﻮﻋِﺪ

to make an appointment

The word promise letter by letter

ﻭَﻋَﺪَ

ﻭ

ﻋـ

ـﺪ

ﻭ

ﻋـ

ـﺪ

ﻭ

ـﻮ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

waw

ayn

dal

The Arabic word for promise 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 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 dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d 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 ﻭَﻋَﺪَ and pronounced wa3ada.

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 promise

fa3ala becomes wa3ada

We have seen that the Arabic word for promise is written ﻭَﻋَﺪَ and pronounced wa3ada. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are w, 3 and d, the word becomes wa3ada.
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