Arabic for study

darasa

ﺩَﺭَﺱَ

study – past tense he

yadrusu

ﻳَﺪﺭُﺱُ

study – present tense he

The Arabic verb for study is written ﺩَﺭَﺱَ and pronunced darasa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺪﺭُﺱُ and pronounced yadrusu. See more conjugations

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Category: education

Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word study

If you had studied then you would have succeeded.

law darasta lanajaHta

ﻟَﻮ ﺩَﺭَﺳﺖَ ﻟَﻨَﺠَﺤﺖَ

If you had studied then you would not have failed.

law darasta maa fashilta

ﻟَﻮ ﺩَﺭَﺳﺖَ ﻣَﺎ ﻓَﺸِﻠﺖَ

I study at the university.

'adrusu fii aljaami3ati

ﺃَﺩﺭُﺱُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺠَﺎﻣِﻌَﺔِ

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Important letters: ﺩ ﺭ ﺱ

The root of the word study consists of three Arabic letters: dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d, ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to study

The word study letter by letter

ﺩَﺭَﺱَ

ﺩ

ﺭ

ﺱ

ﺩ

ﺭ

ﺱ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

dal

sin

The Arabic word for study consists of: The letter dal that is written ﺩ 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. The letter ra that is written ﺭ 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 sin that is written ﺱ 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. Therefore, the word is writen ﺩَﺭَﺱَ and pronounced darasa.

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 study

fa3ala becomes darasa

We have seen that the Arabic word for study is written ﺩَﺭَﺱَ and pronounced darasa. 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 d, r and s, the word becomes darasa.
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