Arabic for appoint

3ayyana

ﻋَﻴَّﻦَ

appoint – past tense he

yu3ayyinu

ﻳُﻌَﻴِّﻦُ

appoint – present tense he

The Arabic verb for appoint is written ﻋَﻴَّﻦَ and pronunced 3ayyana in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﻌَﻴِّﻦُ and pronounced yu3ayyinu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻉ ﻱ ﻥ

The root of the word appoint consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, ya that is written ﻱ and pronounced y and nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to appoint

assignment

ta3yiin

ﺗَﻌﻴِﻴﻦ

examination, inspection, observation

All letters in appoint

ﻋَﻴَّﻦَ

ﻋـ

ـﻴـ

ـﻦ

ﻋـ

ـﻴـ

ـﻦ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﻱ

ﻳـ

ـﻴـ

ـﻲ

ﻥ

ﻧـ

ـﻨـ

ـﻦ

ayn

nun

The Arabic word for appoint consists of: 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 ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y 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 nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) and pronounced n 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 ﻋَﻴَّﻦَ and pronounced 3ayyana.

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 appoint

fa33ala becomes 3ayyana

We have seen that the Arabic word for appoint is written ﻋَﻴَّﻦَ and pronounced 3ayyana. 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 3, y and n, the word becomes 3ayyana.
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