Arabic for distribute, divide

qasama
ﻗَﺴَﻢَ
distribute, divide – past tense he
yaqsimu
ﻳَﻘﺴِﻢُ
distribute, divide – present tense he

The Arabic verb for distribute, divide is written ﻗَﺴَﻢَ and pronunced qasama in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻘﺴِﻢُ and pronounced yaqsimu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word distribute, divide consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, sin that is written and pronounced s and mim that is written and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to distribute, divide

The letters of distribute, divide

ﻗَﺴَﻢَ
ﻗـ
ـﺴـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻗـ
ـﺴـ
ـﻢ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
 
qaf
q
sin
s
mim
m
 
 
The Arabic word for distribute, divide consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q 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 sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺴـ ) and pronounced s 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 ( here ـﻢ ) 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 ﻗَﺴَﻢَ and pronounced qasama.
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The pattern for distribute, divide

fa3ala becomes qasama

We have seen that the Arabic word for distribute, divide is written ﻗَﺴَﻢَ and pronounced qasama. 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 q, s and m, the word becomes qasama.
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 distribute, divide

Conjugations of distribute, divide

past tense
present tense
he
qasama
ﻗَﺴَﻢَ
he - past tense
yaqsimu
ﻳَﻘﺴِﻢُ
he - present tense
she
qasamat
ﻗَﺴَﻤَﺖ
she - past tense
taqsimu
ﺗَﻘﺴِﻢُ
she - present tense
I
qasamtu
ﻗَﺴَﻤﺖُ
I - past tense
'aqsimu
ﺃَﻗﺴِﻢُ
I - present tense