Arabic for abound

wafara

ﻭَﻓَﺮَ

abound – past tense he

yafiru

ﻳَﻔِﺮُ

abound – present tense he

The Arabic verb for abound is written ﻭَﻓَﺮَ and pronunced wafara in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻔِﺮُ and pronounced yafiru. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻭ ﻑ ﺭ

The root of the word abound consists of three Arabic letters: waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w, fa that is written ﻑ and pronounced f and ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The letters of abound

ﻭَﻓَﺮَ

ﻭ

ﻓـ

ـﺮ

ﻭ

ﻓـ

ـﺮ

ﻭ

ـﻮ

ﻑ

ﻓـ

ـﻔـ

ـﻒ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

waw

The Arabic word for abound 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 fa that is written ﻑ ( here ﻓـ ) 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. 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﻭَﻓَﺮَ and pronounced wafara.

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 abound

fa3ala becomes wafara

We have seen that the Arabic word for abound is written ﻭَﻓَﺮَ and pronounced wafara. 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, f and r, the word becomes wafara.
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